Table 4.
Average rank for risk factors selected as those respondents would be most interested in capturing with a wearable sensor at their workplace by industry.
| Rank | Average Rank | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Risk Factor | Manufacturing | Healthcare | Food Processing | Insurance | Academia/ Research | Construction | Oil, Energy, or Gas | Transportation | Government | |
| 1 | Awkward Postures | 2.6 | 2.1 | 2.4 | 2.3 | 2.6 | 3.5 | 3.0 | 3.1 | 2.5 |
| 2 | Forceful Exertions | 2.6 | 3.0 | 2.3 | 2.9 | 3.1 | 2.7 | 2.5 | 3.2 | 2.8 |
| 3 | Repetition | 2.9 | 2.7 | 1.8 | 2.8 | 3.1 | 3.4 | 3.9 | 4.4 | 3.0 |
| 4 | Physical Fatigue | 3.6 | 3.6 | 4.2 | 3.6 | 3.3 | 2.9 | 2.9 | 2.5 | 3.5 |
| 5 | Mental Fatigue | 4.6 | 4.1 | 5.0 | 4.2 | 3.8 | 4.2 | 3.7 | 2.8 | 4.2 |
| 6 | Vibration | 4.8 | 5.6 | 5.3 | 5.1 | 5.1 | 4.4 | 5.0 | 5.1 | 4.9 |
Note. Rank of 1 = most interested; Rank of 6 = least interested.