Sensor-Based IIoT-Related Occupational Health and Safety Approach in Agrifood Industry

The Agrifood industry in Spain has been slower to adopt Industry 4.0 technologies compared to other industries, such as precision manufacturing or automotive. However, there has been a growing interest in recent years to integrate advanced technologies into the agrifood industry to increase efficiency, reduce waste, and improve sustainability. Sensor-based Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) related decision making is becoming increasingly important in any manufacturing industry, including Occupational Health and Safety (OHS) issues. The aim of this study is to verity if there is positive and significant relation between Sensor-based IIoT related Safety Decisions Systems and the improvement of Occupational Health and Safety (OHS). This research proceeds with quantitative Structural Equation Model (SEM) study of 43 southern Spanish agrifood companies; being this insight part of larger study on Industry 4.0 implementation in Agrifood industry in Andalusia, Extremadura and Castilla-La Mancha. The proposed hypothesis of positive and significant impact of Sensor-based IIoT related systems on Safety Management in southern Spanish Agrifood industries is overwhelmingly supported by survey participants.