Ep. 117: Can digital twins help improve the safety of work?

The Safety of Work by David Provan

Mar 31, 202400:38:49Business

Using the paper, “Digital Twins in Safety Analysis, Risk Assessment and Emergency Management.” by Zio and Miqueles, published in the technical safety journal, Reliability Engineering and System Safety , we examine intric...

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