Deliverable D19.5 Ethics Independent Assessment

This document presents the context in which the collaboration with the Independent Ethical Advisor is taking place. It analyses any ethical issue arising from Work Package (WP) 19 (Exoskeleton and AR for Railway Maintenance) and the way they have been mitigated by the project partners so far. The analysis pertains mostly to the work done in deliverable D19.1 (Workplace analysis and specifications). It shows that the FP3-IAM4RAIL consortium has high awareness of ethical issues. The work done in Task T19.1 (Workplace analysis and specifications) also anticipates potential risks related to the use of the exoskeleton, which is useful in thinking the activities of tests planned in Tasks T19.3 (AR tools and exoskeleton development and prototyping) and T19.4 (Technology Validation and Demonstration). The Independent Ethical Advisor does recommend to maintain the efforts and increase transparency on the protocols approved, the sample characteristics and the way participants’ rights are explained to them. Given the efforts made by the consortium so far, there is very little risks in the development of the project.