The main goal is to reduce the number of incidents due to situations that can be prevented by promoting a real-time computer-aided visual feedback, based on the following observations:

• typical crane operator interfaces are simple in terms of the number of controls, thus an exceptional sense of its dynamics is needed, including how to effectively stop the moving mass

• there is the necessity to reduce the productivity drop due to human-machine interface problems, the large financial losses due to the cost of accidents, the costs for frequent repairs, the disturbance in material handling schedules and the increased work-load on other equipment and their consequent quicker downtime and break down

• there is a need to manage emerging risks, derived by the increased use of integrated operations/remote operations in process industry and transport of hazardous materials, by means of an improved virtualization technology.

The outputs expected include:

• a platform that allows improvement of the positioning performance of industrial cranes (high execution speed, ease of integration, low cost, low power consumption, less computer memory and good support with precise position visual guidance)

• scalability information, related to the display configuration and the ergonomics, by using and testing different screen types in crane cabins through case studies

• risk indicators which are context specific (derived through the analysis of Italian and Serbian case studies) and operator-specific (account for organizational and human factors by means of the response of operators to the questionnaire)