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An information and awareness-raising event is being organised in Athens by our Greek focal point, the Hellenic Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs. The seminar brings together members of the national occupational safety and health (OSH) network and staff from the Ministry to discuss the core themes of EU-OSHA's ‘Safe and healthy work in the digital age’ campaign and to introduce the new digital initiative, ‘O.P.S. Hridanos’.

The first part of the event provides an introduction to the fundamental principles of safety and health at work, along with an overview of EU and national legislation and strategies on the topic. It also includes a presentation of EU-OSHA's work in this area, including the Healthy Workplaces Campaign, Napo and other educational tools and audiovisual materials designed to promote workplace safety.

The seminar also explores the practical applications of digital technologies in OSH, highlighting smart systems already in use in workplaces and offering insights into the challenges posed by (AI) AI refers to systems that display intelligent behaviour by analysing their environment and taking actions – with some degree of autonomy – to achieve specific goals. AI-based systems can be purely software-based, acting in the virtual world (e.g. voice assistants, image analysis software, search engines, speech and face recognition systems) or AI can be embedded in hardware devices (e.g. advanced robots, autonomous cars, drones or Internet of things applications). ( AI refers to systems that display intelligent behaviour by analysing their environment and taking actions – with some degree of autonomy – to achieve specific goals. AI-based systems can be purely software-based, acting in the virtual world (e.g. voice assistants, image analysis software, search engines, speech and face recognition systems) or AI can be embedded in hardware devices (e.g. advanced robots, autonomous cars, drones or Internet of things applications). )-based systems for worker supervision and management.

The second half of the seminar focuses on the national digital project ‘O.P.S. Hridanos’, a digital information management system designed to support the digitalisation of the operations and services of the national OSH authorities. Participants gain detailed insights into the project’s objectives, phases and the e-tools that will be made freely available to OSH stakeholders.

The activity concludes with a discussion, encouraging participants to share their views, ask questions and propose ideas related to the topics presented.

Speakers:

• Mrs Papanastasiou Vasiliki, Mining & Metallurgy Engineer, member of the EU Advisory Committee for Safety & Health at Work and Head of the Department of OSH Strategic Planning and Working Conditions, Hellenic Ministry of Labour and Social Security - Directorate for Health & Safety at Work
• Dr. Konstantakopoulos Ioannis, PhD, Mining & Metallurgy Engineer, GIG member of the Management Board of EU-OSHA and Head of the Department of the National Focal Point & OSH Promotion Policies (National Focal Point of EU-OSHA), Hellenic Ministry of Labour and Social Security - Directorate for Health & Safety at Work
• Dr. Gourzoulidis Georgios. PhD. Medical Physicist. Department of the Center for OSH Research and OSH Measurements for the Determination of the Detrimental OSH Factors Directorate for Health and Safety at Work. Hellenic Ministry of Labour and Social Security. EUROFOUND Management Board member representing Greece
• Mrs Darda Chryssa, ICT projects manager, coordinator of the national project ‘O.P.S. Hridanos’, Cosmote Telekom
• Mrs Nyfoudi Eleni, Chemical Engineer, Department for Monitoring OSH providing services and OSH professionals, Ministry of Labour and Social Security - Directorate for Health & Safety at Work