Safe and healthy
work in the
digital age
April 2025
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Real-world learnings for implementing worker management through AI
The use of artificial intelligence (AI) in worker management (AIWM) can have different impacts on workers’ occupational safety and health (OSH), depending on how it is implemented and managed. Examining case studies of real-world applications helps to better...
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L’EU-OSHA met en avant l’impact de la numérisation à l’occasion de la Journée mondiale de la sécurité et de la santé au travail
Célébrée le 28 avril, la Journée mondiale de la sécurité et de la santé au travail met l’accent sur l’impact de la numérisation et de l’ sur la sécurité et la santé au travail (SST...
Implementing safer AI worker management through policy and prevention
Artificial intelligence (AI)-based worker management (AIWM) offers benefits for productivity and operational optimisation, but it also introduces significant risks to occupational safety and health (OSH), particularly of a psychosocial nature. To ensure the...
Êtes-vous exposé(e) à un stress technologique ou «technostress» au travail comme Napo?
Le nouveau film de Napo le montre souffrant de technostress au travail. Il se sent dépassé par les nouvelles technologies, anxieux d'être constamment connecté et épuisé par la quantité d'informations qu'il reçoit. Cela vous est-il aussi arrivé? Pour contribuer...
IOSH will unveil its white paper on a safer gig economy at the UK Parliament
Institution of Occupational Safety and Health (IOSH), an official campaign partner of the Healthy Workplaces Campaign (HWC) 2023-25 'Safe and healthy work in the digital age', is set to bring its urgent call for reform in the gig and platform economy to the...
Algorithmic management: a double-edged sword in the workplace
EU-OSHA media partner PuntoSicuro analyses worker management through AI, the current priority area of the 2023-25 Healthy Workplaces Campaign 'Safe and healthy work in the digital age' in an interview with Dr. Curtarelli, EU-OSHA Senior Research Project...
In Finland, time pressure is perceived as the second most common occupational safety risk — prolonged sitting still ranks first in Europe
According to the ESENER survey, newly commissioned by the European Agency for Safety and Health at Work, the most common risk factors in European workplaces are prolonged sitting (64%) and repetitive hand or arm movements (63%). In Finland, the most...
ETUCE's ongoing project explores AI’s impact on education workers
The digital revolution is transforming education, with artificial intelligence (AI) playing a central role in this change. But what does this mean for the wellbeing of teachers, academics, and other education professionals? Through its ‘Balancing AI in EDU’...
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