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Smart digital systems have arrived to advance occupational safety and health (OSH). The use of technologies like artificial intelligence, wearables and augmented reality will be more and more widespread to ensure that workers are safe and fit. If you want to expand your knowledge on smart digital technologies, we are releasing three new policy briefs. Smart digital monitoring...

Collaborating with robots to make our jobs easier and safer is no longer a thing of the future. EU-OSHA has analysed the use of robotics and Artificial Intelligence (AI) based systems to automate tasks in workplaces, paying special attention to its impact on the safety and health of workers. The aim is to understand how to integrate such systems, including cobots (or...

Climate change is already a reality and the working environment and the safety and health of workers can be compromised. Workers in many sectors can be affected by increasing ambient temperatures, resulting in heat stress; those most at risk are outdoor workers in agriculture or construction, although indoor workers can also be at risk. The new clip Napo in…Too hot to work! in...

EU-OSHA has just released eight case studies to understand how automation of tasks via artificial intelligence (AI)-based systems can be successfully implemented to ensure worker wellbeing. The publications examine the impact of these systems on safety and health at work and identify drivers, barriers and success factors to make the most out of this technology while protecting...

Today, EU-OSHA releases its latest report ‘Occupational safety and health in Europe: state and trends 2023’ on the occasion of the EU Occupational Safety and Health (OSH) Summit. It offers an overview of potential improvements, stagnating developments, areas of concern and future challenges in the OSH field. The data is also integrated in our user-friendly OSH Barometer data...