World Health Day 2025: The Impact of Digitalization and AI on Worker Safety

On April 28, 2025, the global occupational safety community will focus on the impact of artificial intelligence (AI) and digitalization on the safety and health of workers.

Modern technologies open up new opportunities and challenges for the field of occupational health and safety:

🔹 Automation and robots — increase productivity, but what about safety?

🔹 Exoskeletons — support physical activity, but are there risks?

🔹 AI and big data — improve risk management, but how do they affect employees?

🔹 Virtual reality (VR) and augmented reality (AR) — new methods of learning and training.

New work formats such as remote, hybrid and telecommuting will also be considered, as well as working on digital platforms.

The world is changing — and we need to adapt our approaches to occupational safety and health!

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