How can algorithmic and Artificial Intelligence-based worker management (AIWM) systems improve productivity without impacting negatively on workers’ safety and health? An EU-OSHA report compares the approaches of two automotive companies: a participatory, worker-inclusive model in Italy versus a hierarchical, top-down model in Belgium.
Discover the true impact of COVID-19 on frontline health and social care staff in a comprehensive new report. The research reveals that 37% of health and social care workers experienced anxiety, 33% faced depression, and 38% suffered burnout.
One third of employees in the EU now work remotely (OSH Pulse 2022), highlighting the need to adapt occupational safety and health (OSH) standards to address new challenges. Find out more in the new key focus of the Healthy Workplaces Campaign on Remote and hybrid work.
Your fresh ideas are needed now for the 39th International A+A Congress 2025. “Experts, stakeholders in trade and industry and policy-making, practitioners in companies and institutions, and their respective networks are all needed to leave their personal mark on future occupational safety and health. Together, we’re shaping safety and health at work and developing sustainable concepts that are proving effective at both national and international level,” explains Dr Christian Felten, Managing Director of the Basi, the German Federal Association for Occupational Safety and Health. The Basi is organizing the 39th International A+A Congress, running concurrently with the International A+A Trade Fair from 4 to 7 November 2025 in Düsseldorf.
Working on Safety (WOS) is an international network of decision-makers, researchers and practitioners involved in the prevention of accidents and injuries at work. The program of the 12th edition of the International WOS Conference (22-25 September 2024 in Dresden, Germany) is online. WOS is an international network of decision-makers, researchers and practitioners involved in the prevention of accidents and injuries at work.
EU-OSHA has published a new report and summary titled “Germany's approach to supporting occupational safety and health compliance: the role of labour inspectorate and prevention services”. This report presents the findings of research on the roles of the Labour Inspection Authority and prevention services in Germany in supporting occupational safety and health (OSH) compliance.
The global economy is characterized by its organization through extremely complex and increasingly fragmented supply chains, which have long spanned the entire globe and which cover many different intermediate levels. Being aware of this situation, the International ISSA Sections on Prevention in the Chemical Industry, Construction, Information, Mining and Trade collaborate closely and jointly invite to the symposium “Vision Zero for Sustainability along Global Supply Chains – beyond Due Diligence Obligations – GSC Berlin 2024“ (Berlin / Germany – 22–23 October 2024).
EU-OSHA Executive Director William Cockburn talks about the impact of artificial intelligence (AI) on occupational safety and health on this editorial article. Artificial intelligence (AI) has revolutionised many aspects of our daily lives, from how we learn and entertain ourselves, to how we travel or communicate with others. Work is not an exception, with various AI-based technologies being more and more commonly integrated into different industries and job roles.
Organised by EU-OSHA, the European Agency for Safety and Health at Work, and its national focal points, the Healthy Workplaces Good Practice Awards recognise organisations that demonstrate outstanding and innovative approaches to workplace safety and health. The awards offer the perfect opportunity to get involved in the campaign, enabling organisations to promote and share good practices across Europe.
The fifth TOS+H Expo, held in Istanbul from 2 to 4 May 2024, was a resounding success. At the 3-day event 163 exhibitors from 19 countries presented innovative products and technologies in occupational safety and health such as Personal Protective Equipment (PPE), smart wearables, AI-based health coaches and Virtual Reality applications. 4,143 visitors from 53 countries underlined the great, also international interest and the trade fair’s increasing importance in the region.