Revolutionizing health and safety: the role of AI and digitalization at work
AI and digital tools are revolutionizing occupational safety and health. Today, robots are operating in hazardous environments, doing the heavy lifting, managing toxic materials and working in extreme temperatures. They take on repetitive and monotonous tasks, while digital devices and sensors can detect hazards early on. At the same time, in the absence of adequate OSH measures, digital technologies can lead to accidents, ergonomic risks, work intensification, reduced job control and blurred boundaries.
On the occasion of World Day for Safety and Health at Work 2025 this event brings together ILO constituents and international experts to explore how AI and digitalization are reshaping OSH systems across sectors and countries.
Opening remarks
Joaquim Pintado Nunes
Branch Chief, Occupational Safety and Health and Working Environment Branch (OSHE)
International Labour Organization (ILO)
Panelists
Manal Azzi
Team Lead, Occupational Safety and Health and Working Environment Branch (OSHE)
International Labour Organization (ILO)
William Cockburn
Executive Director, European Agency for Safety and Health at Work (EU-OSHA)
Worker representative
(To be announced)
Leonardo L. Pucheta
Assistant Manager of Technological Innovation Applied to Prevention, Superintendency of Labour Risks, Argentina
Kris de Meester
Senior Advisor
Federation of Enterprises in Belgium
Maurizio Curtarelli
Expert, European Agency for Safety and Health at Work (EU-OSHA)
Ruth Wilkinson
Head of Health and Safety (Policy and Operations)
Institution of Occupational Safety and Health (IOSH)
Sashca Wischniewski
Expert, Federal Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (Bundesanstalt für Arbeitsschutz und Arbeitsmedizin) (BAuA)
Charlotte Hutton
Expert, Safetytech Accelerator
Closing remarks
Vera Paquete-Perdigao
Governance Department Director
International Labour Organization (ILO)
Related Resources
World Day for Safety and Health at Work 2025