Revolutionizing health and safety: the role of AI and digitalization at work
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AI and digital tools are reshaping how occupational risks are identified, assessed, and managed—from predictive analytics that prevent accidents to robotics that eliminate human exposure to hazardous tasks. At the same time, these technologies raise critical concerns about worker surveillance, algorithmic bias, exclusion, and the blurring of work-life 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)
William Cockburn
Executive Director, European Agency for Safety and Health at Work (EU-OSHA)
Panelists
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
Host
Manal Azzi
Team Lead on Occupational Safety and Health
International Labour Organization (ILO)
Closing remarks
Vera Paquete-Perdigao
Governance Department Director
International Labour Organization (ILO)