Prospects of Digitalization in the Field of Occupational Health and Safety

Abstract

The modern world is impossible to imagine without digital technologies that are implemented in all areas of activity, including helping to address occupational safety. The purpose of this work was to consider the prospects and problems of implementation of information technology in the field of occupational safety, as well as ways to improve the use of digital technologies by health and safety professionals for more effective risk management and safety. Digitalization (digitalization) in labor protection is a transformation of OSH, which involves the use of digital technologies to optimize management, increase company productivity and improve working conditions and reduce the number of occupational diseases and accidents. The main procedures of digitalization, which are implemented in the field of labor protection, are highlighted. The main components of successful implementation of digital solutions in occupational safety are highlighted. The conditions for the introduction of digitalization in the management system of labor protection are formed. Various innovations, from process automation to the proliferation of field sensors and the transition to predictive analytics, will allow employees and organizations to make significant improvements in health and safety if they are able to take advantage of the opportunities that open up. In the coming years, there will be a shift from passive monitoring to specific recommendations that will give people software applications. Gadget data collected by gadgets will be used to assess occupational risk and occupational disease insurance. There are already examples of testing these technologies to increase productivity and reduce employee injuries. The considered technologies do not appear and are not used alone, the interconnected and complex, system approach is usually observed. Thus, all the tools listed in the introduction of digital technologies in the modernization of occupational safety management contribute to reducing the number of accidents.

The impact of the digital economy on occupational health: A quasi-experiment based on “Broadband China” pilot

“…Meanwhile, we also verified a mechanism of digital economy in promoting occupational health, by introducing industrial upgrading and technological innovation as intermediate variables, our empirical findings support the link between the development of the digital economy and occupational health improvement, and also provide a reasonable explanation for the relationship. That is, the research branch line of the influence path of digital economy and technology—industrial upgrading and advanced technology application—occupational health improvement ( 28 ) mentioned in the previous literature review has been proven by the research work of the paper.…”

“…(2) Technological innovation. With the optimization of industrial structure, the adoption of new technologies by enterprises is also a potential factor to promote the reduction of occupational health risks and improve the health and wellbeing of employees, whether it's using digital technologies to optimize business management and increase productivity, Improving working conditions ( 28 ), Or specialized digital occupational health consulting, training and medical services ( 7 ), individual occupational health and welfare of the employees are able to benefit from. Therefore, the application of technology by enterprises is a non-negligible intermediate mechanism for digital economy and technology to improve occupational health.…”

“…Previous studies have shown that the digitalization of health governance approaches can improve the efficiency of public health services ( 8 ). The digital economy and technology can also facilitate a shift in corporate management approaches, such as the provision of professional digital occupational health counseling, training and medical services ( 7 ), or directly affect individual workers by improving their personal health awareness ( 26 ) to reduce occupational health risks ( 27 ) and improve occupational health levels ( 28 ). In addition, the development of the digital industries has been shown to improve the efficiency of regional public health services ( 29 ).…”

Use of Artificial Intelligence for Work Safety Management

“…Комп'ютер може стежити за дорожнім трафіком, пересуваннями та поведінкою людей у місцях їхнього масового скупчення. Системи можуть відстежувати та попереджувати нещасні випадки, дорожньо-транспортні пригоди тощо [1,2].…”

Swot Analysis of the Implementation of Digital Technologies to Ensure Occupational Safety

“…Впровадження сучасних технологій в процесі цифрової трансформації здатне значно поліпшити діяльність підприємств в цілому, у тому числі вносить суттєвий внесок у підвищення безпеки виробництва та вдосконалення охорони праці на підприємствах. Перш за все, це стосується можливості розміщення датчиків на обладнанні, що експлуатується, та персоналі для автоматизованого моніторингу їх переміщень по виробничому майданчику, аналізу потенційно небезпечних дій, запобігання травматизму та нещасних випадків на виробництві [4,5].…”