Safe and healthy work in the digital era: the free days with which Castilla-La Mancha addresses challenges and risks

TOLEDO.- Digital technologies are increasingly present, they have advanced faster than any other innovation throughout history and they have become a transformative instrument for society, also in the field of work.

And, although digital technology offers workers and companies greater opportunities, it also poses great challenges and risks in terms of health and safety, of which the aim is to raise awareness during the European Week of Safety and Health at Workwhich is celebrated between October 21 and 27.

According to the ESENER 2019 survey, prepared by the European Agency for Safety and Health at Work (EU-OSHA), the vast majority of companies in the European Union have integrated digital technologies into their operations and Only 6 percent say they do not use any.

Although the use of robots, laptops, smartphones and wearable devices (smart clothing or body technology) is becoming more widespread, the potential impact of these technologies has been discussed in less than one in four workplaces in the EU. in the safety and health of workers.

A context in which the European Agency for Safety and Health at Work launches the campaign ‘Safe and healthy jobs in the digital age 2023-2025’to which the Ministry of Economy, Business and Employment of the Board of Communities of Castilla-La Manchathrough the action of the Vice-Ministry of Employment, Social Dialogue and Occupational Health and Safety.

And it is worth remembering that among the objectives of the Strategic Agreement for the Prevention of Occupational Risks of Castilla-La Mancha 2022-2026 is to raise awareness in Castilian-La Mancha society about the importance of occupational health and safety as a determinant of quality. of life, for which campaigns, conferences and other dissemination actions will be developed.

In this way, the regional Government joins this European Week of Safety and Health at Work, from which they have programmed, in collaboration with AMAT, the Association of mutual societies collaborating with Social Security, a series of activities open to the participation of both companies and the working population.

It is about technical sessions, free of chargewhich will take place in the five provincial capitals over the next week. To them You will be able to attend both in personafter registration through the registration form enabled for each of them, as on-linesince all of them will be issued by streaming through the app TEAMSfollowing the links available on the Castilla-La Mancha Occupational Health and Safety website.

The first of the days, which will take place on Monday October 21at 11:30 a.m., at the Official College of Industrial Engineers of Royal City (C/ Conde de la Cañada 1), will focus on ‘Digitalization to visualize forced work postures’.

He Tuesday October 22For its part, the day will take place in Toledo under the title ‘Health promotion in the digital age’, at the School of Regional Administration (C/Río Cabriel s/n), at 10:00 in the morning.

‘Exoskeletons at work and collaborative robots’ is the title of the conference scheduled for the Wednesday October 23 in Basinspecifically at the headquarters of the Provincial Delegation of the Board (Iberia building), located at 1 Cardenal Gil de Albornoz Street, starting at 10:30 a.m.

For his part, the Thursday October 24the appointment is in Guadalajarain the Provincial Delegation of Economy, Business and Employment (C/ Regino Pradillo 3), where from 12:00 p.m. ‘Technological transformation in the Prevention of Occupational Risks’ will be addressed.

He Friday October 25at 10:30 a.m., the last of these technical sessions will take place, which will take place in Albaceteat the headquarters of the Provincial Delegation of Economy, Business and Employment (C/ Alarcón 2), under the title ‘Management of the right to digital disconnection’.

Conferences through which a series of practical resources will be provided to address not only the opportunities, but also the risks that digital technologies entail in the workplace and promote their prevention.