Revolutionizing health and safety: the role of AI and digitalization at work

The 2025 World Day for Safety and Health at Work will focus on the impacts of digitalization and artificial intelligence (AI) on workers' safety and health. 

This theme will examine various new technologies through an occupational safety and health lens, including:

• Advanced robots
• Artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning
• Exoskeletons
• Unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs)
• Internet of Things (IoT)
• Virtual and Augmented Reality

The campaign will also shed light on new work practices, such as automation of tasks, big data analysis, smart digital systems and workers management through AI. 

New technologies have also given rise to new types of work, such as digital platform work and remote work/hybrid work/telework, which will be further examined. 

The ILO will produce a report and other promotional materials examining these critical issues, looking at how the digital transformation of work may support safe and healthy working environments and what governments, employers and workers and other stakeholders are already doing to respond to these emerging challenges.