Introduction
The programme “The Future of Occupational Security, Safety, and Health: Digitalization, Artificial Intelligence, and Sustainability (OSH Trends and Technologies)” develops professional practice in Occupational Health and Safety. It connects the subject with workplace challenges by examining existing evidence and practices and choosing methods appropriate to the organization and its available resources.
The learning progresses from occupational safety, risk assessment, and prevention to crisis management, communication, and response, with practical work on artificial intelligence applications and controls, sustainability, impact assessment, and resources, risk assessment, controls, and response. Participants prepare outputs to support workplace application and review the quality and results of implementation.
Learning objectives
- Prepare a work risk assessment and prevention and response plan based on the hierarchy of controls in an application related to “The Future of Occupational Security, Safety, and Health: Digitalization, Artificial Intelligence, and Sustainability (OSH Trends and Technologies)”.
- Design an AI use case with verification criteria and human review.
- Integrate environmental, social, and governance considerations into a measurable decision or process.
- Prepare a risk register connecting causes, consequences, controls, and treatment responsibilities.
- Prepare a crisis response and communication plan covering roles, messages, and escalation.
Learning areas
1. Occupational Safety, Risk Assessment, and Prevention
- Identify task hazards, exposed people, and site conditions, gathering information from observations, records, and equipment instructions.
- Estimate the risk level and select appropriate controls from elimination, substitution, engineering controls, administrative controls, and personal protective equipment.
- Review work procedures, permits, isolation, communication, and supervision according to the task, and define responsibility for stopping unsafe work.
- Analyze an incident or near miss using facts and evidence, examining systemic causes and failed controls beyond blaming individuals.
- Prepare a tabletop emergency exercise and an inspection, awareness, and follow-up plan, assigning field execution to qualified personnel under approved procedures. The application examines a case related to “The Future of Occupational Security, Safety, and Health: Digitalization, Artificial Intelligence, and Sustainability (OSH Trends and Technologies)”.
2. Artificial Intelligence Applications and Controls
- Identify a task that AI can support, and separate inputs and human decisions from outputs produced by the tool.
- Prepare suitable test data and examples while respecting confidentiality, privacy, and permissions, and use de-identified training exercise data.
- Write clear instructions covering the task, context, constraints, and output format, and compare multiple formulations using a fixed set of examples.
- Check outputs for errors, bias, and unsupported information, and identify cases that require specialist review.
- Assess the feasibility of use in terms of quality, time, cost, and risk, and document controls for approval, monitoring, and stopping when failures occur.
3. Sustainability, Impact Assessment, and Resources
- Identify organizational activities, stakeholders, and environmental, social, and governance impacts related to the program subject and assessment boundaries.
- Collect data on resources, energy, waste, and relevant practices, documenting sources, gaps, and assumptions used.
- Prioritize topics according to impact scale, stakeholder importance, and applicable requirements, without making unsupported sustainability claims.
- Design initiatives covering responsibilities, resources, cost, and indicators, and compare the trade-offs and unintended effects of alternatives.
- Prepare a clear monitoring and disclosure plan distinguishing actual results from targets and defining the roles of review, verification, and data quality improvement.
4. Risk Assessment, Controls, and Response
- Define the work context, objectives, and assessment boundaries, and distinguish the risk source, potential event, and effects on results.
- Gather risks from processes, data, past incidents, and interviews with responsible staff, and document causes and existing controls.
- Estimate likelihood and impact using stated criteria, and review control effectiveness to determine residual risk levels.
- Select a response proportionate to the risks, resources, and authority, and specify the owner, deadline, and early warning indicator.
- Test a scenario involving changing circumstances, update the risk register, and present material risks and required decisions to the appropriate authority.
5. Crisis Management, Communication, and Response
- Identify crisis scenarios, warning indicators, and effects on people, services, and reputation, and define response activation thresholds.
- Allocate crisis team roles, decision-making authority, and escalation paths, and establish a mechanism for collecting and updating verified information.
- Draft an initial message explaining confirmed facts, actions, and update channels, avoiding speculation or disclosure of sensitive information.
- Run a simulation involving changing information, time pressure, and multiple parties, recording decisions, their rationale, and their timing.
- Conduct a post-crisis review comparing the plan with execution, and define improvement actions, owners, and dates for retesting readiness.
Practical outputs
- A task risk assessment and an inspection, training, and response plan.
- A use case brief and a test template for the quality of AI outputs.
- An impact topics matrix, initiative plan, and sustainability indicators.
- A risk register, control matrix, and prioritized treatment plan.
- A crisis plan, decision register, initial statement template, and simulation exercise.
Who should attend
- Engineers, technicians, supervisors and operations staff whose work relates to the programme subject.
- Managers and teams working in occupational health and safety, according to their practical responsibilities.
- Professionals responsible for applying the outputs of “The Future of Occupational Security, Safety, and Health: Digitalization, Artificial Intelligence, and Sustainability (OSH Trends and Technologies)” within their organizations.
Prerequisites
- Working familiarity with the programme field and the ability to discuss a professional case or challenge.
- Confirm the suitability of your experience and any specialist prerequisites with the Union before participation.
Conclusion
The programme “The Future of Occupational Security, Safety, and Health: Digitalization, Artificial Intelligence, and Sustainability (OSH Trends and Technologies)” brings together concepts, case review and a practical application. Participants prepare steps that can be adapted to their responsibilities and organizational resources, with an indicator to follow application and review results after returning to work.
Participation arrangements and any special requests are specified in the confirmation issued by the Union.