Each day, workers in numerous industries are exposed to various risks that could be avoided by introducing new technologies that advance their health and safety. Per the International Labour Organization, roughly 2.3 million people, both men and women, die each year due to occupational accidents or diseases worldwide, which equates to more than 6,000 deaths every day. Approximately 340 million occupational accidents and 160 million cases of occupational diseases are recorded worldwide each year. The confluence of technology with occupational safety and health is shaping the future of modern manufacturing. Innovations such as telemedicine, wearables, and data analytics are transforming employee well-being in the workplace and creating opportunities for a proactive approach to protecting workers’ health, increasing their productivity, and ensuring a healthier workforce. What innovative technologies and mechanisms for the prevention and detection of occupational diseases can help conserve labour resources? How can corporate health promotion practices and investments in the workforce help keep workers healthy?
Deputy Head, Department of Organization of Medical Care and Industrial Medicine, Federal Medical-Biological Agency of the Russian Federation
Andrey Vorotilkin
Deputy Director, Department of Labour Conditions and Safety, Ministry of Labour and Social Protection of the Russian Federation
Alexander Grebenyuk
Head of the Medical Safety Function, SIBUR
Inna Kulikova
Director of the Department of Emergency Medical Care and Risk Management of the Ministry of Health of the Russian Federation
Irina Larionova
Head of Medical and Sanitary Unit No. 9, Federal Medical-Biological Agency of the Russian Federation
Yelena Mikhailova
Adviser to the General Director, Russian Public Opinion Research Centre; member of the Scientific Council of the Russian Academy of Sciences on the Problems of Ethnicity and Interethnic Relations
Viktor Cherepov
Executive Vice President, Russian Union of Industrialists and Entrepreneurs (RSPP)
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