New workplace technologies and ways of working will bring safety risks, but might also bring safety improvements.
That is the view of WorkSafe Tasmania.
“Digital technologies, including automation and artificial intelligence, are becoming more common in the workplace,” WorkSafe said in its latest Workplace Issues magazine.“Employment patterns and structures are also shifting, with more and more freelance, task-based work.”It said the changes were happening in the context of an ageing workforce and higher levels of stress and chronic disease.“New technologies and ways of working introduce new risks and challenges for workplace health and safety and workers compensation, but they also have […]
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