Safety and Health at Work Vol. 10 Issue 4 2019
The Fourth Industrial Revolution and Its Impact on Occupational Health and Safety, Worker's Compensation and Labor Conditions (Review Article)
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Safety and Health at Work Vol. 10 Issue 4 2019
The Fourth Industrial Revolution and Its Impact on Occupational Health and Safety, Worker's Compensation and Labor Conditions (Review Article)
The Fourth Industrial Revolution and Its Impact on Occupational Health and Safety, Worker's Compensation and Labor Conditions (Review Article)
Subject
Fourth industrial revolution, Occupational health and safety, Workers' compensation, Workers' health
Description
The “fourth industrial revolution” (FIR) is an age of advanced technology based on information and
communication. FIR has a more powerful impact on the economy than in the past. However, the pros-
pects for the labor environment are uncertain. The purpose of this study is to anticipate and prepare for occupational health and safety (OHS) issues.
In FIR, nonstandard employment will be common. As a result, it is difficult to receive OHS services and
compensation. Excessive trust in new technologies can lead to large-scale or new forms of accidents.
Global business networks will cause destruction of workers' biorhythms, some cancers, overwork, and
task complexity. The social disconnection because of an independent work will be a risk for worker's
mental health. The union bonds will weaken, and it will be difficult to apply standardized OHS regu-
lations to multinational enterprises.
To cope with the new OHS issues, we need to establish new concepts of "decent work” and standardize regulations, which apply to enterprises in each country, develop public health as an OHS service, monitor emerging OHS events and networks among independent workers, and nurture experts who are responsible for new OHS issues.
communication. FIR has a more powerful impact on the economy than in the past. However, the pros-
pects for the labor environment are uncertain. The purpose of this study is to anticipate and prepare for occupational health and safety (OHS) issues.
In FIR, nonstandard employment will be common. As a result, it is difficult to receive OHS services and
compensation. Excessive trust in new technologies can lead to large-scale or new forms of accidents.
Global business networks will cause destruction of workers' biorhythms, some cancers, overwork, and
task complexity. The social disconnection because of an independent work will be a risk for worker's
mental health. The union bonds will weaken, and it will be difficult to apply standardized OHS regu-
lations to multinational enterprises.
To cope with the new OHS issues, we need to establish new concepts of "decent work” and standardize regulations, which apply to enterprises in each country, develop public health as an OHS service, monitor emerging OHS events and networks among independent workers, and nurture experts who are responsible for new OHS issues.
Creator
Jeehee Min, Yangwoo Kim, Sujin Lee, Tae-Won Jang, Inah Kim, Jaechul Song
Publisher
Elsevier Korea LLC
Date
December 2019
Contributor
Sri Wahyuni
Format
PDF
Language
English
Type
Text
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Safety and Health at Work Vol. 10 Issue 4 2019
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Jeehee Min, Yangwoo Kim, Sujin Lee, Tae-Won Jang, Inah Kim, Jaechul Song, “Safety and Health at Work Vol. 10 Issue 4 2019
The Fourth Industrial Revolution and Its Impact on Occupational Health and Safety, Worker's Compensation and Labor Conditions (Review Article),” Repository Horizon University Indonesia, accessed September 20, 2024, https://repository.horizon.ac.id/items/show/1962.
The Fourth Industrial Revolution and Its Impact on Occupational Health and Safety, Worker's Compensation and Labor Conditions (Review Article),” Repository Horizon University Indonesia, accessed September 20, 2024, https://repository.horizon.ac.id/items/show/1962.