How Will the Future of Work Shape the OSH Professional of the Future? A Workshop Summary

Rapid and profound changes anticipated in the future of work will have significant implications for the education and training of occupational safety and health (OSH) professionals and the workforce. As the nature of the workplace, work, and the workforce change, the OSH field must expand its focus to include existing and new hazards (some yet unknown), consider how to protect the health and well-being of a diverse workforce, and understand and mitigate the safety implications of new work arrangements. Preparing for these changes is critical to developing proactive systems that can protect workers, prevent injury and illness, and promote worker well-being. An in-person workshop held on February 3-4, 2020 at The University of Texas Health Science Center (UTHealth) School of Public Health in Houston, Texas, USA, examined some of the challenges and opportunities OSH education will face in both academic and industry settings. The onslaught of the COVID-19 global pandemic reached the United States one month after this workshop and greatly accelerated the pace of change. This article summarizes presentations from national experts and thought leaders across the spectrum of OSH and professionals in the fields of strategic foresight, systems thinking, and industry, and provides recommendations for the field.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2020

Erschienen:

2020

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:17

Enthalten in:

International journal of environmental research and public health - 17(2020), 19 vom: 30. Sept.

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Felknor, Sarah A [VerfasserIn]
Streit, Jessica M K [VerfasserIn]
Chosewood, L Casey [VerfasserIn]
McDaniel, Michelle [VerfasserIn]
Schulte, Paul A [VerfasserIn]
Delclos, George L [VerfasserIn]
On Behalf Of The Workshop Presenters And Participants [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Expanding occupational safety and health paradigm
Future of work
Journal Article
Occupational safety and health professional
Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.
Review
Total Worker Health®
Training and education

Anmerkungen:

Date Completed 07.10.2020

Date Revised 09.04.2021

published: Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.3390/ijerph17197154

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM315781890