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Incorporating Artificial Intelligence in Occupational Health and Human Factors / Ergonomics

The Ergonomics Society of South Africa (ESSA) presents another webinar under the theme: Incorporating Artificial Intelligence in Occupational Health and HF/E

Date: 20 May 2026

Time: 10:00am-11:00am (SAST)


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Presenter: Prof. Thomas Alexander

Presentation Title: Artificial Intelligence - Just another new technology or a game-changer for decent work and human factors?

Abstract: Artificial intelligence (AI) technologies and methods are considered to be a key driver of innovation in future technological development. They result into a comprehensive and often disruptive transformation within many areas, that is not limited to individual sectors and special applications. This development comes along with a wide range of challenges in ergonomic work and workplace design, for decent work in general, especially in terms of occupational safety and health. They are relevant to a vast majority of businesses and companies, manufacturers and operators, as well as to occupational safety and health surveillance inspection. This is especially true for high-risk AI, such as AI for safety functions or AI for personnel management, where errors or malfunctions have far-reaching consequences. Therefore, special requirements for reliability are defined which have to be met throughout the entire product lifecycle of the technical system. In addition to (technical) machine safety, the potential future use of AI systems in the context of work management—for example, to monitor the performance or behavior of workers—also introduces risks that must be addressed in the context of fundamental and personal rights, occupational safety, and employee participation.
This webinar will provide the general background of AI, but also ongoing research activities in this field. It is shown that Human Factors and Ergonomics are a crucial success factor that has to be met in order for a successful implementation of AI at work (and beyond).

 

Important Information:

  • Attendance is free for ALL ESSA members.
  • Non-members may attend at a fee of R100,00 (SAIOH and SAIOSH members qualify for a 10% discount).

 

We look forward to seeing you all at the webinar.