This chapter explores the integration of technology in traditional industries to enhance worker safety, the evolution of regulations related to occupational hazards, and the potential of robotics and AI in minimizing human exposure to dangerous environments.
Occupational disease, a term that we sometimes use rather casually to describe some of our minor ailments, is actually linked to a more serious matter pertaining to the health and welfare of workers. In China, the country has built, and is trying to improve, a national system for the monitoring and prevention of occupational diseases and hazards. On the show: Laiming, Niu Honglin & Josh Cotterill