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Social protection:
Occupational safety and health
Improvements brought about by information technologies in safety and health have been substantial, especially in the printing industry, but there are also new problems, such as “technostress” (see Violence and stress at work in the performing arts and journalism), computer-related hazards and risks, and factors related to telework (see Section 3.3 of the ILO’s 2004 Report, Chapter 5 of the Background Document for the 2000 Symposium, and Chapter 2 (New technologies and Safety and Health) of the 2000 Final Report.
Useful links/resources on health & safety in media & entertainment
International Labour Office
Government agencies, employers' and workers' organizations, institutes, others
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Photograph: ILO.
Updated by MMTT. Approved JM/ET. Last update: 19 December 2007.