SS55-02 PARTICIPATION OF HEALTH AND SAFETY COMMITTEES AND SUPERVISORS IN THE MITIGATION OF OCCUPATIONAL RISKS DUE TO THE USE OF ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE
SS55-02 PARTICIPATION OF HEALTH AND SAFETY COMMITTEES AND SUPERVISORS IN THE MITIGATION OF OCCUPATIONAL RISKS DUE TO THE USE OF ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE
Karla Giamnina Cánova Talledo
TLDR
A quantitative study in Peru during the state of health emergency due to COVID-19 identified the absence of safety management in companies in the formal sector, finding a significant relationship between the absence of committees and supervisors and the increase in complaints of cyberbullying or excessive surveillance on the part of the employer.
Abstract
The intervention of artificial intelligence (AI) in the world of work has been generating a real impact that must be addressed with priority given the potential violation of the fundamental right to safety and health at work. Therefore, the intervention of committees and supervisors in management systems is relevant considering the appearance of emerging risks such as cyberbullying.
In 2021, a quantitative study was carried out in Peru during the state of health emergency due to COVID-19 which identified the absence of safety management in companies in the formal sector. For the study, the information recorded by the Ministry of Labor and Employment Promotion for the years 2020 and 2021 is taken as a basis and the information is analysed, segmenting between micro and small companies in the formal sector.
Among the findings, it was found that of 314,762 companies, only 66,689 complied with the implementation of workplace health and safety committees and supervisors, representing only 21% of the total companies in Peru, finding a significant relationship between the absence of committees and supervisors and the increase in complaints of cyberbullying or excessive surveillance on the part of the employer.
The intervention of health and safety committees and supervisors requires priority implementation as well as the dissemination of emerging risks due to the use of AI in the world of work.