The 2024 SAF€RA symposium

SAF€RA’s 2024 symposium will be held in Vienna, Austria on April 22nd 2024. The event will be kindly hosted by SAF€RA partner BMK, the Austrian Ministry for Climate Action, Environment, Energy, Mobility, Innovation and Technology.

Dates: Monday April 22^nd from 10:30 to 18:00
Location: Austrian Federal Ministry for Climate Action, Environment, Energy, Mobility, Innovation and Technology
Grand Meeting Hall (Festsaal)
Radetzkystraße 2, 1030 Vienna, Austria
Register online before March 31st. Participation is free but registration is mandatory. A social dinner will be organized on April 22 evening; reserve your evening!
Symposium programme

What to look forward to?

Presentation of cutting-edge research on industrial safety from SAF€RA-funded projects
A brokerage event for partners interesting in applying in SAF€RA’s 2024 call for proposals (see topics below).

SAF€RA’s 2024 call for proposals will be organized around two topics:

Health, safety and sustainability applications of industrial digital twins
Many industry sectors are seeing interest in digital twins for applications such as process optimization, design-for-maintainability and lifecycle management. The call aims to explore the potential of these technologies for improving health and safety in the workplace, including the intersection with safe-and-sustainable-by-design (SSbD) principles. Applications in the hydrogen economy and the circular economy will be explored.
Impact of algorithmic management on worker well-being and accident rates
Several case studies from the USA have shown that the introduction of algorithmic management technologies and automated systems that monitor, evaluation, influence and control worker behaviour in workplace settings can improve declared accident rates. At the same time, their impact on the privacy, dignity and well-being of workers is profound. The call aims to explore the lived experience of these technologies and management practices, and their possible impacts on health and safety in the workplace.

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