Newsletter

Welcome to the ENETOSH Newsletter 2024!

Two significant events for ENETOSH are just around the corner: the Days for Safety, Health & Well-being for All at Expo 2025 in Osaka and the transition of network coordination within DGUV from Dr Ulrike Bollmann to Steffi Niederhuber.

In this newsletter, we’ll provide updates on the network's key priorities, including the digitalization of education and training, the wide-ranging activities of our members, and our international activities.

We hope you find the articles engaging! If you have any questions or suggestions, feel free to reach out to us at contact@enetosh.net.

Ulrike Bollmann & Steffi Niederhuber & Claus Dethleff
President of ENETOSH / ENETOSH Coordinator / Web Editor of enetosh.net

Overview November 2024

Lead article: Artur Olesch, Digital Health Journalist: In the AI age, education won’t be the same again. But was it ever static?

Digitalisation and education

1. Thomas Hardwig: Introduction of digital technology in schools as a challenge for socio-technical system design, Cooperation Centre for Universities and Trade Unions, Georg-August University of Göttingen, Germany
2. Anita Wagner: Integration of AI in education - systematic implementation at Austrian AI-pilot schools, Austrian Workers‘ Compensation Board (AUVA). Austria
3. Nelson Bruno Martins Marques Costa: Never try to build a house from the roof – fair use of AI in education, University of Minho, Portugal
4. Anja Gerlmaier & Paul-Fiete Kramer: How human friendly is Chat GPT for knowledge workers? Analyzing opportunities and risks of generative AI with the FriendlyTechCheck (FTC), University of Duisburg-Essen, Germany
5. Ulrike Bollmann: Artificial intelligence and education – a teacher-centred approach to safety and health, German Social Accident Insurance (DGUV) - ENETOSH

Contributions from our members

1. Gerrit Schnabel: New strategy for cultural development towards a good, healthy school - strengthening the self-regulation ability of pupils, Statutory Accident Insurance for the public sector in North Rhine-Westphalia (UK NRW), Germany
2. Lorna Taylor: Musculoskeletal pain, strain and injury in early childhood educators – New research, JollyBack, UK
3. Ugochi Obidiegwu: Mental Health Strategies for Parents and Children, The Safety Chic, Nigeria
4. Pravinkumar Digamberrao Ukhlikar: Sadhna Protocol for well-being to staff of Industrial Training Institute, Jalna, Government Industrial Training Institute, India
5. Paul Pannacci & Annik Sunnen: VISION ZERO in Luxembourg: Enhancing safety through training and awareness raising, The Accident Insurance Association (AAA), Luxembourg
6. Maria Antonia García Esteban & Joan Puig Buch: Creativity towards a culture of occupational risk prevention, Catalan Institute of Occupational Safety and Health (ICSSL), Spain

International Cooperation

1. Selçuk Yaşar: From policy to practice: the G20 OSH network’s journey in global occupational safety and health, DGOSH, Türkiye
2. Dingani Moyo & Muzimkhulu Zungu: The Role of Education and Training in Improving Occupational Health Practice in Southern Africa
3. Johanna Mai: Integration of UN Development Goal No 8 into education at African Universities – a joint study of the DGUV and National University of Science and Technology, Zimbabwe
4. Lucie Kocůrková, COLOSH: Pioneering Collaborative Online International Learning in Occupational Safety and Health, VSB-Technical University of Ostrava, Czech Republic
5. Maren Jennings: Good Healthy Schools Initiative (GHSI) – Connecting experts, sharing insights, shaping the future of education, Leuphana GmbH, Lüneburg, Germany

Future Events

1. A Human-Centered Approach to Digital Education and Training. 29th ENETOSH Network Meeting. Joint event with the Department of Education and Health, Leuphana GmbH – Leuphana University and the UNESCO Chair Global Health & Education, 10 December 2024 – online.
2. Healthy Workplaces Campaign Partnership Meeting, European Agency for Safety and Health (EU-OSHA), Joint workshop on Artificial Intelligence and Ethics by ETUI, ENSHPO, ENETOSH, 20-21 May 2025, Brussels.
3. OSH Competencies, Training and Skills for the Future World of Work. Joint workshop IOSH and ENETOSH at the World Assembly on „Shaping the Future of Workplace Safety: The Osaka 2025 Initiative“, 16 July at EXPO 2025, Osaka, Japan.
4. Global Crises, Youth and Education: Innovative Approaches to Risk, Resilience and Resonance. ENETOSH session at the Symposion of The Global Initiative Safety, Health and Well-being for All at the EXPO 2025 and beyond, 19 July at EXPO 2025, Osaka, Japan.

New Members - Network, Steering Committee, Ambassadors, Coordinator

1. Steffi Niederhuber– new coordinator of ENETOSH at German Social Accident Insurance (DGUV)
2. Michael Blayney, new network member - UL Research lnstitutes, UL Standards and Engagement, USA
3. Paul Pannacci, new network member and ambassador, The Accident Insurance Association (AAA), Luxembourg
4. Georgios Boustras, new member in the ENETOSH Steering Committee, European University Cyprus, CERIDES
5. Amardeep Mishra, new network member, Bramosh Global Institute OPC private limited, India