1 Digital platform work in the health and social care sector: implications for occupational safety and health Importantly, the pandemic is not the sole issue threatening the quality of work in the health and social care sector in the EU. [...] This study builds on previous EU-OSHA research on OSH and digital platform work,1 and is part of a larger project on OSH in the health and social care sector, which runs until 2026.2 2 A general overview of the health and social care sector 2.1 Definition and workforce characteristics The health and social care sector comprises several sub-sectors dedicated to the provision of health and social wo. [...] 2.2.3 Digitalisation and the rise of digital platform work Digitalisation and the rise of digital platform work is another major trend that reshapes the provision of health and social care services, as well as work in the health and social care sector. [...] 7 See: 11 Digital platform work in the health and social care sector: implications for occupational safety and health While the ESENER 2019 and 2022 OSH Pulse surveys show that workers and companies in the health and social care sector are more aware of the OSH risks in their field and are doing more to prevent and manage them, the research on digital. [...] 4 Policies and practices concerning OSH, digital platform work, and health and social care 4.1 OSH-specific policies and practices Article 153 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union gives the EU the authority to adopt directives in the field of safety and health at work.
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