Work evolution and safety and health at work in Industry 4.0 / Industry 5.0

Lucian Blaga University of Sibiu, Faculty of Engineering, 4 Emil Cioran Street, 550025, Sibiu, Romania

^* Corresponding author: adriana.milea@ulbsibiu.ro

Abstract

Industrial evolution is the most important part of society's development. Technological advances have led to essential changes in the evolution of industries, leading to the appearance of the 4 industrial revolutions. It is also important to emphasize that the evolution of occupational health and safety regulations has always followed the revolutionary developments in the industry. Technological progress, innovation, change and streamlining of technology, products and processes, have had a number of real consequences (positive or negative) on the safety and health of workers. All this provided the impetus to identify and implement reliable and sustainable solutions to ensure their safety. The purpose of this study is to present a brief review of the characteristic elements of the 4 industrial revolutions that have taken place over the years and to identify and propose recommendations to be implemented to ensure (maintain or improve) safety and health of workers in the context of the transition to Industry 4.0 / Industry 5.0.