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Digitalisation, Climate Change and Workers’ Health

Dijitalleşme, İklim Değişikliği ve Çalışan Sağlığı

Rabia Balcı(AMASYA ÜNİVERSİTESİ MERZİFON MESLEK YÜKSEKOKULU İŞ SAĞLIĞI VE GÜVENLİĞİ PROGRAMI)
Pages
401–412
Publication Date
2026-07-05
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The findings indicate that digitalisation should be regarded not merely as the use of technological tools, but as a structural transformation concerning the pace of work, employee autonomy, surveillance relations and mental health.

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Objective & Hypothesis:This study discusses how digitalisation, climate change and psychosocial risks intersect in the field of occupational health and safety through the EU-OSHA OSH Pulse 2025 report.
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Key Findings & Data:It thematically examines the findings of the OSH Pulse 2025 report on the use of digital technologies in the workplace, psychosocial risks, occupational health and safety risks associated with climate change, and employee health outcomes.
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Conclusion & Impact:The findings indicate that digitalisation should be regarded not merely as the use of technological tools, but as a structural transformation concerning the pace of work, employee autonomy, surveillance relations and mental health.
🔬Design:Araştırma Makalesi
📍Scope:2025 Verileri
⚙️Variables:İş Sağlığı ve Güvenliği · Dijitalleşme · Psikososyal Riskler

Abstract

This study discusses how digitalisation, climate change and psychosocial risks intersect in the field of occupational health and safety through the EU-OSHA OSH Pulse 2025 report. The study is a qualitative document analysis and conceptual assessment based on the report. It thematically examines the findings of the OSH Pulse 2025 report on the use of digital technologies in the workplace, psychosocial risks, occupational health and safety risks associated with climate change, and employee health outcomes. The findings indicate that digitalisation should be regarded not merely as the use of technological tools, but as a structural transformation concerning the pace of work, employee autonomy, surveillance relations and mental health. In addition, risks associated with climate change, such as extreme heat, air quality problems and extreme weather events, appear to have become more visible in working environments. The central claim of the study is that digitalisation and climate change should not be addressed as separate risk categories in occupational health and safety, but as two intersecting transformation processes mediated through psychosocial risks and employee health. Accordingly, the study argues that occupational health and safety policies should be reconsidered through a holistic approach that jointly addresses digital monitoring, workload, mental health, employee participation and climate adaptation capacity.

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Bu çalışma, dijitalleşme, iklim değişikliği ve psikososyal risklerin iş sağlığı ve güvenliği alanında nasıl kesiştiğini EU-OSHA’nın OSH Pulse 2025 raporu üzerinden tartışmaktadır. Çalışma, rapora dayalı nitel bir belge analizi ve kavramsal değerlendirme niteliğindedir. Çalışmada OSH Pulse 2025 raporunun dijital teknolojilerin iş yerinde kullanımı, psikososyal riskler, iklim değişikliğine bağlı iş sağlığı ve güvenliği riskleri ve çalışan sağlığı sonuçlarına ilişkin bulguları tematik olarak incelenmektedir. Bulgular, dijitalleşmenin yalnızca teknolojik araç kullanımını değil, işin temposunu, çalışan özerkliğini, gözetim ilişkilerini ve ruh sağlığını da ilgilendiren yapısal bir dönüşüm olarak değerlendirilmesi gerektiğine işaret etmektedir. Ayrıca iklim değişikliğine bağlı aşırı sıcak, hava kalitesi sorunları ve aşırı hava olayları gibi risklerin çalışma ortamlarında daha görünür hâle geldiği görülmektedir. Çalışmanın temel iddiası, dijitalleşme ve iklim değişikliğinin iş sağlığı ve güvenliği alanında ayrı risk başlıkları olarak değil, psikososyal riskler ve çalışan sağlığı üzerinden kesişen iki dönüşüm süreci olarak ele alınması gerektiğidir. Bu doğrultuda iş sağlığı ve güvenliği politikalarının dijital denetim, iş yükü, ruh sağlığı, çalışan katılımı ve iklim uyum kapasitesini birlikte içeren bütüncül bir yaklaşımla yeniden düşünülmesi gerektiği savunulmaktadır.

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Balcı, R. (2026). Digitalisation, Climate Change and Workers’ Health. International Anatolia Academic Online Journal Social Sciences Journal, Cilt: 12 Sayı: 2, 401–412. https://ajindex.com/articles/1493021

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