For World Day for Safety and Health at Work
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Dear colleagues! On April 30, 2026, from 13:00 to 14:00, we invite you to participate in a lecture-presentation on the topic: "The Human Factor of Safety: The Role of the Psychosocial Environment in Employee Development and Organizational Strengthening".
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Department of "Labor Safety and Environmental Protection";
- Scientific and Technical Library.
Speaker of the lecture-presentation: Natalia Tverdokhlebova, Assoc. Prof. of the Dept. "Labor Safety and Environmental Protection"
(as declared by the International Labour Organization: "Safe work, healthy workplaces: Tackling psychosocial risks at work")
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The psychosocial work environment is becoming a key factor in occupational health and safety: how work is designed, organized, and managed directly affects the health, safety, dignity, and well-being of workers across all economic sectors.
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The scale of the problem is critical: psychosocial risks at work are associated with more than 840,000 deaths annually worldwide, primarily due to cardiovascular diseases and mental disorders, creating significant social and economic losses.
- Changes in the world of work are exacerbating psychosocial risks: digitalization, new forms of employment, demographic shifts, and climate factors intensify the significance of the psychosocial work environment and require new approaches to labor management.
- Safe and healthy working conditions are a fundamental right: they do not arise automatically but require purposeful policy, responsible management, and respect for human dignity in the workplace.
- Prevention is more important than reacting to consequences: work with reasonable demands, clear roles, proper support, and opportunities for employee participation promotes better human health and sustainable organizational efficiency.
- Joint responsibility of all parties: governments, employers, and workers must act together — through legislation, occupational safety systems, responsible leadership, and social dialogue — to prevent psychosocial risks.
- Focus on social justice and decent work: creating a healthy psychosocial work environment is the foundation of the ILO's vision for decent work, successful enterprises, and more equitable societies in 2026.
Official website of the International Labour Organization
For information
Celebratory events dedicated to the World Day for Safety and Health at Work. According to the Decree of the President of Ukraine dated August 18, 2006, No. 685/2006, World Day for Safety and Health at Work is observed annually on April 28 in Ukraine. The purpose of this day is to draw the attention of society, government authorities, and business entities to important issues of labor safety, prevention of accidents at work, and occupational diseases.
