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In only two weeks the virtual curtains for the Vision Zero Summit Japan 2022 will be lifted and the ‘Digital Safety and Health Show of the Year’ will be opened to the tune of the Vision Zero Song performed by the Royalty Band of Zambia.An amazing programme with more than 200 speakers, 8 plenary sessions and 16 parallel technical sessions is awaiting the global audience.The online format allows a maximum of flexibility for the participants both during the Summit, where they can freely navigate between the different sessions via the...

29 April, 2022

The 4th Industrial Revolution is profoundly changing the way we live and work. In particular the work environment is undergoing major transformations due to the massive introduction of digital technologies such as robots and cobots, e-mobility and artificial intelligence (AI). Lately, the COVID-19 pandemic has dramatically increased distance working and new forms of employment in the platform economy.New prevention concepts, such as collaborative safety/safety 2.0 have been developed to ensure that digitalization becomes an enabler of improved safety, health and well-being at the workplace. The Vision Zero Summit Japan 2022...

18 April, 2022

Importantly, the Vision Zero concept adds ‘well-being’ to the two traditional dimensions of safety and health. Well-being at work is not surprisingly one of the focus areas of this Summit and will be addressed both in relation to human factors, to the UN’s SDGs, to the construction industry, to manufacturing, to standardization and to the COVID-19 pandemic.We have asked Dr. Toshihiro Fujita, Director for the Institute of Global Safety Promotion and Chair of the Japan Organizing Committee 1 (JOC1), how ‘well-being’ is understood in Japan:“We do not have an exact...

12 April, 2022

The three-day long Summit offers participants unique insights into the practical implementation of the Vision Zero mind-set at the enterprise level. More than 200 speakers will during no less than 16 parallel technical sessions present innovative solutions to improving safety, health and well-being at work.In addition on each day of the Summit a special plenary session will be celebrated, making this a true world-class Occupational Safety and Health (OSH) event:On day 1 we have the Grand Opening with an impressive line-up of distinguished personalities from the main international (WHO, ILO,...

07 April, 2022

The organizers of the Vision Zero Summit Japan 2022 are pleased to announce that the Summit Exhibition today has opened its virtual doors and invites you to explore the three exciting exhibition spaces for the Summit organizers, supporters and sponsors. You can easily navigate to each of these spaces via the exhibition map on the Summit website or use the directory to go directly to the organizations of interest. Each of the more than 50 stands offers a number of links to the exhibitioner’s website and to selected programmes and activities...

01 April, 2022