Occupational health and safety has evolved so much over the years and it hasn’t stopped yet, workers continue to face risks on a daily basis and the global pandemic has brought more safety issues to attention than ever before.

With the continual evolution of workplaces and technology, occupational health and safety must also continue to advance.

For this reason, we spoke to 15 professionals to see where they believe the future of occupational health and safety is going.

"We will be giving greater weight to the needs of each individual using tools that help experts select individual equipment in a personalised way."

Jaime Díaz-Terán Goñi

Commercial Industry Channel Director

3M Iberia

"I believe that much of the face-to-face training can be partially replaced or substituted by technologies such as virtual reality.

Sergio Bravo

Ludus

The vision of 15 Professionals

• Susana Romero Miguel, Secretary General, AEPSAL

• Sergio Bravo, VR Trainer and H&S Professional, Ludus

• Hugh Maxwell, Managing Director, Maxwell Safety Limited

• Patricia Cabrera Martínez, EHS Manager & Sustainability Leader South Europe, Griffith Foods

• Pablo Medina Sánchez, Occupational Health and Safety Professional, PrevenControl

• Denis Leblond, EMEA Channel Marketing Director, Ansell

• Amandeep Beesla, Director of Safety Insight & Innovation, Salus

• Ismael Sánchez-Herrera, President, AEPSAL

• Rebecca Wormleighton, Chief Operating Officer, Zendelity Corporation

• Manuel Cortizas Turégano, Health and Safety Consultant, Asepeyo

• Alberto Lozano, Technical Director, Petzl Technical Institute Spain

• Carmen Gallo Castro, Doctor of Occupational Medicine, Occupational Health and Safety Centre Sevilla - Regional Government of Andalusia

• Luis Martínez, Business Development Manager Iberia, Bollé Safety

• Sergio Gallardo, HOP Trainer and Consultant & ERGOHOP Podcast Creator, ERGOHOP