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Mr. William Cockburn

Head of Prevention and Research Unit, European Agency for Safety and Health at Work, Spain

William Cockburn has worked at the European Agency for Safety and Health at Work since 1998 where he focused on the areas of research coordination, emerging risks and was responsible for the first European survey of enterprises on new and emerging risks (ESENER). Since 2012 he has been in charge of the EU-OSHA’s Prevention and Research Unit, which develops the OSH content for the agency. Born in the UK, William trained first as a lawyer and then as an ergonomist. Prior to joining EU-OSHA, he worked in academic research investigating company safety culture and in the private sector as an ergonomics consultant and research manager for projects in health and safety at work.

TS2 - Regulating OSH in future of work - New forms of work, workers, employers, workplaces and working relationships

Labour markets, business models and technology are changing at a fast pace. New forms of work using new technologies such as platforms, the increase of self-employed and often blurred employment status and the interconnection between companies at national and cross border level makes it difficult for regulators to effectively govern occupational safety and health, both in terms of responsiveness of legislation as well as the regulatory capacity of compliance mechanisms. The technical session will debate these challenges and introduce innovative practices on how are countries preparing for the future of work.

Moderator:
Joaquim Pintado Nunes, Switzerland

Speakers:
William Cockburn, Spain
Valerio de Stefano, Belgium
Angela Herrera, Colombia
Richard Judge, United Kingdom
Stephanie Klaus, United States of America
Doo Yong Park, Republic of Korea (TBC)
Alan Stevens, United Kingdom
Jukka Takala, Finland

Time:
Live : 20/09/2021 - 10:30 EDT - 12:15 EDT
Rerun : 20/09/2021 - 20:30 EDT - 22:15 EDT