Thematic Network on Working in the Arctic holds a session at the Arctic Frontiers 2023 Conference

The session “Occupational health and safety in the Arctic” of the UArctic Thematic Network on Working in the Arctic will be held on January 30 at the Arctic Frontiers 2023 Moving North Conference, in Tromsø, Norway.
The workforce of the Arctic is affected by a rapidly changing climate, as well as the global economic, demographic, and technological megatrends. The quest for resources, energy, and new trading routes, as well as a changing climate, drive enterprises and people north.
Improving Occupational Health and Safety (OHS) is central to reduce adverse health, performance and productivity effects and overall societal costs from climate change. Occupations in the Arctic involve various exposures to physical, chemical, and biological factors. Additionally, the varying climatic conditions and rapid warming of the Arctic will likely increase the rise of adverse effects on worker’s health and well-being. Additionally, workforce demography, digitalisation and urbanisation further affect Arctic occupational health.