Industry 4.0 - occupational health and safety integration: A case study in manufacturing sector

Industry 4.0 effects every sector in terms of fast developing technology, increasing rivalry conditions, rapid and flexible solutions to increasing consumer needs. Industry 4.0 enabled us to meet new concepts. Internet of Things, Big Data, Cloud Computing, Cyber Physical Systems, Autonomous Robots, Horizontal and Vertical Integration, Additive Manufacturing, Simulation, Augmented Reality, are the nine pillars of Industry 4.0. Together with these concepts, countries set roadmaps for Industry 4.0, companies make digital investments and change their organizational structures. As a result of the increase in investments in technology together with Industry 4.0, it is expected to increase productivity within the company and to grow in the economies of the investing countries in this regard. With all these transformations, the need for educated, qualified employees will increase and the employment status will be formed accordingly. Industry 4.0 will also effect Occupational Health and Safety as well as all these changes. In our study, with the changing digital approach, business equipment and tools, business organization and management, hierarchy, labor characteristics, employee skills and knowledge levels, responsibilities of employers and employees will be discussed in terms of Occupational Health and Safety. The effects of Industry 4.0 concepts on these issues will be evaluated in detail. With regard to the subject, information was obtained from both the company and the press about the innovations made by Hugo Boss, a textile factory about Industry 4.0, and these innovations were evaluated in terms of Occupational Health and Safety.