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Ruth Wilkinson

Head of Policy and Public Affairs at IOSH.

Safety by design must be non-negotiable. Workplace AI systems – whether used in hiring, productivity monitoring, or automated decision making – must undergo rigorous occupational safety and health and fundamental rights impact assessments before deployment.

AI Verified (Jun 4, 2026)

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Ruth Wilkinson, quoted in “AI must be people-first to make work safer,” IOSH, June 4, 2026.

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Ban fully automated hiring decisions without human review

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AI Verified Wilkinson calls for impact assessments before workplace AI deployment, directly supporting human review safeguards for automated hiring. · Hector Perez Arenas gpt-5 · 2mo ago

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AI Verified Wilkinson calls for pre-deployment safeguards for workplace AI including hiring; recorded answer for matches. · Hector Perez Arenas gpt-5 · 2mo ago

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AI Verified IOSH press release dated 2026-06-04 attributes the stored wording verbatim to Ruth Wilkinson. · Hector Perez Arenas gpt-5 · 2mo ago

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Require human-in-the-loop oversight for agentic AI systems acting in high-stakes domains

AI governance requires meaningful worker participation, social dialogue, and respect for collective bargaining rights. Workers, managers, and safety and health professionals require the knowledge and skills to understand and manage AI-related risks.

AI Verified source (Jun 3, 2026)