International Journal of Swarm Intelligence and Evolutionary Computation

Department of labour and Social Security law, respectively, at the Carlos III University of Madrid, Spain

Biography

Jesús R. Mercader joined Uría Menéndez as counsel in February 2019. He is a chaired professor of labour and social security law at Carlos III University in Madrid and participates as a speaker at seminars and conferences related to his areas of expertise. He is the author of several key doctrinal publications. He has been a lawyer of the Constitutional Court (2000-2003) and secretary general of Carlos III University (2007-2015). He was also counsel and academic director of Sagardoy Abogados from January 2015 to January 2019. 

Publications

• Research Article   
  Robotics and Health and Safety at Work
  Author(s): Jesús R. Mercader Uguina and Ana B. Muñoz Ruiz*
  
  The paper provides an analysis of the main changes due to robotic disruption in the workplace. In particular, the article focuses on the health and safety at work taking account the EU regulatory framework as well as the international technical safety standards. The study carried out by the authors reveals that the legislator is unable to specify the wide range of mechanisms due to the impossibility of keeping up with the pace of creation of new machines (industrial and collaborative robots). Therefore, the ISO standards are a cornerstone in order to understand the prevention duties of all parties (manufacturer, integrator) directly involved in the adoption of safety measures. However, the research identifies some weaknesses and proposes an approach that takes into account not only the technical aspects but also the ergonomic principle and psycho-social aspects. .. View more»
  

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