Abstract. This article examines current challenges in occupational safety and health in civil aviation in the Republic of Kazakhstan, including the growth of traffic volumes, increasing number of flights, and increasing complexity of technological processes. This demonstrates that traditional approaches that focus on monitoring violations and mitigating the consequences of incidents are limited in effectiveness and do not systematically prevent industrial risks. This article substantiates the need to transition to a “smart” occupational safety and health management system based on digitalization and intellectualization, the use of predictive analytics, automated monitoring tools, and the creation of a unified database for risk factor analysis. The proposed concept enables a shift from reactive to proactive occupational safety management, which reduces injury rates, improves the reliability of enterprise operations, and optimizes labor-resource utilization. It is emphasized that the implementation of a “smart” occupational safety and health system that complies with international standards will enhance the sustainability and competitiveness of Kazakhstan’s aviation industry and will ensure its adaptation to global trends in technological development and increasing workload.

Keywords: occupational safety, civil aviation, digitalization, predictive analytics, intelligent monitoring, society 5.0.