The new world of work is bringing about enormous changes for office workers-even without ball pits and trendy office designs: desk sharing, the blurring of spatial boundaries, and, not least, new technologies like AI that will need to be used and mastered in the future-that alone is enough to turn the world upside down for many employees. This presentation by the nonprofit German Office Network (Deutsches Netzwerk Büro e.V., DNB) explains what this means for people, which aspects related to health and productivity are affected, and what options for intervention are available.

Conducting a psychosocial risk assessment (GB Psych) is a legal requirement. Yet for many small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), it remains a major challenge. Limited resources, uncertainty about how to carry it out correctly, and concerns about the organizational effort involved often cause companies to postpone the process.This presentation shows how businesses overcome the conflict between legal requirements and limited resources. Artificial Intelligence minimizes administrative effort and helps companies implement psychosocial risk assessments effectively. pria psych, the AI-powered software solution by BG prevent, will demonstrate how businesses with up to 50 employees can complete the assessment step by step. The application supports structured data collection, evaluates results automatically in real time, and provides tailored, practical recommendations. Using concrete best-practice examples, the presentation illustrates how pria psych bridges the gap between analysis and action. The key lies in combining AI with human expertise: AI analyzes responses, reduces complexity, and recommends practical solutions. BG preven’s experts upport companies in turning these recommendations into effective workplace measures.In this way, a legal requirement becomes a powerful driverof healthier workplayces and sustainable prevention. What you’ll take away Minimize effort: Learn how AI removes administrative barriers and makes psychosocial risk assessments faster and easier.The human factor matters: Discover why qualified consulting is essential for prioritizing measures, involving managers, and putting improvements into practice.Technology and expertise work together: See how AI and professional expertise turn insights into meaningful action.Designed for SMEs: Find out why tailored digital solutions make it easier for businesses with up to 50 employees to get started.

In many workplaces and laboratories, the use of hazardous substances is part of everyday work and cannot be avoided. What can easily be overlooked in day-to-day handling is that improper storage-especially of flammable substances-poses various risks to people, the environment, and property. In addition to handling hazardous substances properly, it is therefore particularly important to follow storage regulations. What exactly is a hazardous substance? What legal regulations must be followed? What hazards can arise from the incorrect use and improper storage of hazardous substances? And: What preventive measures can and must be taken to ensure safety? The asecos presentation “Basic Knowledge: Working Safely with Hazardous Substances” answers these and many other questions and shows you how you can store hazardous substances safely and in compliance with regulations at your facility in the future.

Lithium-ion batteries are everywhere. However, these modern energy storage devices also pose risks during handling, transport, and storage. You’ll learn what risks lithium-ion batteries actually pose, what legal requirements apply, what to keep in mind for active and passive storage, and how to handle them in the event of damage.

Many HSE professionals know this situation well: an incident was prevented, audits run smoothly, processes are followed, and the company remains compliant. From their perspective, the value of their work is obvious. However, when it comes to securing investment, a gap often emerges. While HSE teams talk about risk reduction, legal compliance, and workplace safety, executives and finance leaders focus on budgets, efficiency, productivity, and return on investment. As a result, HSE is often viewed not as an investment, but as a necessary expense. In this session, we explore a journey that many organizations experience. It starts with the realization that existing HSE processes are reaching their limits and leads to the question of how to build a compelling business case for change. We examine the challenge from a leadership perspective: What questions do decision-makers ask before approving budget? Which performance indicators matter most to them? And why are strong arguments alone often not enough? Using practical examples, we demonstrate how common HSE challenges can be translated into measurable business impact. Most HSE professionals already understand the value their work creates. The real challenge is making that value visible and understandable to stakeholders outside the HSE function. Together, we examine costs that often remain hidden today: manual administrative effort, inefficient processes, lack of transparency, audit preparation activities, and disconnected systems. We then explore approaches to making these impacts tangible and converting them into metrics that can be understood across the business. A further focus of the presentation is the quantification of these opportunities. Through a practical example, we demonstrate a business case calculator that enables organizations to evaluate the financial impact of modern HSE software based on their own circumstances and data. Participants will learn how to transform technical and compliance-oriented arguments into a solid business justification, increasing the likelihood that their initiative is viewed not as a cost factor, but as a value-generating investment. What Participants Will Learn How to translate HSE topics into the language of leadership and finance Which business metrics are most relevant for investment decisions How to build a robust business case for HSE software How to quantify benefits and value potential in a credible and transparent way After the Session We invite participants to visit our booth and calculate a business case for their own organization. Bring your figures, your challenges, or simply your questions. Together, we will turn them into a solid foundation for your next budget discussion.

Tripping, slipping, and falling remain the most common types of workplace accidents—even in places where lighting, flooring, markings, and training have long been adequate. In many places, technical and organizational measures have been exhausted. The individual-level aspect of the TOP principle, on the other hand, is still mostly limited to personal protective equipment: we equip people. Hardly anyone checks whether they can react in the critical moment. This is precisely where a hazard lies that does not appear in any risk assessment—and at the same time, it is the last major lever for improvement. Balance, reaction time, and body awareness are not fixed characteristics; rather, they are measurable and can be trained. This presentation shows how this can be assessed and documented in the workplace—and why the same measure simultaneously reduces accident rates and days lost to injury.

Occupational safety often approaches safety from a technical perspective. Yet many employees face hazards that no protective equipment can mitigate. Sexual harassment is a real strain on mental health, work performance, and the workplace atmosphere, yet it often goes unnoticed in occupational safety. This presentation explains why preventing sexual harassment must be part of modern occupational safety and what structural, organizational, and cultural measures companies need to effectively protect their employees.

The presentation “Safe Handling of Lithium-Ion Batteries” covers the technical fundamentals of modern battery systems and examines typical damage cases and their causes. In addition, the presentation addresses the question of whether there are legal requirements and discusses how to implement recommended guidelines. Another focus is on methods for hazard prevention and risk minimization when handling lithium-ion batteries. Finally, practical solutions are presented to ensure operational safety.

This presentation provides a concise overview of the requirements of TRGS 800 regarding the storage of hazardous substances. The focus is on effective fire safety measures to prevent fires and explosions in storage areas and work areas. The presentation explains how hazardous substances must be properly classified, stored, and kept separate from one another. In addition, structural, technical, and organizational protective measures are presented in a practical manner. Using typical examples from everyday work, common mistakes and appropriate solutions are highlighted.

Many organisations meet the legal requirements for first aid – and yet still fall short when an emergency actually occurs. A workplace accident, a fire, or a cardiac arrest. A dangerous situation can escalate within seconds. People react instinctively: they call for help, dial emergency services, or reach for phone numbers posted somewhere on the wall. What often results is exactly what should be avoided: an uncoordinated response, even though processes are defined on paper. Minutes can pass before First Responders arrive. First Responders are appointed, but not always findable or actually available. Alerts are sent through established structures such as phone chains or central points of contact, causing delays. At the same time, the complete and traceable documentation required by authorities and insurers is frequently missing. In this presentation, Safeguard uses concrete examples from over 750 organizations to demonstrate how a modern workplace emergency response organization functions in practice: knowing who is on-site, alerting the right people within seconds in an emergency, coordinating the incident in a structured manner, and subsequently documenting and evaluating it transparently. Three key questions will be answered: - How do I ensure that sufficient First Responders are on-site in case of an emergency? - How can fast and targeted alerting be achieved in seconds, with First Responders on the scene quickly? - And how can legally compliant documentation be implemented efficiently? The presentation is aimed at professionals in occupational safety, HSE and operations who want to further develop their existing structure and improve it in a practical way. The problem: Compliant on paper, real-world chaos In an emergency, it is often chance rather than system that determines who helps and how quickly a response is made. - Health and safety regulations require employers to provide adequate first aid coverage, but "adequate" is often only met on paper in practice - Attendance lists do not show who is actually on-site and available, especially with remote working, shift work and large sites - In emergencies, alert chains frequently fail to work reliably: phone lists, central emergency numbers or reception as an interface lead to delays and lack of transparency - Legacy systems (pagers, SMS, phone chains, Excel spreadsheets) provide no feedback, no overview and no clear coordination - Documentation is often incomplete or late – precisely where authorities, insurers and courts require accurate records The solution: Digital first aid infrastructure with Safeguard From isolated measures to a functioning, measurable system. - Automatic attendance tracking via geofencing of First Responders, fire wardens, etc.: always an overview of who is on-site, available and qualified - Alerting in an average of 11.5 seconds, targeted at the nearest available First Responder or the appropriate groups for other incidents such as fire or evacuation - Clear communication during emergencies via push-to-talk and structured alert chains – no chaos, no detours - Complete, compliance-ready documentation of every incident including timestamps, parties involved and evaluation - Real-time dashboard: immediately visible when locations are understaffed or critical gaps arise Integration with existing infrastructure (e.g. fire alarm system, QR alarm boards, emergency numbers, panic buttons) Real-world examples from the Netherlands, Germany and Belgium Goal: not just to organise first aid, but to ensure it works reliably when it matters most. - Industry & production: large, distributed sites – from phone lists to location-specific alerting in seconds - Office & administration: high proportion of remote workers, clear transparency for the first time on who is actually on-site - Logistics & retail: dynamic teams, ensuring first aid coverage despite changing staffing - Healthcare: fast response times and complete documentation for audits and compliance Proven solution for modern safety organisations - Safeguard is the market leader in digital first aid software in the Netherlands with 700+ organisations - Certified to ISO 27001, ISO 27701 (data protection), ISO 9001 and NEN 2574-4 (silent alerting) - Fully GDPR-compliant, all data processed within the EU - Scalable infrastructure for complex organisations with multiple locations Learning objectives Understanding why many first aid concepts in companies fail in practice during an emergency and how they can be reliably and practically improved. ✓ Know and contextualise concrete regulatory requirements for documentation and record-keeping ✓ Evaluate digital attendance tracking and automated alerting as a new standard infrastructure ✓ Real-world examples: how companies combine and readiness with Safeguard ✓ Assess whether Safeguard a relevant solution for your own organisation

Managing Quality, Health and Safety across multiple sites is becoming increasingly complex. Many organisations still rely on spreadsheets, shared drives, emails and locally managed systems to handle incidents, documentation, corrective actions and compliance activities. While these tools may work at individual site level, they often make it difficult to standardise processes, maintain visibility across locations and ensure consistent execution throughout the organisation. This session explores how organisations can move from fragmented local processes towards connected operational governance across Quality and EHS. Using practical examples, including the digital transformation journey of Greenyard, one of Europe's leading fresh, frozen and prepared food companies and a Bizzmine customer, we will explore how connected workflows enable organisations to improve visibility, strengthen operational governance and establish greater operational control across multiple sites. Rather than focusing on software alone, the presentation looks at the practical considerations involved in harmonising operational processes, connecting responsibilities and orchestrating Quality and EHS activities across the organisation. It also explores how connected workflows improve traceability, simplify audit preparation, strengthen collaboration and create a shared operational foundation that supports benchmarking, continuous improvement and scalable governance. Drawing on Greenyard's experience as a multinational food manufacturer operating across multiple countries and production sites, the session demonstrates how the organisation replaced fragmented local tools with one connected operational platform. The result was not simply greater standardisation, but a stronger operational foundation capable of supporting governance, visibility and operational control at enterprise scale. In this session, you will learn: - Why spreadsheets, email workflows and locally managed systems often limit visibility across sites and business units. - The challenges organisations face when harmonising Quality and EHS processes across multiple locations. - How connected workflows strengthen complaint management, document control, corrective actions and cross-functional collaboration. - What organisations should consider when building a connected operational foundation for Quality and EHS. - How operational governance, connected workflows and a single source of truth improve audit readiness, benchmarking, scalability and operational control. Whether your organisation is at the beginning of its digital transformation journey or looking to harmonise existing Quality and EHS processes across multiple locations, this session provides practical insights and real-world experience to help build a connected operational foundation that supports governance, continuous improvement and long-term operational control.

Machinery used as work equipment often needs to be adapted, extended or modernised during its service life. If a significant modification is carried out in the process, or if a machine is manufactured for the operator’s own use, the operator becomes the manufacturer in legal terms and assumes the obligations set out in the Machinery Regulation (EU) 2023/1230. The presentation focuses on risk assessment as the core of the conformity assessment procedure. Using a practical example, it demonstrates step by step how a piece of work equipment is transformed into a ‘new machine’ through modification or in-house construction, and what requirements the operator, as the manufacturer, must fulfil. From identifying hazards through to risk reduction, technical documentation, the declaration of conformity and CE marking, the necessary steps are explained in a practical manner. Implementation is demonstrated using the Safexpert software tool as an example. Furthermore, the risk assessment is distinguished from the hazard assessment, and their respective roles in the manufacturer’s and operator’s processes are explained. Key topics: Work equipment in transition: modification, retrofitting and self-construction When does the operator become the manufacturer? Substantial modification of machinery Risk assessment in accordance with the Machinery Regulation Step-by-step guide to the conformity assessment procedure From risk assessment to CE marking Practical example using Safexpert

Digital inspection processes consolidate inspection data in one central platform and provide full traceability of electrical assets across their entire lifecycle. These insights enable organizations to adopt a risk-based inspection strategy. Instead of applying standardized inspection intervals, inspections can be planned according to actual risk—maximizing safety while optimizing time and resources.

In many workplaces and laboratories, the use of hazardous substances is part of everyday work and cannot be avoided. What can easily be overlooked in day-to-day handling is that improper storage—especially of flammable substances—poses various risks to people, the environment, and property. In addition to handling hazardous substances properly, it is therefore particularly important to follow storage regulations. What exactly is a hazardous substance? What legal regulations must be followed? What hazards can arise from the incorrect use and improper storage of hazardous substances? And: What preventive measures can and must be taken to ensure safety? The asecos presentation “Basic Knowledge: Working Safely with Hazardous Substances” answers these and many other questions and shows you how you can store hazardous substances safely and in compliance with regulations at your facility in the future.

Lithium-ion batteries are everywhere. However, these modern energy storage devices also pose risks during handling, transport, and storage. You’ll learn what risks lithium-ion batteries actually pose, what legal requirements apply, what to keep in mind for active and passive storage, and how to handle them in the event of damage.

The presentation “Risk Assessment and Fire Safety for Lithium Batteries” provides an introduction to the specific hazards that lithium batteries can pose. It explains why a systematic risk assessment and appropriate fire safety measures are essential for safe handling. Finally, recommendations for action are presented to minimize risks and enhance operational safety.

The presentation will focus on modern skin protection. In many cases, skin protection plans are neglected and essentially remain ‘perpetual works in progress’ within companies. HERWE is changing that! Our innovative and unique skin protection foam, HERWEFOAM ALL-IN-ONE, enables companies to provide modern and highly functional skin protection. And it’s extremely simple and user-friendly! HERWE also takes care of all washroom hygiene needs: from gentle hand wash products and disinfectants right through to paper towel rolls. With HERWE, you get everything you need for hand health and hygiene from a single source.

The presentation “Best Practices - How to Safely Store Lithium Batteries” outlines proven approaches for the safe storage of lithium batteries. It presents general solutions for minimizing risk and complying with safety requirements, as well as real-world examples that demonstrate how appropriate storage concepts for lithium batteries have already been successfully implemented.

Good office lighting involves more than simply complying with prescribed illuminance levels. Light affects employees’ vision, concentration, well-being and circadian rhythms. At the same time, hybrid working arrangements, flexible workplace concepts and an ageing workforce are changing the requirements for modern lighting. This presentation provides practical guidance on what companies should consider when designing healthy and safe office workspaces – from preventing glare and ensuring individual customisation to smart, sensor-based lighting solutions.

Whether it’s AI-assisted hearing protection, smart head- and foot protection, or workwear fitted with NFC chips: How AI-, sensor- and chip-based protective equipment is revolutionising modern occupational safety. But also significantly changing the requirements for the use of PPE. 

Back pain and musculoskeletal disorders are among the most common causes of work absences in industry, logistics, and skilled trades. At the same time, physical strain is increasing due to the shortage of skilled workers, an aging workforce, and rising productivity demands. Industrial exoskeletons are one of the most promising innovations in the field of ergonomic workplace design. They support employees in physically demanding tasks such as lifting and bending, and can thereby significantly reduce physical strain. The presentation shows: -How exoskeletons concretely contribute to reducing back strain and fatigue -What role they can play in a modern occupational safety and ergonomics concept -What economic effects companies can achieve -Which factors determine acceptance and successful implementation in the workplace The presentation is aimed at occupational safety specialists, ergonomics managers, company physicians, production managers, and decision-makers who are engaged with innovative solutions for the sustainable design of physically demanding workplaces.

EN 17975: From Zero Energy to Zero Risk A New European Standard for Maintenance Safety Maintenance, repair, and service work are among the activities with the highest risk of accidents in industry. The new European standard EN 17975 describes, for the first time, a comprehensive approach to the safe management of hazardous energy during maintenance work. The presentation shows how companies can manage the transition from simple energy isolation to a holistic risk management approach. Using practical examples, Christian Senft explains the requirements of the new standard, the importance of standardized lockout/tagout procedures, and the implications for operators, safety officers, and maintenance teams. Participants will receive specific recommendations for implementing EN 17975 and learn how to make maintenance processes safer, more efficient, and compliant with standards. Key topics of the presentation: • Fundamentals and objectives of the new EN 17975 • Safe handling of hazardous energy sources during maintenance work • From lockout/tagout to holistic maintenance safety • Requirements for organization, processes, and documentation • Practical implementation in an industrial setting • Benefits for occupational safety, compliance, and risk minimization This session is specifically aimed at occupational safety specialists, maintenance managers, production managers, HSE managers, and anyone involved in ensuring the safe execution of maintenance work. Take this opportunity to future-proof your LOTO program and reduce the risk of accidents to zero. 💡 Trade Show Special: After the presentation, visit us in Hall 1 at Booth G1.017 and pick up your personalized safety lock printed with your name!

In many companies, decision-makers face an often underestimated challenge: while standard hearing protection effectively preserves hearing, it can lead to isolation, limited communication, and ultimately significant safety risks for employees with hearing impairments. This presentation highlights why conventional solutions reach their limits in such situations and outlines the need for new approaches that ensure protection, situational awareness, and effective communication at the same time. Using practical case studies, it demonstrates how modern custom-made hearing protection systems, active solutions, and specially approved hearing systems can bridge this gap – while meeting both regulatory requirements and real-world working conditions. Participants will gain a clear, practical framework for equipping hearing-impaired employees for noisy environments in a legally compliant, cost-effective, and application-oriented way – without compromising safety or communication.

Our speaker and head of platform of skillsforwork, Dominik Enzenauer, provides practical guidance on how to effectively harness the benefits of AI in occupational safety. Specifically, occupational safety professionals will learn... -where AI can improve processes and outcomes in occupational safety in general and specifically in training, -what (legal) pitfalls AI entails, -how the skillsforwork learning platform relieves occupational safety professionals of 70% of their training workload-from scheduling, through preparation and delivery of training sessions, to legally compliant documentation and related tasks, -and how occupational safety professionals can use AI to have AI assistants generate their own, customized training content at the push of a button, - what role the EU AI Act plays in this context.

In everyday practice, occupational safety rarely fails because people are unwilling. It fails because time is scarce and paperwork piles up. Regular safety walks and up to date safety data sheets are legal requirements, not optional extras. Yet in practice, documentation and follow up work often eat up more time than the actual safety task, and compliance suffers as a result. This presentation draws on two practical examples from the EHS software sam® by secova to show where artificial intelligence can genuinely help. AI takes over repetitive, time consuming work, such as capturing data, evaluating findings and drafting summaries, while accountability stays exactly where it belongs: with safety officers, appointed representatives and line managers. The first example looks at safety walks. AI support suggests relevant topics, proposes corrective actions and drafts a summary report automatically, and it flags recurring issues across past walks so trends do not go unnoticed. None of this comes at the cost of technical rigor. The second example turns to hazardous substance management. Capturing safety data sheets manually is slow, error prone, and does not scale once an inventory reaches hundreds or thousands of substances. The talk shows how AI assisted data extraction can make this process faster while strengthening compliance with the German Hazardous Substances Ordinance (GefStoffV), TRGS and REACH. The goal is a candid look at where AI already makes a real difference in occupational safety today, and where the line between technical support and human judgment is drawn deliberately and stays firmly in place. Key message: AI takes over the routine work, accountability remains with the human.

Wolff-Parkinson-White (WPW) syndrome is a relatively common cardiac disorder caused by accessory conduction fibers in the heart's electrical system. This can lead to arrhythmic symptoms and complications with potentially life-threatening consequences for affected individuals, potentially precluding their suitability for working at heights from an occupational health perspective. However, the condition can be successfully treated with thorough diagnostics and targeted ablation of the underlying cardiac muscle fibers, restoring or maintaining fitness for working at heights. This presentation will provide fundamental information about the disease and illustrate, using a case study from our own practice, that assessing fall risk and evaluating fitness for working at heights can be challenging.

Lithium-ion batteries are everywhere. However, these modern energy storage devices also pose risks during handling, transport, and storage. You’ll learn what risks lithium-ion batteries actually pose, what legal requirements apply, what to keep in mind for active and passive storage, and how to handle them in the event of damage.

Proper storage of hazardous substances in a safety cabinet is crucial, but harmful vapors from these substances can quickly accumulate. In his presentation, our hazardous materials expert Christian Sauer will explain why precise mechanical ventilation of the safety cabinet is so important. You’ll also learn how using a recirculating filter attachment can improve your safety measures.

Computer work has long since ceased to be confined to the traditional office setting. In industry, logistics, laboratories, and healthcare as well, people are increasingly working with digital technologies—often under very different spatial, physical, and organizational conditions. This presentation will show how this is changing the requirements for ergonomic workstations and why adaptability, movement, and flexibility are becoming increasingly important.

Today, AI tools can generate risk assessments in minutes. The draft may sound plausible, but it isn’t automatically correct. The presentation uses examples to highlight typical errors: fabricated or outdated legal sources, a lack of reference to the specific workplace, and measures that don’t match the hazard. This leads to an understanding of which review steps must remain the responsibility of the occupational safety specialist and how companies can use AI in a way that ensures documentation remains transparent and audit-ready.

Those responsible for occupational health and safety often face the challenge of keeping track of every potential hazard within the company. What if this process were simplified and automated? What if employees could report incidents independently, ensuring the information reaches the right place immediately? What if the entire process were more efficient? The answer is clear: This would boost safety within the company while significantly reducing the administrative burden on those in charge. When combined with an automated process that suggests appropriate countermeasures based on identified hazards, the result is maximum efficiency – a win for both the company and its employees! All of this is already achievable thanks to the integrated AI feature in domeba! Visitors can discover how this technology works and how to seamlessly integrate the application into existing workflows during the presentation titled "AI Sees More Than the 'Four-Eyes Principle' – One Photo, Enhanced Safety," featuring Gerrit Schüppel, Key Account Manager at domeba GmbH.

Despite continuous advancements in fire protection technology and safety regula-tions, fires remain one of the most significant risks for businesses and organiza-tions. According to data from the German Firefighters Association, approximately 200,000 fires and explosions occur in Germany each year. In addition, a residential fire breaks out every two to three minutes. In the federal state of Baden-Württemberg alone, fire services recorded 21,716 fire incidents in 2025, represent-ing the highest number of fire responses within the last 30 years. These figures clearly demonstrate that fire safety is not merely a regulatory requirement, it is a critical component of every organization's risk management and safety culture. One of the key challenges in corporate fire safety is not only educating employees about emergency procedures but also ensuring they can act decisively and effec-tively during a real fire incident. Research and operational experience show that, under stress, individuals often hesitate or make incorrect decisions when they lack practical training and confidence. This is precisely where the VR Fire Trainer delivers substantial value. Developed in cooperation with A4VR, the VR Fire Trainer combines advanced virtual reality technology with immersive, realistic fire scenarios. Participants are placed in lifelike environments where they must assess fire hazards, identify the correct extinguishing equipment, and apply the appropriate firefighting techniques. The training provides a highly realistic experience without the risks, environmental im-pact, logistical effort, or costs associated with live-fire exercises. A major advantage of virtual fire safety training is its ability to create a sustainable and measurable learning effect. Traditional classroom-based instruction often re-sults in limited knowledge retention. In contrast, immersive VR experiences engage participants actively, transforming theoretical knowledge into practical competence. By involving visual, auditory, and behavioral learning processes simultaneously, virtual reality strengthens memory retention and improves long-term recall of criti-cal emergency procedures. Furthermore, VR-based training enables participants to make mistakes in a com-pletely safe environment, receive immediate feedback, and repeat scenarios until the correct response becomes instinctive. This experiential learning approach sig-nificantly increases confidence and operational readiness. Another key benefit is scalability. Conventional extinguisher training often requires specialized facilities, consumable extinguishing agents, safety measures, and sub-stantial organizational effort. As a result, only limited numbers of employees can be trained within a given timeframe. The VR Fire Trainer allows organizations to train a much larger audience efficiently and consistently while maintaining a stand-ardized training quality. Scenarios can be repeated endlessly and adapted to specific workplace hazards, industry sectors, or risk profiles. An equally important aspect is the psychological impact of training. Many employ-ees have never operated a fire extinguisher before and are uncertain about its ef-fectiveness or correct use. This uncertainty frequently leads to hesitation during the critical first moments of a developing fire. Through repeated exposure to realistic virtual incidents, participants gain confidence, reduce anxiety, and develop familiar-ity with extinguisher operation and tactical decision-making. As a result, they are more likely to intervene appropriately during an incipient-stage fire while simulta-neously understanding when evacuation and emergency response procedures must take priority. The VR Fire Trainer is not intended to replace existing fire safety programs; rather, it enhances them through innovative technology and evidence-based learning meth-ods. Organizations benefit from improved training effectiveness, increased employ-ee engagement, greater training capacity, and a higher overall level of emergency preparedness. In conclusion, the VR Fire Trainer represents a modern approach to fire safety edu-cation by combining immersive technology with practical skills development. It strengthens knowledge retention, enables efficient training of large groups, and most importantly, empowers employees to act with confidence when every second counts. By reducing uncertainty and building real-world competence, virtual reality transforms fire safety training from a compliance exercise into a powerful tool for risk reduction and organizational resilience.

Occupational safety meets software and AI Together with one of our first customers, we describe in a pragmatic approach how AI and software can be used in occupational safety. Create inspection reports, protocols, deployment reports and annual reports digitally, in a structured and legally compliant manner – simply by typing, speaking or taking photos! Whether on site at the customer's location, in the office or on the go with the app, you can now easily record your information or photos. The reports, protocols, notes and deployment reports you create are stored in a structured manner in the respective customer file and you can share them with your customers and employees.

Mandatory training must be up-to-date, easy to understand, and fully verifiable—but creating, organizing, and documenting it often takes a lot of time. Using sycat eLU as an example, this presentation demonstrates how AI and LMS simplify the entire training process: with ready-made content, AI-supported creation and updates, targeted assignment, learning assessments, and automatic documentation.

Humanoid robots are no longer a concept. The first deployments in European industrial facilities are underway — and occupational safety professionals will be among the first to decide how, whether, and on what terms these systems enter their organisations. This presentation takes a deliberately practical approach. Drawing on the development of VIGIL — a humanoid robot specialised in industrial safety — it walks through three concrete use cases your HSE team will recognise immediately: autonomous night-shift patrol of blind-spot zones with real-time gas and hazard detection; continuous ergonomic observation and physical demonstration of safer work movements to reduce musculoskeletal disorders at source; and a Gemba walk assistant that handles documentation and pattern analysis so that supervisors can focus entirely on the conversation in front of them. Each use case exposes the same structural limit: The technology works — when the human side is prepared. The presentation identifies three specific failure modes that no software update will fix: The operator who does not trust the robot, the supervisor who defers to AI when his experience says otherwise, and the team that outsources accountability to the system. Attendees will leave with a clear picture of what humanoid safety systems can and cannot do today, the deployment conditions that determine whether they create value or create risk, and a practical framework for assessing whether their safety culture is ready for this transition — before the robots arrive. Suitable for: HSE managers, plant directors, safety officers in manufacturing, energy sector, logistics, heavy industries, food industry, and public sector facilities.

Most workplace accidents are not caused by a single mistake, but by a combination of time pressure, changing conditions, and human decision-making. In this session, TOUGH demonstrates how immersive 3D simulations and serious gaming can make safety training more practical, engaging, and effective. Participants experience realistic high-risk situations, make decisions, and immediately see the consequences of their actions. The presentation explains which gamification mechanics genuinely support learning, how to introduce them without compromising the seriousness of safety content, and how companies can embed simulation-based training into their safety culture to strengthen hazard awareness, decision-making, and safe behavior on the job.

Why do accidents happen even though rules, technology, and training are in place? Because safety does not fail because of machines—it fails because of human behavior. In this keynote speech, I will show why over 60% of all workplace accidents are behavior-related and why this is precisely where our greatest opportunity lies. Safety is not created by more regulations, but by attitude, awareness, and psychological safety. Using concise examples and surprisingly simple micro-interventions, participants will learn how leadership influences behavior—often unconsciously—why fear and control weaken safety, and how a strength-based safety culture leads to measurably fewer incidents. This keynote speech does not make an appeal, but rather offers a change of perspective: away from "having to follow rules" and toward safety that people really want. Practical. Scientifically sound. Immediately effective.