Increasing the safety of work with hazardous substances and promoting innovation
The German Hazardous Substances Protection Award is conferred by the Federal Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs (BMAS) every two years and organised by the Federal Agency for Occupational Safety and Health (BAuA), which conducts the business of the Committee on Hazardous Substances (AGS). With the title of "making the handling of hazardous substances safer, supporting innovation", the award has honoured exemplary and ground-breaking work surrounding protection against hazardous substances. 2024 the prize has been awarded for the 15th time in a row since 1994.
Here you can find information on the winners of the 13th - 15th German Hazardous Substances Protection Award.
15th German Hazardous Substances Protection Award - Good ideas for protection against carcinogenic hazardous substances awarded
The winners of the 15th German Hazardous Substances Protection Award were announced in Stuttgart on September 26, 2024. The prize, endowed with 10,000 euros, and awarded by the German Federal Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs (BMAS) under the motto "Safe. Better. Work - 2024 in focus: Protection against carcinogenic hazardous substances" was awarded to the Directorate General of Customs (Generalzolldirektion), Bonn, in the category "Technical solution, management and training" for the contribution "Identification of contaminated freight and overseas containers using the GDA-F gas warning device".
In addition, Ms. Jacqueline Tolg, occupational safety specialist, received a commendation in the category "Training" for the contribution "Workshop 'Working with hazardous substances' - switching roles today?".
Jury
The award was decided on June 21, 2024 by an independent jury composed as follows:
- Frau Dr. Adelheid NIESERT, Federal Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs
- Herr Prof. Dr. Thomas KUHLBUSCH (Moderator), Federal Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (BAuA)
- Herr Thomas VON DER HEYDEN, Institute for Occupational Safety and Health - IFA
- Frau Angela CRONE, Hessian Ministry of Labour, Integration, Youth and Social Affairs
- Frau Annika WÖRSDÖRFER, DGB
- Herr Dr. Martin WIESKE, Wirtschaftsvereinigung Metalle e. V. (WV Metalle)
Award ceremony
The award ceremony took place on Sept. 26, 2024, as part of the 18th Occupational Safety and Health Forum of the Joint German Occupational Safety and Health Strategy (GDA) in Stuttgart. The award winners will be given the opportunity to present themselves at relevant events.
14th German Hazardous Substances Protection Award - Good ideas for protection against carcinogenic hazardous substances awarded
The German Federal Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs (BMAS) presented for the 14th time the German Hazardous Substances Protection Award endowed with 10,000 Euro on September 29, 2022. The motto of this year was "STOP cancer at work - 2022 in focus: dusts and fumes". An independent jury of experts from various interest groups selected a technical solution as the award winner in the technical solution category and commended an entry from the management category.
The BOMAG GmbH from Boppard received the award for the development of the ION DUST SHIELD, an innovative solution for the safe handling of carcinogenic substances released during the milling of asphalt.
Ökopol GmbH from Hamburg received a commendation for the European social partner project "Reducing Respirable Crystalline Silica Dust Effectively".
Award ceremony
The award ceremony took place on Sept. 29, 2022, as part of the 16th Occupational Safety and Health Forum of the Joint German Occupational Safety and Health Strategy (GDA) in Berlin. The award winners will be given the opportunity to present themselves at relevant events.
13th German Hazardous Substances Protection Award - Good ideas for protection against carcinogenic hazardous substances awarded
On November 10, 2020, the winners of the 13th German Hazardous Substances Protection Prize were announced in Dortmund. URSA Chemie GmbH, Montabaur, and Sterigenics Germany GmbH, Wiesbaden, share the 10,000 Euro prize awarded by the Federal Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs (BMAS) for their technical solutions for the safe handling of carcinogenic substances. In addition, the FeuerKrebs gUG, Hamburg, received a commendation in the training category for its activities to improve the health protection of fire fighters.
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