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Winners of the 15th German Hazardous Substance Protection Award announced

  • Date 2024-10-04

Safe. Better. Work - 2024 in focus: Protection against carcinogenic hazardous substances

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.

The Hazardous Substances Protection Award

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.

Prize winner from the General Customs Directorate and commended Jacqueline Tolg with members of the jury
Prize winner from the General Customs Directorate and commended Jacqueline Tolg with members of the jury (from left to right: Thomas von der Heyden, Dr. Bernhard Liermann, Angela Crone, Jacqueline Tolg, Prof. Dr. Thomas Kuhlbusch, Ramona Däsler, Torge Richter, Mathias Wagner, Photo: Andreas Defren]

More information about the award-winning solutions, the prize winners and the The Hazardous Substances Protection Award can be found on the BMAS website at www.bmas.de and the BAuA at www.gefahrstoffschutzpreis.de.

Source:

BAuA: 15th German Hazardous Substances Protection Award - Good ideas for protection against carcinogenic hazardous substances awarded
https://www.baua.de/EN/Topics/Chemicals-biological-agents/Hazardous-substances/Hazardous-substances-protection-award/Hazardous-substances-protection-award

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