Programme of the OHS Forum 2021

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The Occupational Safety and Health Forum took place on 23 November 2021 for the first time in a virtual conference format. The organisers and partners of the 14th OHS Forum would like to thank all participants and speakers at this year’s event. The replay of the event is available in English, French, German, and the original version. Please consult the FAQ at the bottom of the page, if you encounter problems connecting to the replay website.

Facilitator: Camille Ney

Opening panel discussion

  • Jean-Paul Olinger, CEO of INDR, Luxembourg
  • Michel Reckinger, Chair of UEL, Luxembourg
  • Claude Seywert, Chair of AAA, Luxembourg

Introductory address

  • Martina Hesse-Spötter, Chair of ISSA Section for Electricity and of the Special Commission on Prevention, Managing director of the Cologne District Administration for Rehabilitation and Compensation of BG ETEM, Germany
  • Dr. Jens Jühling, Secretary General of ISSA Section for Electricity and Head of the Prevention Department of BG ETEM

Facilitators: Camille Ney and Joy Mukherjee, Head of Media and Events Department of BG ETEM

Panel discussion: VISION ZERO in Luxemburg

  • Marc Gross, Director of Public Affairs & Analysis – Social Affairs, Employment & Training of the Chamber of Skilled Crafts and Trades, Luxembourg
  • Michèle Marques, Senior Advisor of UEL, Luxembourg
  • Anne-Sophie Theissen, Director Legal & Tax of the Chamber of Commerce, Luxembourg
  • Dr. Annick Sunnen, Head of Prevention Department of AAA, Luxembourg
  • Georges Wagner, Managing director of AAA, Luxembourg

Testimonial of the winner of the National Occupational Health and Safety Award 2020 by Mary Cassao, Nurse and Kinaesthetics in-house at the Northern Hospital (CHdN), Luxembourg

Vision Zero – Proactive Leading Indicators

  • Prof. Dr. Gerard Zwetsloot (PhD), Self-employed Researcher and Consultant, The Netherlands

Creating an open error culture and learning lessons from Near Misses

  • Sabine Herbst, Deputy Section Manager for Strategic Cooperation at the Central Prevention Division of the German Social Accident Insurance (DGUV)
  • Dorothee Hübner (M.A.), Head of the Accident Coding Department at the Competence Centre Prevention Statistics of BG ETEM
  • Carlo Schiertz, Safety Consultant and Facilitator, ISO 45001 Auditor at Labyrinth Sàrl-S, Luxembourg

Questions and answers

Facilitators: Camille Ney and Joy Mukherjee, Head of Media and Events Department of BG ETEM

Message from Mr Romain Schneider, Minister of Social Security, Luxembourg

Current trends in the standard range of the ISO 45000 series

  • Uwe Marx, Head of the Integration of Occupational Health and Safety Department of the German Social Accident Insurance Institution for the administrative sector (VBG)

Risks and opportunities – practical implementation of the DIN ISO 45001 requirement in the company’s occupational health and safety management system

  • Stefan Butz, Head of the Health and Safety Management Department and Head of the Assessment Unit of the German Social Accident Insurance Institution for the trade and logistics industry (BG HW)

Virtual reality for more safety

Immersion in a building site
  • Alexis Sikora, Head of the Construction Department of the Training Institute for the Building Sector (IFSB S.A.), Luxembourg
Supplementary instruction for working on electrical systems
  • Jens Epe, Chief Technology Officer (CTO) of World of VR, Germany
  • Giuseppe Torcoli, Occupational Safety Specialist at RheinEnergie, Germany

Questions and answers

Facilitators: Camille Ney and Martine Peters, Senior Advisor of UEL, Luxembourg

Message from Mr Dan Kersch, Minister of Labour, Employment and the Social and Solidarity Economy, Luxembourg

Vision Zero and supply chains

  • Dr. Tommi Alanko, Head of the Occupational Safety Unit at the Finnish Institute of Occupational Health (FIOH), Finland

Making global supply chains sustainable

  • Dr. Gregor Kemper, Head of the International Relations Department at the German Social Accident Insurance (DGUV), Germany

The ESR Guide in Luxembourg – human rights and occupational health and safety topics

  • Norman Fisch, Secretary General of INDR, Luxembourg

Testimonial of the company IKO Development, awarded with the label ESR – ENTREPRISE RESPONSABLE

Questions and answers

Facilitators: Camille Ney and Dr Robert Goerens, Head of the Occupational Health Department (DSAT) of the Health Directorate, Luxembourg

Message from Ms Paulette Lenert, Minister of Health, Luxembourg

Sanitary recommendations in the context of a pandemic

  • Dr. Patrizia Thiry, Director General of the Occupational Health Association for the Tertiary and the Financial Sector (ASTF), Luxembourg

Testimonial of PwC Luxembourg by Dominique Laurent, Managing director

Health protection while teleworking

Panel discussion: Legal framework of telework in Luxembourg and Germany
  • Héloïse Antoine, Senior Advisor of UEL, Luxembourg
  • Maren Knopp, Head of the Legal Department for Accident Prevention of BG ETEM, Germany
  • Guillaume Schimberg, Deputy Managing director of AAA, Luxembourg
Ergonomics while teleworking
  • Torsten Wagner, Expert at the Competence Centre Occupational Health of BG ETEM, Germany
Psychological burden and telework
  • Dr. Just Mields, Expert at the Competence Centre Occupational Health of BG ETEM, Germany

New interactive toolbox for preventing psychosocial stress

  • Carolin Gorges, Occupational Psychologist at the Multi-Sector Occupational Health Service (STM), Luxembourg

Questions and answers

Facilitator: Camille Ney

Closing panel – Conclusions and outlook

  • Frank Göller, Head of Supervision and Counselling of BG ETEM, Germany
  • Jean-Paul Olinger, CEO of UEL and of INDR, Luxembourg
  • Claude Seywert, Chair of AAA, Luxembourg

AAA: Luxembourg Accident Insurance Association

UEL: Luxembourg Employers Association

INDR: National Institute for Sustainable Development and Corporate Social Responsibility

BG ETEM: German Social Accident Insurance Institution for the energy, textile, electrical and media products sectors

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