A&A: A starting signal for the trade fairs in Düsseldorf
Under the motto "People count", A+A 2021 will present everything to do with personal protection, occupational safety and health at work from October 26 to 29. More than 1200 exhibitors from 56 nations will present themselves to the trade visitors in ten halls at the Düsseldorf exhibition center.
The 37th International Congress on Occupational Safety and Health at the A&A, which begins on October 26, 2021, at the Düsseldorf Exhibition Center, includes many challenges for the occupational safety and health professional scene. The focus will be on leading topics such as the digitalization of work. Other issues that will be discussed revolve around the aspects of organizing decentralized workplaces in a safe and healthy manner, as well as the balance between mobile and stationary work.
In Hall 10 trade visitors will find the Safety and Health Meeting Point, the competence center for all occupational health and safety issues. The Robotics Park is also located in Hall 10. This is divided into the Self Experience Space and the Exoworkathlon. The partner of the Robotics Park is Fraunhofer IPA from Stuttgart.
Ergonomics is not a marginal topic either, for example with regard to the need for workplace prevention that arises from musculoskeletal stresses, as well as the prevention of carcinogenic substances in the workplace. In the Self Experience Space, the following manufacturers of exoskeleton solutions will be presenting their products, which visitors can try out for themselves: Ottobock SE & Co. KGaA, Japet Medical Devices SAS, Iturri, German Bionic Systems GmbH, Ergoschutz GmbH, suitX Inc, hTRIUS GmbH, Levitate Technologies Inc. and Laevo B.V.
In Hall 4 the Trend Forum will feature expert presentations on the topics of digitization versus safety, digitization versus health, sustainability, protection and hygiene, and safe handling of hazardous substances, providing an insight into current developments.
In Hall 5 is the Corporate Fashion Lounge. Here, trade visitors can find out about the latest trends in fashionable workwear and experience how diverse modern workwear is today. At the same time, the lounge provides an outlook on the future role that the topic of corporate fashion will play at the trade show from A+A 2023 onwards.
In Hall 6 trade visitors will find the action area Operational Fire Protection and Emergency Management, organized by the Bundesverband Betrieblicher Brandschutz, Werkfeuerwehrverband Deutschland (WFVD).
The A+A Congress will take place from 26 - 29 October 2021 takes place in Düsseldorf. The congress is one of the leading events worldwide on current topics relating to occupational safety and health and occupational medicine. According to the organizers, the A+A Congress is primarily a meeting place for decision-makers and players in occupational safety and health to exchange ideas.
Source: A&A
