Fire Safety Award received
Siemens awards the Fire Safety Prize every two years: Olivier Jaques and Thomas Haas achieved top marks in the technical examination and each received 600 Swiss francs.
Security specialists from all over Switzerland have recently completed their training. As a result, from now on they will be responsible for the security installations of their hospitals, clinics, retirement and nursing homes.
Emergencies and disasters are particularly difficult to cope with in these facilities. In addition to emergency situations such as IT crashes, power outages or even fire, there are additional challenges for security professionals at a hospital or home to overcome: Radioactive radiation and medical gases are used in hospitals, and evacuation and escape are particularly difficult for patients in an emergency. In addition, the hospital must be able to respond to situations in which many patients need to be cared for at once.
Celebrated in bilingual Biel
30 women and men from the German-speaking and French-speaking parts of Switzerland have passed the federal vocational examination. The presentation of their professional certificates was celebrated at the Spitalzentrum Biel in order to take into account the two national languages of the participants. Mark Bringold (center), Head of Fire Safety and Security in the Bern, Basel and Lucerne area of Siemens Building Technologies, presented the Siemens Fire Safety Award to the best graduates: Olivier Jaques (left) from Maison d'accueuil Praz-Soleil in Châteaux d'Oex and Thomas Haas (right) from Klinik Stephanshorn in St. Gallen achieved the best grades with 5.4 and 5.3 respectively. Bringold presented them with the prize of 600 Swiss francs each.
