The recent staging of A+A 2015, International Trade Fair with Congress for Safety, Security and Health at Work, reflected companies’ increasing investment in occupational health and safety: a record of more than 65,000 visitors (2013: 63,000) took part to get an extensive overview of the latest trends in occupational health and safety, health promotion at work and safety and security management. Over 30% of all visitors came from outside Germany (from 80 nations), a further growth compared to the last staging in 2013. A total of 1,887 exhibitors from 57 countries showcased their products.
The transformation of the working environment is gaining further momentum. Increasing workplace digitization and respective demographic trends have created new challenges but also new opportunities. Companies are facing these developments actively by investing more money in sustaining their employees’ working capacities and also in humane working conditions and processes. This was evident from the development of the trade fair and the high level of exhibitor and visitor participation at A+A 2015.