SIAS has a long tradition. It was first organised in Montreal in 1999. In the meantime, events in Bonn, Nancy, Chicago, Tokyo, Tampere and Montreal again marked milestones in the follow-up of the initial gathering. SIAS has become a steady appointment for OSH experts, players in industry and the public sector. Nowadays, while technological developments are continuing by leaps and bounds, the conference has grown all the more important: It is a forum to share proven safety solutions, identify emerging OSH risks in good time and discuss chances and drawbacks of technology advances on a regular basis.
In 2015 the Institut für Arbeitsschutz der Deutschen Gesetzlichen Unfallversicherung (IFA) in Germany will be the conference host for the second time in the history of SIAS. After a successful event in Bonn on the Rhine at the beginning of the millennium, the conference will now move upstream to Königswinter at the foot of the Siebengebirge. The romantic landscape together with the approaching Advent season and the renowned German Christmas markets will set a perfect framework for fruitful and inspiring exchanges.
