Siemens Energy in Görlitz benefits from HSZG concepts for improving health and reducing mental stress.
The collaboration between Siemens Energy and the Zittau/Görlitz University of Applied Sciences is already showing measurable success. Scientifically sound concepts for promoting health and reducing mental stress have been successfully implemented in the company. A central project was the introduction of the Behavior Based Safety (BBS) program, which was accompanied as part of an industrial psychology thesis at the HSZG.
Siemens Energy in Görlitz is now regarded throughout the Group as a model company for a positive safety culture within the Group structure. Impressive proof of this: the production area at the site has been accident-free for almost four years. Overall, the number of accidents at work has been reduced by around 75 percent over the past seven years. This success is based on the consistent involvement of all employees and the establishment of an open and trusting error culture - coordinated and supported by Andreas Frömmter.
The digital BASA screening, which was scientifically developed and technologically enhanced at the HSZG, was used to successfully implement BBS. The current version is specially adapted to the requirements of the new world of work - characterized by increasing digitalization, mobile work and the use of artificial intelligence. It already includes the first AI-supported evaluation functions that enable rapid, data-based feedback on the psychological risk situation and safety culture. At the same time, the BASA process fulfills the legal requirements of the risk assessment of mental stress in accordance with Section 5 of the Occupational Health and Safety Act.
HSZG students have the opportunity to gain practical insights into modern occupational health and safety concepts during regular excursions to Görlitz. Especially in times of rapid technological change - such as the increasing integration of AI and robotics - it is becoming clear how important scientifically sound methods are for the analysis and design of work and organizational structures. This is where the university and its graduates make an important contribution to the future viability of companies.
