{"id":35955,"date":"2026-02-25T17:54:21","date_gmt":"2026-02-25T16:54:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.vgbe.energy\/news\/new-vgbe-conference-health-safety-in-the-energy-transition-more\/"},"modified":"2026-02-25T17:55:04","modified_gmt":"2026-02-25T16:55:04","slug":"vgbe-conference-health-safety-26","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/www.vgbe.energy\/en\/news\/vgbe-conference-health-safety-26\/","title":{"rendered":"New vgbe Conference \u2018Health &amp; Safety in the Energy Transition\u2019 | more"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"35955\" class=\"elementor elementor-35955 elementor-35942\" data-elementor-post-type=\"news\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6cc5f33 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"6cc5f33\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4e1d6f7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"4e1d6f7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1246\" height=\"720\" src=\"https:\/\/www.vgbe.energy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/HS_Konferenz26BeitragsF.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-35944\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.vgbe.energy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/HS_Konferenz26BeitragsF.jpg 1246w, https:\/\/www.vgbe.energy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/HS_Konferenz26BeitragsF-300x173.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.vgbe.energy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/HS_Konferenz26BeitragsF-1024x592.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.vgbe.energy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/HS_Konferenz26BeitragsF-768x444.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1246px) 100vw, 1246px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bcc57b2 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"bcc57b2\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fa49d8e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"fa49d8e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tOn 13 and 14 October 2026, the Maritim Hotel D\u00fcsseldorf will become a meeting place for leading experts from all over the world. The conference language is English. Operators, manufacturers, suppliers, universities, research institutes and other key players will come together to present innovations, exchange experiences and develop solutions to the pressing issues of health and safety in the energy industry.    \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9e922b8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"9e922b8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Rethinking safety in the context of transformation<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6ca8f54 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6ca8f54\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The energy industry is undergoing historic change. New technologies, changed processes and increasing demands for sustainability and resilience also pose new challenges for occupational health and safety. This is precisely where this conference comes in: it offers an international stage for the exchange of information on the state of the art and the further development of proven and innovative safety concepts. This conference is explicitly aimed at the entire energy industry and all forms of generation.   <\/p><p>The focus is on topics such as:<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-17ee8c6 elementor-icon-list--layout-traditional elementor-list-item-link-full_width elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-list\" data-id=\"17ee8c6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-list.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-icon-list-items\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-check\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\"><strong>Fire and explosion protection <\/strong><br>Protection concepts for conventional, renewable and future energy systems<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-check\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Safety culture in transformation processes <br>Safety culture as the key to successful change processes<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-check\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\"><strong>Mental health and psychological safety <\/strong><br>mental health as an integral part of modern safety strategies<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-check\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\"><strong>Artificial intelligence in health &amp; safety<\/strong><br>digital and AI-supported solutions for greater safety and efficiency<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-150d8e3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"150d8e3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tBoth traditional energy plants and renewable and future energy systems will be considered: holistically, practically and with an international perspective.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8390694 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"8390694\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">More than a conference \u2013 a platform for collaboration<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-70772b5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"70772b5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Health &amp; Safety in the Energy Transition 2026<\/strong> is not only a specialist event, but also a source of <strong>inspiration and a networking platform<\/strong>. It creates space for intensive dialogue, for the transfer of knowledge from research and practice, and for new partnerships across national and industry boundaries. <\/p><p>With this new international format, vgbe energy is underlining its commitment to actively shaping the technical and scientific discourse and playing a decisive role in shaping the future of health and safety in the energy industry.<\/p><p>Be there when international experts come together to redefine safety in a sound, practical and forward-looking way in a changing energy landscape.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6f1367b e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"6f1367b\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fcc5d89 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"fcc5d89\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"854\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/www.vgbe.energy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/vgbe-VS-HS2026-31226-NL-StD.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-35947\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.vgbe.energy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/vgbe-VS-HS2026-31226-NL-StD.jpg 854w, https:\/\/www.vgbe.energy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/vgbe-VS-HS2026-31226-NL-StD-300x70.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.vgbe.energy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/vgbe-VS-HS2026-31226-NL-StD-768x180.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 854px) 100vw, 854px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e1cf1b3 elementor-align-right elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"e1cf1b3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/events.vgbe.energy\/events\/health-safety-in-the-energy-transition-2026\/30328\/625SX\/info\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-external-link-alt\"><\/i>\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Here you will find information about the event<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Health &amp; Safety in the Energy Transition 2026 is the new international conference organised by vgbe energy, sending a strong signal for safety and health in a profoundly changing energy world.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":35944,"menu_order":0,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"inline_featured_image":false},"categories":[114,95],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-35955","news","type-news","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-startpage-en","category-startpage-sticky-en"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.vgbe.energy\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news\/35955","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.vgbe.energy\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.vgbe.energy\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/news"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.vgbe.energy\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news\/35955\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":35956,"href":"https:\/\/www.vgbe.energy\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news\/35955\/revisions\/35956"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.vgbe.energy\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/35944"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.vgbe.energy\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=35955"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.vgbe.energy\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=35955"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.vgbe.energy\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=35955"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}