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FROM PORTUGAL at A+A 2021
Strong participation of Portuguese companies at the biennial safety fair in Dusseldorf (26-29 October), for a total of 300 sm, spread over three exhibition ‘islands’.


A+A 2021: back to work…in complete safety!
Between digitalisation and sustainability, live presentations, conferences, and proposals of new products and technologies, returning to Dusseldorf is the eagerly awaited rendezvous with the most important fair in the world for occupational safety, security, and health.


Key word: sustainability
The future cannot be anything but ‘sustainable’ and for some time now, the safety clothing and footwear industry has been aware of the urgency and need to propose safe products to the market, which are compliant with safety standards, but also ‘green’ and respectful of the environment.


Great success for CIOSH 2021
With 1,565 exhibitors (a record number since its inception in 1966) and a total of 35,898 professional visitors, the 102nd China International Occupational Safety & Health Goods Expo ended with great success on April 16


4W What Women Wear at Work
Conceiving apparel and PPE that ensure health and safety for women construction workers, which are also capable of exalting femininity and respecting the environment: this is the objective of the 3rd ‘Build Our Safety’ contest devised by the Istituto Carlo Bazzi (headquarters of the Museum of Safety) and ESEM-CPT - Ente Unified Training and Safety.


Safety sector back to the fair
Expoprotection and A+A announce the dates for 2021, gathering the industry’s desire to return to meet live again and supporting the shows with digital channels. In the meantime, Italian fairs remain closed


Simac Tanning Tech postponed to the second half of 2021
The technology fair has been postponed in order not to affect the international turnout


The Safety Universe in the Post-Covid Era
We have entered the Post-Covid Era: what repercussions did the pandemic have on business? What strategies have companies adopted? What is today’s consumer looking for in a safety product? Will the future be digital? And what about fairs, what role will the play? We asked key players of both finished products and components in the supply chain their opinions.


The Safety Footwear Revolution Week will be held from 23rd to 26th of November 2020
A fully digital and virtual conference that aims to be a milestone on the footwear Sector.


Focus on: A+A
Birgit Horn, Project Director A+A, emphasizes the importance for every company to have solid prevention and protection plans, also in the field of IT-security, and the key role of A + A for international networking for reacting quickly to change.


Focus on: Sicur
Maria Valcarce, direttrice di Sicur, underlines how the pandemic has accelerated the growth of importance of cyber security and tells us about the next edition of Sicur in 2022.


Focus On: Ambiente Lavoro
With the worsening of the epidemiological situation, the December edition will be held only in digital format: in the meantime, with Ms. Pavarelli, we take stock of the situation in the sector with the feedback received from participating operators in the event.


Focus: Expoprotection
The French platform dedicated to risk prevention and management, after having cancelled the November edition because of the Covid pandemic, looks to the future with two events to be held in the next two-year period, while maintaining contact with its public: we spoke of this with director Jean-François Sol Dourdin


CIOSH 2020: ‘lighthouse’ for the industry
Held with success and in complete safety from 3 to 5 July, the largest professional fair in China dedicated to personal protective equipment for the workplace, is the latest member of the large A+A family.