Young Scientist Award 2024

Towards sustainable safety in a rapidly changing world

Welcome to the Young Scientist Award 2024, an initiative by Working on Safety (WOS) dedicated to inspiring and engaging the next generation of safety enthusiasts and safety researchers. Our aim was to nurture the passion for safety in the workplace and identify future leaders who want to contribute their expertise for a sustainable safe working environment. Introducing the WOS Young Scientist Award 2024.

We had received a multitude of captivating submissions from talented individuals up to the age of 30 years. These contributions will undoubtedly shape the future of safety and health at the workplace as part of an exciting journey towards a safer and healthier working world!

A highly qualified jury had thoroughly evaluated the submissions based on scientific criteria.

Prize Winner

Congratulations to all winners on your exceptional achievements.

Place 1

		Hana Fajrianti Faculty of Public Health, University of Indonesia Indonesia		Optimizing Subcontractor Selection Processes: Integrating Occupational Health and Safety Criteria in Indonesian Construction Industry T6: Safety and health management

Place 2

		Inês Isabel da Conceição Lapa Brasiela Center for Translational Health and Medical Biotechnology Research (TBIO), School of Health, Porto Polytechnic University Portugal		Development of a decision-making tool to help classify work-related accidents due to overexertion: Preliminary results T4: Vision Zero: Safety - Health - Wellbeing

Place 3

		Monika Kobus Faculty of Public Health, Central Institute for Labour Protection – National Research Institute, Poland Poland		Overheating monitoring and prevention system for glasswork T1: Digitalisation and connectivity

Places 4-6

		Hannes Wackerle Institute for Biomechanics, BG Trauma Clinic Murnau (BG Unfallklinik Murnau) Germany		Effects of an active back-supporting exoskeleton on physical strain during work-related tasks T6: Safety and health management
		Ellen Hellmann German Social Accident Insurance Institution for the building trade (BG BAU) Germany		Connecting the dots between Data & Prevention: How innovative AI services support the goals of Vision Zero T4: Vision Zero: Safety - Health - Wellbeing
		Christian Cost Reyes ifaa - Institute of Applied Industrial Engineering and Ergonomics Germany		Potential of AI-based Assistance Systems for Improving Ergonomics and Health Protection in Manual Production Processes T1: Digitalisation and connectivity

Audience Award Winner

		Monika Kobus Faculty of Public Health, Central Institute for Labour Protection – National Research Institute, Poland Poland		Overheating monitoring and prevention system for glasswork T1: Digitalisation and connectivity

 

Award Highlights

The top three abstracts, as determined by our esteemed jury, were presented at WOS 2024. The winners not only gained visibility at the conference but also enjoyed the unique opportunity to attend the event for free. We did not stop there – we gave additional recognition for the next 3 best submissions. The award ceremony was a special event, celebrating excellence in safety research. The winners were announced at a celebratory awards ceremony on September 24th.The audience was also invited to actively participate in the award ceremony, every voice was counted.

Eligibility and Prizes

Who was able to apply:

All young scientists up to the age of 30 years, holding a Bachelor's, Master's, or Ph.D., were encouraged to apply for this prestigious award.

Prizes awarded are:

First Place:		Prize money €800
Second Place:		Prize money €600
Third Place:		Prize money €400
4th-6th Places:		Exciting non-monetary prizes

In addition, all winners (1st-6th places) had their conference registration fees waived!

Thanks to all participating and making this event special. Special thanks to all prize winners. We are looking forward to seeing more of your inspiring work. All the best for you.

Best regards,
The Organizing Team
Working on Safety (WOS) 2024 Conference