Press Release No. 8/21 – BGE receives the “Sicher mit System” seal of quality

On 23 June 2021, the BGE and BGE TECHNOLOGY GmbH were awarded the “Sicher mit System” (SmS) seal of approval by the German Social Accident Insurance Institution for the raw materials and chemical industry (BG RCI). The SmS seal of approval certifies that BGE has organised health and safety systematically and effectively within the framework of occupational health and safety and that occupational health and safety is consistently practised by its employees.

From August 2020 to May 2021, the BG RCI assessed the occupational safety management system (OSMS) of the BGE according to the principles of the SmS quality seal and found it to be exemplary. The assessment examines whether the relevant contents of DGUV Guideline 311-002 – Occupational Health and Safety Management Systems are implemented and whether the indicators suggest effective management and work behaviour in occupational health and safety. The assessment includes the examination of documents and on-site inspections as well as interviews with managers and employees.

When the seal of quality was awarded, Dr Thomas Lautsch, technical managing director of the BGE, emphasised how important occupational health and safety is to the BGE: “We expect our contractors to be certified in many areas. We apply the same standards in our own company. We will be implementing many measures in our projects in the coming months and years. The issue of occupational safety plays an important role here. I am quite proud of this award!”