IVEPE-SEV at Safety & Security Conference The Safety & Security Conference was successfully completed on the 21st of February 2018, with the support and active participation of IVEPE-SEV. Having almost 40 years of experience and know-how in Industrial Safety & Security training issues, we had the opportunity meet excecutives of greek industries, discuss and understand market's needs, present our specialized training programs and our successful projects and case studies. The main topics of the Safety & Security Conference focused on the following: Best Practices, trends, equipment for Achieving Safe Operating Conditions and improving / enhancing overall safety at work Staff Safety: Workplace evacuation procedures, systems and services for the protection of workers A holistic approach to safety & security of critical installations and the relevant European framework Good practices for the safety of workers and visitors through the implementation of unified security systems Fire detection and fire extinguishing systems for buildings, industrial areas and special installations Integrated security, fire safety and building automation management Perimeter security in practice - Technologies and developments to improve and promote safety at work Safety & Security words are often used as similar, but in fact they are two different concepts. Safety is the protection of people and assets from negligent or unintentional dangers such as natural disasters, fire, earthquakes, labor, ergonomics, psychological accidents. Security is refered to human and asset protection, from dangers of intent such as robbery, burglary, arson, terrorism, vandalism. Enterprices and organizations should look at these two concepts in a holistic approach, since they should be interlinked, both at the same time, with a view to minimizing risks and building a preventative culture. Knowing the risks is a prerequisite to avoiding them. Prevention should therefore inspire the actions of all those involved in the operation and safety of an enterprise or organization, since that's the only way to: • Understand that risks, predict them and create effective active shield against them• Stop accidents from accidental occurrences• Avoid disasters and loss of life/property caused by inadequate security measures
