Biography

Dr. Jens Jühling is an electrotechnical engineer and received his doctorate at the Technical University of Chemnitz (Germany) in 1988. He started working in the large German Social Accident Insurance Institution BG ETEM in 1991, first as a Technical Expert in electrotechnical engineering and Labour Inspector in the Prevention Department. In 2006, he became head of the Prevention Department of this institution until his retirement in October 2024. In this sense, he has about 30 years of experience in promoting occupational safety and health. He has been working since the 1990s with various functions for the International Social Security Association (ISSA). Since 2022, he has been President of the ISSA Section for Electricity, Gas and Water, as well as the Special Commission on Prevention of the ISSA. Dr. Jühling has participated in several symposiums, workshops, international working groups and training courses on occupational safety and health around the world related to crucial issues of occupational safety and health.