The event featured extensive discussions on innovative solutions in industrial safety and occupational health and safety, and on the role of metrology and calibration in industrial processes and in ensuring product quality and safety.

The Azerbaijan Institute of Metrology (AzMI), operating under the State Agency for Antimonopoly and Consumer Market Control under the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan, was represented at the 3rd Industrial Safety Summit, jointly organized by the Ministry of Emergency Situations and the Azerbaijan Industrial Safety Association (AISA) Public Union.

Held under the slogan “Turning Point”, the Summit aimed to discuss innovative solutions and best practices in occupational health and safety and workplace safety requirements.

The panel discussions addressed industrial safety, occupational health, safety, environmental protection and quality (HSEQ) and social responsibility. Khamis Seyranov, Director General of AzMI, spoke at Panel I, “Red Line”, on the topic “The Importance of Metrology in Industry and the Application of Digitalization”.

The strategic role of metrology in industry was stressed, along with the importance of calibrating and verifying measuring instruments not only for ensuring product quality but also for maintaining safety, ensuring the safety of production processes and using resources efficiently. Detailed information was also given on digitalization initiatives in this field, the optimization of measurement processes, the introduction of automated mechanisms and the benefits of artificial intelligence in improving measurement accuracy.

Also taking part in the panel were Mammad Alizada, Adviser to the President of SOCAR on Health and Occupational Safety; Yashar Hamzayev, Azerbaijan Coordinator of the International Labour Organization (ILO) Office for Eastern Europe and Central Asia; Rovshan Mahmudov, Chief Executive Officer of Prime Cotton LLC; and Samir Aliyev, Head of the HSE Department at AZCON Holding.