IOSH at World Congress

5 September 2011

IOSH representatives will have a busy agenda when they take part in the XIX World Congress of Safety and Health at Work, in Istanbul, next week.

The Institution will be staging a two-hour symposium, with the theme “Designing out the risk”, as part of the IOSH New Accession Countries initiative. For those able to attend, the symposium will take place in Aynalıkavak-1 Hall, Halic Congress Centre, on Tuesday 13 September from 4pm-8pm. And don’t forget to visit IOSH’s stand (E122) at the exhibition.

IOSH will be attending meetings held by ENSHPO (European Network of Safety and Health Professional Organisations ) and INSHPO (International Network of Safety and Health Professional Organisations).

IOSH will be talking to the International Social Security Association about contributions to its ‘prevention culture’ and ‘training and education’ sections, and attending sessions for the International Labour Organisation’s information centre, CIS.

The Institution plans to sign a memorandum of understanding with the Macedonian occupational safety and health association.

And there will be networking opportunities with a chance to meet the IOSH team and President Elect Subash Ludhra as well as other OSH professionals for a coffee on Sunday 11 September at 3pm-4pm and Monday 12 September after lunch, at 1.15-1.45pm. But there will be other opportunities to network throughout the Congress.

IOSH international officer Gisela Derrick said: “Our main aims are to take those opportunities to network, promote IOSH, and share information with other OSH organisations on what we are all doing to keep people safe and healthy at work.”