Events & meetings

September 2011

  1. Event

    XIX World Congress on Safety and Health at Work: "Building a Global Prevention Culture for a Healthy and Safe Future"

    11 - 15 September 2011

    The World Congress, organized every three years since 1955, provides a forum for the exchange of knowledge, practices and experiences for all occupational safety and health specialists, employers and managers, trade unions, public administration, insurance and social security professionals, manufacturers and importers, as well as anyone with an interest in safety and health at work.

  2. Event

    49th annual meeting of CIS centres

    11 September 2011

    The meeting addressed the current activities, the new information management strategy, the development of information resources, and the communication within the network.

June 2011

  1. Event

    International Forum on Occupational Health and Safety: Policies, Profiles and Services

    20 - 22 June 2011

    The aim of the International Forum is to look into occupational safety and health policies and profiles and make an inventory, and then to continue with the introduction and further development of occupational health services, Basic Occupational Health Services in particular. In addition, time is reserved for discussing the practical tools for solutions and good practices. Our intention is to come up with recommendations for further actions for more sustainable solutions in the world of work.

May 2011

  1. Event

    16th Meeting of the Inter-Agency Committee on Radiation Safety

    12 - 13 May 2011

    The IACRS meeting is a regular working mechanism through which member organizations coordinate their work on radiation protection. The Secretariat of the IACRS used to be ensured by participating organizations on a rotating basis.

  2. Event

    2011 World Day for Safety and Health at Work in Zambia

    28 April - 12 May 2011

    In Zambia, the World Day for Occupational Safety and Health was celebrated at both national and enterprise level.

April 2011

  1. Event

    2011 World Day for Safety and Health at Work in Japan

    28 April 2011

    World Day in 2011 focused on the implementation of an Occupational Safety and Health Management System (OSHMS) as a tool for continual improvement in the prevention of workplace incidents and accidents. Marking the day, ILO Office for Japan has created a Japanese portal page listing links to relevant information including past year events of the Day, ILO 2001 Guidelines on occupational safety and health management systems and OSHMS in Japan, thematic information on occupational safety and health as well as Japanese translation of the 2011 World Day report and other related materials.

  2. Event

    World Day for Safety and Health at Work – 28 April 2011

    28 April 2011

    The 2011 World Day for Safety and Health at Work focuses on the implementation of an Occupational Safety and Health Management System (OSHMS) as a tool for continual improvement in the prevention of workplace incidents and accidents. The ILO has prepared a report to serve as a background to this theme, a poster and other promotional materials for the occasion and invites you to join us in promoting this important day.

  3. Event

    2011 World Day for Safety and Health at Work in Ukraine

    31 March - 28 April 2011

    The period before the World Day for Safety and Health at Work witnessed a number of events held in Ukraine in commemoration of the 28th of April. The events were widely covered by the media.

  4. Event

    2011 World Day for Safety and Health at Work in Malawi

    27 April 2011

    Several activities were carried out at Dwangwa Sugar Corporation and at national level in observance of the World Day for Occupational Safety and Health.

  5. Event

    2011 World Day for Safety and Health at Work in Moldova

    27 April 2011

    The project "Improving safety and health at work through a Decent Work agenda" supported in 2011 the first celebration of the World Day for Occupational Safety and Health in Moldova.

February 2011

  1. Event

    Global Dialogue Forum on Safety in the Supply Chain in Relation to Packing of Containers

    21 - 22 February 2011

    The purpose of the Forum is to reach a common understanding by all stakeholders of the underlining issues pertinent to the packing of containers and a better understanding of the reasons that lead to the application of poor practices in packing of containers that result in industrial accidents as well as to reach consensus on a common approach throughout the supply chain for the correct application and enforcement of the appropriate standards for packing containers.

November 2010

  1. Event

    CIS regional meeting of European centres

    23 - 24 November 2010

August 2010

  1. Event

    48th annual meeting of CIS centres

    30 August 2010

April 2010

  1. Event

    World Day for Safety and Health at Work – 28 April 2010

    28 April 2010

    This year, under the theme "Emerging risks and new patterns of prevention in a changing world of work" the day will draw attention on the current global challenges and the new context of occupational safety and health practice. It highlights technological advance, emerging workplace risks, and changing patterns of employment and workforce and thus, the need for new preventive approaches in facing these new challenges.

November 2009

  1. Event

    XXIXth International Symposium of the ISSA Construction Section on Occupational Safety and Health in the Construction Industry

    23 - 25 November 2009

  2. International ILO Conference, 3-6 November 2009, Düsseldorf, Germany

    ILO Conference "Implementing Occupational Safety and Health Standards Globally", Düsseldorf, Germany, 3-6 November 2009

    3 - 6 November 2009

    The global financial crisis will have a profound effect on the world of work. The International ILO Safety Conference in Düsseldorf will bring together 300 participants from 60 countries around the world during the A+A Trade Fair to discuss the potential impacts of the global economic crisis on safety and health at workplaces.

October 2009

  1. Event

    47th annual meeting of CIS centres

    22 - 23 October 2009

    This anniversary meeting celebrated the 50th anniversary of ILO-CIS.

June 2009

  1. Event

    2009 American Industrial Hygiene Conference & Exposition (AIHce)

    30 May - 4 June 2009

April 2009

  1. Event

    World Day for Safety and Health at Work 2009

    28 April 2009

    World Day for Safety and Health at Work is an international campaign to promote safe, healthy, and decent work.

June 2008

  1. Event

    46th annual meeting of CIS centres

    29 June 2008