Events and training

30th International Congress on Occupational Health

18 - 23 March 2012, Cancun, Mexico

The 30th Congress of the International Commission on Occupational Health (ICOH) will bring together occupational health researchers and practitioners from all over the world to share and learn from each other the most current advances in the field of occupational health. The theme of the congress is "Occupational health for all: From research to practice" and is based on the belief that all workers require health protection to prevent any occupational disease or injury as part of their human and labor rights.

49th Annual Meeting of CIS Centres

11 September 2011, Haliç Congress Centre, Istanbul, Turkey

The participants discussed the current situation regarding the ILO-CIS centres activities, the new ILO information management strategy, ways of developing CIS information resources and new products, as well as communication within the CIS Network.

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

11 - 15 September 2011, Istanbul, Turkey

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.

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

12 - 13 May 2011, ILO Headquarters, Geneva, Switzerland

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.

ILO International Safety Conference 2011 in cooperation with ISSA

20 - 21 October 2011, Düsseldorf, Germany

The conference will focus on the application of international tools on occupational safety and health (OSH) strategic approach at national and enterprise levels. Good practice in construction and health sectors, which face high and emerging risks to occupational accidents and diseases, will be highlighted. Under the theme "Promoting a preventative safety and health culture: International instruments, national strategies and good practices", the conference will offer an excellent forum to share the experience of different stakeholders and learn how to put it in practice at each level.

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

20 - 22 June 2011, Espoo, Finland

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.

Safety 2010 World Conference

21 - 24 September 2010, London, United Kingdom

Safety 2010 is a world conference devoted to the prevention of unintentional injuries and violence worldwide.

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

23 - 25 November 2009, Brussels

Employment injury schemes and the prevention of occupational accidents and diseases

8 - 19 October 2012, International Training Centre of the ILO, Turin, Italy

The general objective of the course is to strengthen the capacity of employment-injury institutions to improve the coverage and management of occupational accidents and diseases and to promote prevention as a means to occupational safety and health.

Post-graduate course on Occupational Safety and Health at the Workplace (7th edition)

1 October 2012 - 22 March 2013, International Training Centre of the ILO (Turin, Italy) and distance learning

This postgraduate course was designed to contribute to the development of competent occupational safety and health (OSH) professionals. The general objective is to facilitate the knowledge and skills required for effectively dealing with safety and health management.

Occupational safety and health management in the enterprise

4 - 15 June 2012, International Training Centre of the ILO, Turin, Italy

This course provides participants with the concepts, methods, techniques and skills to advise about, and carry out, the management of occupational safety and health (OSH) within an enterprise.

SOLVE training of trainers: Integrating health promotion in occupational safety and health policies

28 May - 8 June 2012, International Training Centre of the ILO, Turin, Italy

The overall objective of this course is to develop knowledge and skills that will lead to the integration of the psychosocial and health promotion issues into a comprehensive enterprise policy and establish a framework for preventative action. This course will be held in French.