ENETOSH Links
In this area you will find links to other European and International networks.
After a brief description of the network in general1 you will find additional information related to the activities of the network in the field of education and training related to health and safety.
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After a brief description of the network in general1 you will find additional information related to the activities of the network in the field of education and training related to health and safety.
Please note that every link will open in a new browser window
- Focal Point network of the European Agency for Safety and Health at Work (EU OSHA)
EU-OSHA’s main safety and health information network is made up of a focal point in each EU Member State, as well as in Candidate and potential Candidate Countries and EFTA countries. Focal points are nominated by each government as the Agency's official representative in that country, and they are normally the national authority for safety and health at work.
The members of the Agency Contact group “Education and Training in Occupational Safety and Health” are in turn nominated by the focal points.
According to the Community Strategy on OSH the EU-Agency is carrying out activities in the field of mainstreaming OSH into education since 2002. The Agency provides a special website dedicated to Mainstreaming OSH into education.
Links:
Mainstreaming OSH into education:
http://osha.europa.eu/topics/osheducation
Focal points: osha.europa.eu
Website: osha.europa.eu
Campaigns: osha.europa.eu - CEDEFOP
European Centre for the Development of Vocational Training
Cedefop is the European Agency to promote the development of vocational education and training (VET) in the European Union.
TTnet is a network of national networks set up by Cedefop in 1998 as a Pan-European forum for key players and decision-makers in the training and professional development of vocational teachers and trainers all over Europe.
Links:
Website: www.cedefop.europa.eu
TTnet: www.trainingvillage.gr - ISSA: Prevention Commission and its 11 International Sections
The ISSA is the world's leading international organisation bringing together national social security administrations and agencies covering the different risks, including prevention. The objective of ISSA's Special Commission on Prevention is to initiate and to conduct at the international level activities designed to promote the prevention of occupational risks.
The section No. 4 “Education and training for prevention” is dealing with education and training issues.
Links:
Website of the section education and training: education.prevention.issa.int
Website: www.prevention.issa.int - ENSHPO
The European Network of Safety and Health Professional Organisations (ENSHPO) brings together health and safety professional organisations from the current EU member states, new member states, applicant countries, and other European countries.
On 19th September 2007, a Memorandum of Understanding between ENSHPO and ENETOSH was signed. This memorandum of Understanding aims at a future co-operation between both networks especially in the area of education and training.
Prof. Bianchi & Dr. Bollmann signing the memorandum (click to enlarge)
The full document (PDF) you can find here: Memorandum
Link:
Website: www.enshpo.org - European network on adolescent and injury risk prevention
The AdRisk project (Community Action on Adolescents and Injury Risk) represents an integrated approach to reduce the injury risk and risk taking behaviour among adolescents aged 15-24 years. The project focuses on national policy and strategy development, situation analysis, network development and the provision of tools and good practices.
The AdRisk project collaborates with partners in Member States for the exchange of information on good practices and actual policies within the framework of a partner network, supported by this website platform on Youth – Risk - Injury Prevention.
Link:
Website: www.eurosafe.eu.com - European Forum of Insurances against Accidents at Work and Occupational Diseases
The European Forum of Insurances against Accidents at Work and Occupational Diseases provides a venue for exchanging information and experiences between the national organisations which are responsible for the statutory insurance against occupational accidents and occupational diseases.
The goal of the Forum is to promote and safeguard the principle of a specific insurance against accidents at work and occupational diseases; moreover, it monitors actively the process of convergence between the systems in place in Europe against occupational accidents and occupational diseases. Today, the Forum has members from 16 countries.
Link:
Website: www.europeanforum.org - ENWHP
The European Network for Workplace Health Promotion (ENWHP) is an informal network of national occupational health and safety institutes, public health, health promotion and statutory social insurance institutions. ENWHP is a platform for all stakeholders interested in the improvement of workplace health and committed to working towards the vision & mission of the ENWHP: "healthy employees in healthy organisations". Currently the network has national contact offices in 28 countries.
Link:
Website: www.enwhp.org - ILO CIS Centre network
CIS is the knowledge management arm of the ILO Programme on Safety and Health at Work and the Environment (SafeWork). Its goal is to ensure that workers and everyone concerned with their protection have access to the facts they need to prevent occupational injuries and diseases.
At the moment, there are more than 140 CIS Centres worldwide.
Development and implementation of national capacity to carry out training in psychosocial issues at work is provided by the ILO SOLVE Programme.
Links:
The ILO SOLVE Programme: www.ilo.org
Website: www.ilo.org
CIS centres: www.ilo.org - INSHPO
The International Network of Safety & Health Practitioner Organizations (INSHPO) is an international organization that represents generalist occupational safety and health practitioner organizations. By bridging geographical, political and economic boundaries, INSHPO provides an international forum for information exchange among these groups and gives them a unified voice in dealing with other organizations and international authorities. INSHPO also promotes the sharing of standards and best practices, and encourages the development of occupational safety and health at a professional level by promoting the highest ethical standards.
Link:
Website: www.inshpo.org - Network of WHO/Collaborating Centres in occupational health
The network of Collaborating Centres makes a substantial contribution to our goal of "occupational health for all"; Network members are the "on-the-ground" actors, with capacities and networks in developed and developing countries, and they play a key role in capacity building. WHO estimates that only about 10 to 15% of workers worldwide have some kind of access to occupational health services, and extending coverage is a key challenge.
The 2006-2010 Workplan of the WHO Collaborating Centres is organised into six activity areas which are the following:
Activity area 1: Global situation analysis
Activity area 2: Evidence for action to support national policies and delivery plans
Activity area 3: Practical approaches to identify and reduce occupational risks
Activity area 4: Education, training and technical materials
Activity area 5: Development and expansion of occupational health services
Activity area 6: Communication and networking
Link:
For more information including the directory and detailed workplans, visit the website: http://www.who.int1 Thank you Sabine Sommer for providing us with the general descriptions of most of the networks
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