‘The next ICOH Congress held in Korea, in 2015’

ICOH hand over the flag to KOSHA

27^th March,

President Hun-Ki Baek of KOSHA declared the official hosting of the 31^st ICOH Congress in Seoul, Korea as the agency took over the congress flag in the closing ceremony of the 30^th ICOH Congress held from 18^th to 23^rd March 2012 in Cancun, Mexico.

-          The 31^st ICOH Congress is held for six days in Coex, Seoul Korea from 31^st May to 5^th June 2015

The International Congress of Occupational Health is the largest international event held every three years where specialists in the hygiene, nursing and ergonomics from the government, academia and labor industries gather together to promote the occupational health across the world.

The motto of the 30^th ICOH Congress was ‘Occupational Health for All: From Research to Practice’, where experts in the occupational medicine, hygiene, nursing and ergonomics from the government, academia and the business gather together.

Around 1,700 experts in the occupational health participated in the congress and there were ten key-note speeches and 30 semi key-note speeches. The number of special session hosted was 119 with 65 speeches and 528 poster speeches.

KOSHA hosted 4 special sessions including special session on the culture of prevention during the congress, in which international organizations and related associations such as International Labor Organization(ILO), International Society Security Association(ISSA) and German Social Accident Insurance(DGUV) gave presentations on activities and strategies on the culture of prevention through implementing the Seoul Declaration. The participants also discussed ways to promote the Culture of prevention and share information. Around 100 specialists in the occupational health industry participated in the special session.

Further, KOSHA also hosted the bureau meeting of the ISSA Section for the Culture of Prevention at Hyatt regency Cancun on the 19^th March during the congress.

Participants in the bureau meeting dealt with future activities, ways to expand vice-chair organizations and develop index of culture of prevention. Also, members decided to host the next bureau meeting in February 2013 in Germany.

President Hun-ki Baek said “KOSHA is working hard to make the 31^st ICOH Congress successful held in Seoul, Korea, calling on the support from in and outside the country”.


                          

[Declaring to host the next ICOH Congress at the closing ceremony]

[Bureau meeting of ISSA International Section for a Culture of Prevention]