Welcome
The IOSH Middle East Branch was
launched in June 2006 in Dubai by then IOSH President Neil
Budworth, who inaugurated the branch and recognised the elected
executive committee.
The branch was established to help local and international
health and safety practitioners to integrate and to promote
best practice across the Middle East region. We currently have
over 650 members, and are growing rapidly.
Message from Jonathan Pickering, Chairman
We ended the 2010/11 year with a hugely successful annual
conference held at the InterContinental Hotel, Dubai, United Arab
Emirates (UAE). 159 delegates attended the event and it was
particularly pleasing to find that the region was represented by
safety professionals from Oman, Qatar, Bahrain, Saudi Arabia,
Lebanon and Iran.
It was also pleasing to have government bodies supporting the event
including the Abu Dhabi - Environmental, Health and Safety Centre
and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) Ministry of Labour. I
was delighted to be able to use this as a launch for our
forthcoming activities and encourage our members to become involved
in the work of the branch.
Our focus remains supporting our members to
assist them develop themselves and gain recognition through the
membership grades, but we also have work to do in the wider
community supporting government and other organisations promoting
health and safety.
This year we need to focus on developing IOSH across the region to
add to our strong base in the UAE.
Our objectives for 2011/12 are as follows:
- support safety and health professionals in achieving their aims
and goals with their Continuing Professional Development
(CPD) through mentoring
- introduce new members to our professional body
- organise events for networking and sharing knowledge
- develop alliances with government organisations and other
associations to promote safer work environments.
The above objectives will be delivered through
the branch committee members with the support of our IOSH
International Officer Laurence Dufour, but also through our
members.
Please contact me if you would like to offer your services in some
way.
You may be able to provide a venue for a meeting or an event, or
contribute to project work or government consultation, or become a
mentor helping other members with their development.
Please continue to check the website and IOSH
Connect for details of forthcoming activities and share the links
with other safety and health professionals.
I look forward to working with you.
Jonathan Pickering
Chair, IOSH Middle East branch