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I want a career in health and safety – what are the facts about my professional body?

If you want a career in health and safety, there's no better organisation to be with than IOSH.

IOSH factfile

IOSH was founded in 1945 and is the only Chartered body for health and safety practitioners
With more than 37,000 members, we're the world's largest health and safety professional membership organisation
We're the guardian of health and safety professional competence and the 'voice' of common sense in health and safety
We're a registered charity and the first European safety body to be awarded non-governmental organisation status by the International Labour Organisation
With over 13,000 Chartered Safety and Health Practitioners, we have more certified health and safety professionals than any other organisation
We grant Chartered status to members who meet our highest standards of competence. And as a Chartered body, we significantly influence the direction of health and safety policy in both the UK and internationally

I'm not interested in becoming a health and safety professional – is there anything in IOSH for me?

Absolutely.

We exist first and foremost to promote health and safety. We believe that everyone has a right to a healthy and safe working environment. And we work hard to provide guidance that helps people take a sensible and practical approach to health and safety – whatever they do for a living.

Naturally, a big part of what we do is based on delivering knowledge and experience where it's needed through qualified working professionals. Because of this, our members give us a unique opportunity to bring about change and improvements at a national and international level.

But to make our voice fully credible, we need people from all walks of life who are passionate about health and safety. We need them to share in public debates, lobby government and get involved in our campaigns. We also need people to share their experiences and knowledge to help us keep an outward focus.

If you have an interest in health and safety, or just want to be kept in touch with developments so that you make the right business decisions, there's plenty in IOSH for you.