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Ευρωπαϊκό Δίκτυο των οργανισμών των επαγγελματιών για την ασφάλεια & υγεία (ENSHPO)

The European Network for Safety and Health Professional Organisations (ENSHPO) was established in 2001. The members of the network are Safety and Health Professional / Practitioners Organisations from the current European Union Member States, new Member States, applicant countries and other European countries and the network welcomes associated members/observers from the Enlargement Group as well as from the European Economic Area, EFTA etc. In order to organise and manage the network, ENSHPO has developed a structure on the basis of National Forums (NF) ; these NF´s organise and manage their national network of Safety and Health Professional Organisations and represent this national network on the European-level.

CySHA joined ENSHPO in March 2003 and since then it is actively involved in the activities of the organisation. In February 2005, CySHA hosted in Limassol the 9th Meeting of ENSHPO that dealt mainly with the issue of the mutual recognition of qualifications in health & safety in Europe. The co – coordinator of the relevant Working Party and the Treasure of the Network is CySHA’s ex President Mr. Athos Charalambous.

1. Aims of ENSHPO

1.1 To ensure participation from all safety and health practitioner organisations across the whole of Europe and to involve such organisations in the network’s activities.

1.1.1 Safety and Health Practitioner organisations will be defined on the basis of what is meant by a practitioner and this definition will be clearly described by the network.

1.2 The network will establish itself as a dialogue partner for the relevant National as well as International authorities. In addition, it will co-operate with other organisations, federations, and institutions at European and international level, including the European Agency for Safety and Health at Work.

1.3 The network will be a forum by which information, experience and good practice on a wide variety of topics can be exchanged including:

• Trying to accurately and clearly understand the role of the safety and health practitioner in each country
• Identifying common objectives
• Identifying the needs of safety and health practitioners
• Addressing issues affecting global safety and health practitioners
• Training issues

1.4 The network should consider:

• Arranging mini symposia at European conferences and exchanging information on common interests, leading onto organising high quality international conferences for safety and health practitioners.
• Organising workplace study exchange visits
• Developing Europe-wide mutual recognition of health and safety practitioner qualifications and training
• The feasibility of developing a European recognised occupational safety and health (OSH) qualification with a minimum standard for safety and health practitioners.

For more information about ENSHPO please visit its web site at www.enshp.org