About

The Cyprus Safety & Health Association celebrates in 2006 its 15th Anniversary as it was founded in Nicosia - Cyprus in September 1991. According to the Association’s constitution its main purpose is " ... to contribute towards the efforts for protection and promotion of safety and health at work and to the prevention of risks concerning the public in general"

The founding members of the Association were just twenty one (21). The number of members has recently increased to more than hundred and fifty (150). The great majority of the members belong to the private sector although a good number of Labour Inspectors are also members.

President of the Association since founded and until the 1st November 1997, was Mr. Achilleas Callimachos, ex Chief Inspector of Factories and Director of Labour. Mr Athos Charalambous, first Secretary of CySHA, succeeded Mr Callimachos, and the Presidency of the Association as from January 2004 went to Mr Christophoros Theofilou.

CySHA as from 2003 is an active member of the European Network of Safety and Health Professional Organisations (ENSHPO). 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.

During the fifteen years of its existence, CySHA has to demonstrate a very rich action plan that contributed at most to the upgrading of the health & safety standards in Cyprus.

It was just a year after it was founded that in collaboration with the Cyprus Ministry of Labour and Social Insurance, has organised the then pioneer seminar " Health & Safety in the Services Sector - towards Europe ". The organisation of seminars, conferences, lectures and training activities and industrial visits has continued and will continue with great success.

In September 2001, within the celebrations of the 10th anniversary of CySHA, the 1st International Conference & Exhibition on Safety - Fire - Environment - Security - Ergonomics ''SFESE 1'' was organised successfully in Nicosia. This international conference has been now established as the ''SFESE 2'' and ''SFESE 3'' followed every second year.

Further to the participation to the European Network of Safety and Health Professional Organisations (ENSHPO), CySHA has developed its international relations by establishing an excellent collaboration with the Greek Association of Labour Inspectors. This collaboration resulted in the co-organisation of three Hellenic - Cypriot Conferences on Health and Safety at Work. Also, in September 2001 a Memorandum of Understanding was signed with the Institution of Occupational Safety and Health (IOSH) of UK.

The Association has also succeeded to be represented at two important advisory tripartite bodies for policy-making issues. At the Pancyprian Safety and Health Council, operating under the Ministry of Labour and Social Insurance as well as at the Pancyprian Road Safety Council operating under the Ministry of Communication and Works.

In June 1994, the association published the first edition of its official journal the " Safety & Health " The journal has received a very positive criticism and continues its publication every six months in 600 copies.

Council Of The Cyprus Safety & Health Association (From 26/11/2005 to 31/11/2007)
Christophoros Theophilou	President
Chrysanthos Nicolaou	Secretary
Irene Chrysou	Treasurer
Polene Antoniou	Member
George Ioannou	Member
Ritsa Papaleontiou	Member
Yiannakis Kakoullis	Member