…for a safer world of work

Introducing IOSH

• Vision – ‘A world of work which is safe, healthy and sustainable’

• Established in 1945

• Over 40 000 members in over 90 countries, 45 00 international

• The Chartered body for health and safety professionals

• A registered Charity in the United Kingdom

• Recognised by the International Labour Organisation (ILO) as a Non-Governmental Organisation (NGO)

• Vision – ‘A world of work which is safe, healthy and sustainable’

• Established in 1945

• Over 40 000 members in over 90 countries, 45 00 international

• The Chartered body for health and safety professionals

• A registered Charity in the United Kingdom

• Recognised by the International Labour Organisation (ILO) as a Non-Governmental Organisation (NGO)

International Branches

International branches:

Ireland I Middle East I Hong Kong I Isle of Man I Singapore I Caribbean

Middle East Branch

• launched in 2006• Over 900 members• Country coordinators in UAE, Oman, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia,

Bahrain, Iran, India, Egypt and Qatar• Country webpage for UAE, Qatar, Egypt & Iran

International branches:

Ireland I Middle East I Hong Kong I Isle of Man I Singapore I Caribbean

Middle East Branch

• launched in 2006• Over 900 members• Country coordinators in UAE, Oman, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia,

Bahrain, Iran, India, Egypt and Qatar• Country webpage for UAE, Qatar, Egypt & Iran

IOSH Iran

International projects

• The New Accession Countries Initiative• Helping new EU member states and candidate countries to

improve their standards of safety and health• Links with Croatia, Cyprus, the Czech Republic, Hungary,

Latvia, Malta, Macedonia, Poland, Romania, Slovakia andSlovenia.

• Encyclopaedia of Occupational Safety and Health• ILO project with funding and support by IOSH

• The New Accession Countries Initiative• Helping new EU member states and candidate countries to

improve their standards of safety and health• Links with Croatia, Cyprus, the Czech Republic, Hungary,

Latvia, Malta, Macedonia, Poland, Romania, Slovakia andSlovenia.

• Encyclopaedia of Occupational Safety and Health• ILO project with funding and support by IOSH

Why join us?

• We can open up a wide range of networks to you,

• support your work and guide your professional development.

• As the only body in the world with Chartered membership for

health and safety professionals, we can offer you the ultimate

professional status.

• You’ll find that employers increasingly ask for IOSH membership

when they’re recruiting an making promotion or pay decisions.

• We can open up a wide range of networks to you,

• support your work and guide your professional development.

• As the only body in the world with Chartered membership for

health and safety professionals, we can offer you the ultimate

professional status.

• You’ll find that employers increasingly ask for IOSH membership

when they’re recruiting an making promotion or pay decisions.

What you’ll get out of membership

Great opportunities for networking- get involved in our branch network- join a group to suit your industrywww.iosh.co.uk/brancheswww.iosh.co.uk/groups

Free subscription to Safety and Health Practitioner- read about the latest news and thinking- get ahead with one of the profession’s biggestrecruitment sectionswww.iosh.co.uk/shp

Free technical information- get guidance on any health and safety issue- check up on best practicewww.iosh.co.uk/techenq

Great opportunities for networking- get involved in our branch network- join a group to suit your industrywww.iosh.co.uk/brancheswww.iosh.co.uk/groups

Free subscription to Safety and Health Practitioner- read about the latest news and thinking- get ahead with one of the profession’s biggestrecruitment sectionswww.iosh.co.uk/shp

Free technical information- get guidance on any health and safety issue- check up on best practicewww.iosh.co.uk/techenq

What you’ll get out of membershipFirst class technical guides- use the free Direction and Direct info series to getstrategic and operational help with managing health andsafety- keep up with global developments with our internationaljournal Policy and Practice in Health and Safety- get clear, practical books to support your study or workwww.iosh.co.uk/techguidewww.iosh.co.uk/policyandpracticewww.iosh.co.uk/booksLow-cost and free seminars and conferences- choose from more than 300 events every year, includinga series of webinarswww.iosh.co.uk/events

First class technical guides- use the free Direction and Direct info series to getstrategic and operational help with managing health andsafety- keep up with global developments with our internationaljournal Policy and Practice in Health and Safety- get clear, practical books to support your study or workwww.iosh.co.uk/techguidewww.iosh.co.uk/policyandpracticewww.iosh.co.uk/booksLow-cost and free seminars and conferences- choose from more than 300 events every year, includinga series of webinarswww.iosh.co.uk/events

What you’ll get out of membership

The chance to have your say- be part of consultations on new law and guidance- get involved in shaping the future of the professionwww.iosh.co.uk/condocs

Thriving online communities- get in touch with your colleagues all over the world onour OSH discussion forum and through social mediaincluding LinkedIn, Facebook, Twitter and YouTube- tap into a wealth of experience to support your studies- get careers advice from experienced memberswww.iosh.co.uk/discussion

The chance to have your say- be part of consultations on new law and guidance- get involved in shaping the future of the professionwww.iosh.co.uk/condocs

Thriving online communities- get in touch with your colleagues all over the world onour OSH discussion forum and through social mediaincluding LinkedIn, Facebook, Twitter and YouTube- tap into a wealth of experience to support your studies- get careers advice from experienced memberswww.iosh.co.uk/discussion

What you’ll get out of membership

A growing research resource- apply for development funding for your projects- use our online research database- benefit from research we fundwww.iosh.co.uk/researchanddevelopmentfund

A unique professional development scheme- map your career, boost your skills and enhance your CVwww.iosh.co.uk/professional

Top quality training for you- choose from more than 80 courses to keep yourknowledge freshwww.iosh.co.uk/pdprogramme

A growing research resource- apply for development funding for your projects- use our online research database- benefit from research we fundwww.iosh.co.uk/researchanddevelopmentfund

A unique professional development scheme- map your career, boost your skills and enhance your CVwww.iosh.co.uk/professional

Top quality training for you- choose from more than 80 courses to keep yourknowledge freshwww.iosh.co.uk/pdprogramme

What you’ll get out of membership

Top quality training for your teams- get cutting edge training programmes for everyone inyour business- take advantage of our training delivery and supportserviceswww.iosh.co.uk/enjoylearningwww.iosh.co.uk/trainingConnect- get all your membership news and information in asingle email- keep up to date with industry and IOSH news, branchand group information, events, features, jobs and morewww.iosh.co.uk/connect

Top quality training for your teams- get cutting edge training programmes for everyone inyour business- take advantage of our training delivery and supportserviceswww.iosh.co.uk/enjoylearningwww.iosh.co.uk/trainingConnect- get all your membership news and information in asingle email- keep up to date with industry and IOSH news, branchand group information, events, features, jobs and morewww.iosh.co.uk/connect

Become a member

There’s a place for everyone at IOSH.

We welcome:- full time health and safety professionals- people with a job that includes a health and safety role- students working towards a health and safetyqualification.

There’s a place for everyone at IOSH.

We welcome:- full time health and safety professionals- people with a job that includes a health and safety role- students working towards a health and safetyqualification.

Become a member

Once you’ve filled in your application form and paid your fee of£135 you’ll become an Affiliate Member and get immediate accessto all our benefits and services.You can then send in details of your qualifications and experienceand we’ll review them to decide which membership category is bestfor you.

We have five membership categories:- Affiliate Member- Technician Member (Tech IOSH)- Graduate Member (Grad IOSH)- Chartered Member (CMIOSH)- Chartered Fellow (CFIOSH

Once you’ve filled in your application form and paid your fee of£135 you’ll become an Affiliate Member and get immediate accessto all our benefits and services.You can then send in details of your qualifications and experienceand we’ll review them to decide which membership category is bestfor you.

We have five membership categories:- Affiliate Member- Technician Member (Tech IOSH)- Graduate Member (Grad IOSH)- Chartered Member (CMIOSH)- Chartered Fellow (CFIOSH

Membership structure at a glance

The Strategy2012-2017

Strategy reviewed in the context of goodprogress (April 2011)

• Membership was over 39,000 (up 35% in 5 years)• Member satisfaction maintained - survey• International members over 4,000 (up 47% in 5 years)• Commercial donation of £2.63 million (during tough trading

conditions)• Reserves £13.5 million (up 48% in 5 years)• Much stronger media profile• Improving thought leadership and influence in the UK• Impressive research funding and academic presence• Management and organisation development review• Branch, Group and Committee reviews

• Membership was over 39,000 (up 35% in 5 years)• Member satisfaction maintained - survey• International members over 4,000 (up 47% in 5 years)• Commercial donation of £2.63 million (during tough trading

conditions)• Reserves £13.5 million (up 48% in 5 years)• Much stronger media profile• Improving thought leadership and influence in the UK• Impressive research funding and academic presence• Management and organisation development review• Branch, Group and Committee reviews

Vision/missionA world of work which is safe, healthy and sustainable

As a leading international health and safety body, IOSH is working to:- make sure that people are at the heart of safety and health;- be the definitive voice for health and safety at work;- advance high professional standards;- champion pragmatic risk management, based on professional advice;- sponsor research and share knowledge;- support its members as leaders in safety and health whilst working and

promoting safety and health in their communities;- promote the benefits of effective safety and health whilst working.

A world of work which is safe, healthy and sustainable

As a leading international health and safety body, IOSH is working to:- make sure that people are at the heart of safety and health;- be the definitive voice for health and safety at work;- advance high professional standards;- champion pragmatic risk management, based on professional advice;- sponsor research and share knowledge;- support its members as leaders in safety and health whilst working and

promoting safety and health in their communities;- promote the benefits of effective safety and health whilst working.

Strategic DirectionsStrategic Directions

1 International Impact• To focus on supporting improvements in health & safety for

people at work, wherever they are, and to explore anddevelop commercial opportunities around the world.

2 Membership Development• To continue to increase the number of members by offering

a range of membership categories suitable for the UK andinternationally.

• To continue to provide members and member networkswith a range of value opportunities/methods to engage withand support the Institution’s wide range of activities.

1 International Impact• To focus on supporting improvements in health & safety for

people at work, wherever they are, and to explore anddevelop commercial opportunities around the world.

2 Membership Development• To continue to increase the number of members by offering

a range of membership categories suitable for the UK andinternationally.

• To continue to provide members and member networkswith a range of value opportunities/methods to engage withand support the Institution’s wide range of activities.

3 Influential Leadership• To extend and strengthen IOSH’s leadership, influence and

profile in the field of occupational safety and health in the UKand internationally.

4 Commercial Expansion• To expand IOSH’s range, and distribution, of profitable

commercial products and services in the UK and internationally.

3 Influential Leadership• To extend and strengthen IOSH’s leadership, influence and

profile in the field of occupational safety and health in the UKand internationally.

4 Commercial Expansion• To expand IOSH’s range, and distribution, of profitable

commercial products and services in the UK and internationally.

5 Health and well-being• To continue to protect and promote health and well-being,

including awareness of IOSH’s related activities, services andinitiatives.

6 Infrastructure and resources• To review its reserves policy regularly so that more funds can be

made available, if needed and appropriate, to invest in activitiesin support of its vision and mission.

5 Health and well-being• To continue to protect and promote health and well-being,

including awareness of IOSH’s related activities, services andinitiatives.

6 Infrastructure and resources• To review its reserves policy regularly so that more funds can be

made available, if needed and appropriate, to invest in activitiesin support of its vision and mission.

For further information please visitwww.iosh.co.uk