The training workshop titled “Developing Strategies for Mainstreaming Safety and Health in Education Systems” was organized by the Directorate General of Occupational Safety and Health (DGOSH) of the Republic of Türkiye in collaboration with ENETOSH. This training, held on 25-26 October, was for the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation Occupational Safety and Health Network (OIC-OSHNET) member countries.
OIC-OSHNET was established in 2011 and has 56 member countries. DGOSH Türkiye is the permanent secretariat of the Network. DGOSH and the technical coordinator of the Network-SESRIC have organized trainings on a wide range of subjects, expert exchange programs, and capacity-building activities within the framework of OIC-OSHNET for nearly 10 years.
The two-day training aimed to exchange information and share best practices among OIC member countries to raise safety awareness and promote a safety culture by integrating OSH into education. In this light, OSH Expert Aygül GÜREL from DGOSH Türkiye moderated the course and it started with Dr. Ulrike BOLLMANN's presentation. Dr. BOLLMANN introduced ENETOSH, shared the importance of integrating OSH into the education system, and talked about activities and projects on this subject. Then, Assistant Professor Frank GULDENMUND from the Safety Science & Security Group of the Delft University of Technology took the floor and presented results from a research project based on the ENETOSH database including good practices for OSH education at the primary and secondary school level. Lastly, within the scope of the first day, Mr. Lorenzo MUNAR from EU-OSHA shared information about musculoskeletal diseases and future generations, one of the priority areas of the ‘Healthy Workplaces Lighten the Load’ campaign of the Agency.
On the second day of the training, the following five examples of good practice were shared with the participants.
- “Master Safety Project” from Türkiye, presented by Mr. Alpay BULUT, OSH Expert in DGOSH Türkiye
- “Safety Chic” from Nigeria, presented by Ms. Ugochi OBIDIEGWU, Social Development Strategist and Founder of the Safety Chic
- “Empowering Young People For Safe & Healthy Work Through Higher Education” from Malaysia, presented by Ms. Zarhana TENGKU, Executive Officer Policy and International Relations unit for Strategy and Transformation Division, Social Security Organization
- “Safe Youth Project at Work” from Indonesia, Mr. Abdul HAKIM, Project Officer, International Labour Organization Indonesia
- “International Postgraduate Diploma in Occupational Safety & Health” from Pakistan, presented by Mr. Ali RAZA, Secretary General, Pakistan Safety Council
The event also allowed the participants to evaluate the situation in their countries regarding the issue and to generate ideas for solving the problems.
OIC-OSHNET's activities will continue with new topics in the upcoming period.
