Occupational Safety & Health Council

Established under the Occupational Safety and Health Council Ordinance in 1988, the Council is a statutory body for promoting safety and health at work and sustaining the valuable workforce of Hong Kong.
The Council's services include promoting occupational safety and health in the community; education and training; consultancy services; research and strategies development, information dissemination and facilitating exchanges between the government, employers, employees, professionals and academics.
The vision is to be a leading organization in the region aiming that all individuals could operate in working conditions that are free of risk and hazards.

OSHC's mission is to foster safe and healthy working environments in Hong Kong. To accomplish this mandate, the Council works in partnership with government, employers, employees, professionals and academics through a wide range of quality services. The Council strives to create impact on these key areas:

• Safety education for the young;
• Safety training for the working population;
• Continuing professional development for the safety practitioners;
• Building of safety culture and awareness at community level;
• Provision of consultancy services to companies of all sizes on best safety practices and safety management systems;
• Launching of safety and health research for discovery of new information and evidence;
• Dissemination of safety and health information to the public and the target groups;
• Serving as the collaboration and resource centre for Hong Kong, other parts of China and at international level.

The Council consists of 19 members representing employers, employees, professional and academic interests, as well as the Government. They are appointed by the Chief Executive of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region. The executive arm of the Council is served by a Secretariat headed by the Executive Director.
More information on the OSHC website.