“World Safety Organization”的意思、由来-开放百科全书

The World Safety Organization (WSO) is an international professional association in safety. The WSO was founded in 1975 in Manila, Republic of the Philippines,^[1] as a result of a gathering of over 1,000 safety professionals from all continents

at the First World Safety and Accident Prevention Congress (WOSAPCON) held from 16–21 November 1975.^[2]^[3] The Second WOSAPCON was held in Singapore from 9–14 June 1978.^[4] The WSO gained Special Consultative Status Category II (NGOs) with the UN Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) in 1987.^[5] The WSO World Management Center was established in the USA in 1987, to be responsible for all WSO activities, which includes facilitating its relationship to the United Nations (UN) and its cooperation with professional safety, environmental and other allied organizations.^[6] Since the establishment of the WSO World Management Centre in the USA, international conferences have been conducted annually in the USA.

The WSO is governed by a 21-member Board of Directors and is headed by a President/Director-General, which is currently Dr Vlado Senkovich.^[7] Its operations are managed by International Offices, Chapters, Divisions, Committees and specially designated WSO Collaborating Centers.^[8] A Global Safety Roundtable is also conducted annually during the WSO international conferences held in the USA,

where participants can exchange expertise, experience and knowledge with their counterparts

from other countries on new methods and programs being implemented in their respective areas of specialization.^[9] The Global Safety Roundtable is also a forum for the development of potential resolutions to UN ECOSOC.

Objectives of the WSO

Membership and Certification

Membership of the WSO is open to all interested safety professionals (as Affiliate Members) and to others interested in safety (as Associate Members). It also offers Student, Institutional and Corporate Membership.^[11] The WSO offers 16 Certification programs, such as the Certified Safety Executive, Certified Safety Manager, Certified Safety Specialist and Certified Safety and Security Director.^[12]

External links

References

1. ^WSO. WSO Brochure. URL. http://www.planet-realart.com/graphic/print/WSO_brochure.pdf (accessed 8 January 2010
2. ^Rizal Library, The Philippines. Archives. URL. http://rizal.lib.admu.edu.ph/db/opac_search.asp?keyword=&datacoll=&page=2899 (accessed 8 January 2010)
3. ^WSO. WSO Brochure. URL. http://www.planet-realart.com/graphic/print/WSO_brochure.pdf (accessed 8 January 2010
4. ^Straits Times 3 June 1978. Archives.URL. http://newspapers.nl.sg/Digitised/TOC.aspx?issueid=straitstimes19780703 (accessed 8 January 2010)
5. ^UN ECOSOC. List of non-governmental organizations in consultative status with the Economic and Social Council as of 18 September 2008, Page 69. URL. http://www.un.org/esa/coordination/ngo/pdf/INF_List.pdf (accessed 8 January 2010
6. ^WSO. WSO Brochure. URL. http://www.planet-realart.com/graphic/print/WSO_brochure.pdf (accessed 8 January 2010
7. ^WSO. Board of Directors. URL. http://www.worldsafety.org/pages/board.html(accessed 8 January 2010)
8. ^WSO. Board of Directors. URL. http://www.worldsafety.org/pages/board.html(accessed 8 January 2010)
9. ^WSO. WSO Brochure. URL. http://www.planet-realart.com/graphic/print/WSO_brochure.pdf (accessed 8 January 2010
10. ^WSO. Objectives. URL. http://www.worldsafety.org/pages/objectives.html (accessed 8 January 2010)
11. ^WSO. Membership. URL. https://ssl.catalog.com/~wsowmc/pages/forms/memberapp1.html(accessed 8 January 2010)
12. ^WSO. Certification. URL. http://www.worldsafety.org/pages/certification.html (accessed 8 January 2010)