GISHW Partners have their Say

The GISHW brings together more than 50 of the leading international OSH-organizations, -networks and -experts, as well as renowned companies from around the world, committed to co-creating the first ever Safety, Health and Well-being Days at a World Expo.

This part of the GISHW-website is dedicated to these amazing organisations and individuals.

Interviews in Barcelona

The International ORP Foundation organised short interviews with GISHW-Partners participating in the 'LEAN ORP 2024' event in early July in Barcelona. We are pleased to share with you the interesting responses given and would like to acknowledge the participants for kindly taking part in the exchange, and Ms Liliya Yakhneva for moderating the interviews.
Yuri Sakamoto
Event Organiser
The Nikkan Kogyo Shimbun
Ana Ercoreca de la Cruz
Secretary General
International Association of Labour Inspection (IALI)
Thomas Heilskov-Hansen
Head of Health
Novo Nordisk
Pernille Thau
Head of Department
Human House
Mireya Rifá Fabregat
President
European Network of Safety and Health Professional Organizations (ENSHPO)
Christian Felten
Managing Director
Federal Association for Occupational safety and Health (BASI)
Bonnie Yau
Executive Director
Occupational Safety and Health Council (OSHC)
Oscar García
Principal Consultant, Bosch Software and Digital Solutions
Bosch Group
Hans-Horst Konkolewsky
President
International ORP Foundation (FiORP)

Partner statements about the GISHW-Days

Following the Barcelona interviews, GISHW-Partners have been invited to prepare short, 2-3 minute video-statements expressing their expectations and support regarding the GISHW’s event at the EXPO2025.

We invite you to take a listen and learn about why the Global Initiative is important to them and their organisations, how they intend to contribute to this unique GISHW event, and what their expectations are regarding the outcomes of the Safety, Health and Well-being Days next year in Osaka.
William Cockburn
Executive Director
European Agency for Safety and Health at Work (EU-OSHA)
Tommi Alanko
Director of Occupational Safety Unit
Finnish Institute of Occupational Health (FIOH)
Dee Arp
Vice President
INSHPO
Jens Jühling
President of the ISSA Section for Electricity, Gas and Water, the Chairperson of the Special Commission on Prevention of the ISSA
ISSA
Mohammed Azman
President
ISSA
Philippe Delbecq
Corporate Industrial Hygiene Toxicologist
L'Oréal
Sven Timm
Director of Central Prevention Division
DGUV
Stefan Hussy
Director-General
DGUV
Nathan Winter
President
INSHPO
Marijana Zivkovic Mtegha
Strategic Engagement Manager
Institution of Occupational Safety and Health (IOSH)
Bernd Treichel *
Senior Officer in Social Security
ISSA
Samantha Connell
President
International Occupational Hygiene Association (IOHA)
Ulrike Bollmann
President
ENETOSH
Toshiyuki Kajiya
Director
The Institute of Global Safety Promotion (IGSAP)
Kazutsugu Suita
Professor
Daido University
Masao Mukaidono
Chairman
The Institute of Global Safety Promotion (IGSAP)
Ivan Ivanov *
Head, Occupational and Workplace Health
World Health Organization (WHO)
Koichi Noda
Director
Japanese Standards Association (JSA)
Satoshi Inoue
Professor
Tokyo University of Science
Hiroshi Asahi
President
Japanese Standards Association (JSA)
Jun Kurihara
Research Director
Canon Institute for Global Studies
Shinichi Takasaki
Director
International Labour Organization (ILO)
Norio Kodaira
Counselor
Japan Robot Association (JARA)

Global Initiative for Safety, Health & Wellbeing

The Global Initiative for Safety, Health, and Well-being (GISHW) is committed to building a socially sustainable future society, guided by the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals, ILO’s Fundamental Principles and Rights at Work, and the ISSA’s Vision Zero mindset. Central to its mission is prioritizing individual safety, health, and well-being in the workplace as a key to global welfare
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