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Posted By B Smart
Hi everyone, I was wondering if any of you know the American version of IOSH and the address of their website. Thanks in advance.
B. Smart
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Posted By Salus
"Morinin" B I believe it is OSHA
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Posted By Paul Leadbetter OSHA is a governmental body; the American Society of Safety Engineers may be what you are looking for: http://www.asse.org/Paul
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Posted By Pugwash
Don't think so. OSHA is the US equivalent of the HSE
OSHA's mission is to assure the safety and health of America's workers by setting and enforcing standards; providing training, outreach, and education; establishing partnerships; and encouraging continual improvement in workplace safety and health.
OSHA and its state partners have approximately 2100 inspectors, plus complaint discrimination investigators, engineers, physicians, educators, standards writers, and other technical and support personnel spread over more than 200 offices throughout the country. This staff establishes protective standards, enforces those standards, and reaches out to employers and employees through technical assistance and consultation programs.
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Posted By B Smart
Morning Salus,
I had thought the same but when I googled it I found out that OSHA is the main federal agency charged with the enforcement of safety and health legislation and can be found at osha.gov
I have tried to google different terms in relation to Health and Safety Practitioners in America, with out much success
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Posted By B Smart
Thanks Paul and everyone else who has replied so quickly this must be the best time to post a question on the site for a quick response.
B. Smart
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Posted By George Wedgwood ASSE is the one and IOSH has a Memorandum of understanding with them - this means that certain IOSH qualifications are accepted by ASSE as equivalent to theirs, allowing some IOSH Members to become CSPs in the US (Certified Safety Professionals). There are a few other bodies in the US that deal with safety as well but ASSE is the largest and like IOSH, is 'custodian' of the professional standards. The Eforcement Agency is OSHAat http://www.osha.gov/, which is a helpful site with many links.
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Posted By Jim Walker
ASSE it is.
Was a member when I worked for my previous employer.
MIOSH got me so far, but still had to take a pretty stiff exam to get full membership.
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Posted By Hazel Harvey
There are two seperate bodies in the USA that actually between them undertake the role of IOSH. The ASSE is a membership body that fulfils the learned society role of IOSH and provides conferences,publications and lobbying whilst the Board of Certified Safety Professional (BCSP) is the regulating body that fulfils the professional body role of IOSH and issues the CSP designation. It is with the BCSP that IOSH have the reciprocal recognition arrangments (signed in June 2005).
An IOSH Chartered Member is exempted from the fundementals examination by the BCSP and a CSP coming to the UK has to complete the IOSH open assessment before progressing to CMIOSH.
There is a similar body for Technician Members (CCHEST) with which,as yet, we haven't completed a similar type of arrangement for mutual recognition.
For full details have a look at the BCSP website.
Hazel Harvey
Director of Professional Affairs
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