ASEAN OSHNET to hold training of trainers workshop in the Philippines
“The Philippines has been selected to host the ASEAN OSHNET’s Training of Trainers Workshop on Risk Assessment, Control and Management. This is a big honor for us and also a venue for us to learn about the best practices of our ASEAN neighbours,” said OSHC Executive Director Ma. Teresita S. Cucueco, MD, CESO III.
A total of 40 delegates from Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, Lao PDR, Malaysia Myanmar, Singapore, Thailand, Vietnam, and the Philippines, including Timor Leste and Papua New Guinea will be participating in the three-day workshop which will be held on February 10-12, 2015. Ms. Ingrid Christensen of the International Labour Organization (ILO)-Bangkok, Ms. Consuelo Manchon and Mr. Nguyen Thai Hoa of ILO-Hanoi, will be discussing the OSH challenges in Asia and the important concepts of risk assessment and control and OSH Management. Meanwhile, Mr. Kang Dong Lee and Mr. Kyung-Hun Kim of the Korea Occupational Safety and Health Agency (KOSHA) and Mr. Siong Hin Ho of the Singapore will be sharing the OSH best practices implemented in their countries as well as their experiences on the subject matter
The Training of Trainers is designed to strengthen the capacity of ASEAN member states on hazard identification and risk management and control. After the lectures and discussions, the participants will have a chance to experience first-hand the conduct of a safety and health audit in an industrial setting particularly in a shipbuilding company.
Though they are not part of the ASEAN member states, Timor Leste and Papua New Guinea have been invited to send their representatives to enrich the knowledge and skills of their authorities, especially since they have geographical and economic similarities with most of the ASEAN nations.
END/DJ Romero
Any question on this release? Please contact Ma. Teresita S. Cucueco, MD, CESO III, executive director, Occupational Safety and Health Center, North Avenue corner Agham Road, Diliman, Quezon City with telephone numbers 929-6036 to 39 and e-mail address:oshc_dole@yahoo.com, oshcenter@dole.gov.ph
