International Network of Safety & Health Professional Organisations

INSHPO is the global voice for the occupational safety and health profession and acts as a forum for international collaboration among professional organisations  to improve safety and health at work.

INSHPO started from an appreciation that occupational safety and health issues and concerns are not limited by national borders. With the increasing worldwide distribution of products and provision of services, the widespread migration of workers, and the conduct of international corporate activities, almost every issue that occupational safety and health professionals face is global in scope.

Yet, in this climate, practising generalists often lack the facility to influence policymakers on a global scale and establish effective, mutually supportive international networks and address concerns of common interest. In response, the American Society of Safety Engineers (now American Society of Safety Professionals), the Canadian Society of Safety Engineering (CSSE), and the Institution of Occupational Safety and Health (IOSH) in the United Kingdom created INSHPO in 2001. 

Executive Council

President-Elect Chris Patton, BCSP, United States

Vice President Nathan Winter, AIHS, Australia

Vice President Dee Arp, NEBOSH, UK

Secretary Treasurer Robin Angel, BCRSP, Canada

Past President Greg Dearsly, NZISM, New Zealand

Board of Directors

Mireya Rifa AEPSAL, Spain Dan Snyder ASSP, United States Christl Aggus CSSE, Canada Alison van Keulen IOSH, United Kingdom Philippe Lai Choo IOSHM, Mauritius Jongkyu Kwan KOSHA, South Korea John Beattie NZSC, New Zealand TBA SISO, Singapore