Objectives
The purpose of the International Section of the ISSA on Prevention in the Construction Industry is to promote study and research in various countries, facilitate the exchange between experts and the world of labour, and mobilize specialists for the elaboration of strategies, methods, as well as new instruments for action and analysis.
The section organizes technical meetings, studies, round tables, expert discussions and specialized meetings during ISSA Congresses and International Symposia on prevention of occupational accidents and diseases.
The Section on Prevention in the Construction Industry was founded in 1968 and is one of the thirteen International Sections on Prevention.
During the 20th century, the construction sector went through considerable changes in the technical, economic and social fields. The design and use of new processes and the research for better architectural and functional quality as well as for new ways of work organization, are changing and influencing the construction industry.
Despite the undisputed progress, which may vary among countries, the prevention of injuries and promotion of occupational health still remain the main challenge in the construction industry.
The expansion and increasing interconnectedness of construction activities on a world-wide scale in the 21st century constitute a challenge to clients and project supervisors, architects and research departments, company managers and employees, managers and employee representatives, prevention experts – such as occupational physicians and engineers, safety specialists, occupational psychologists and ergonomists – working in both the public and private sectors.
The section therefore wishes to further develop a global and multidisciplinary approach of prevention of risks in the construction industry and to promote a Vision Zero approach in order to
- detect needs and expectations in occupational safety and health,
- design safety devices and measures, and co-ordinate their set-up,
- develop tools to better anticipate and assess human, social and economical costs of occupational accidents and diseases.
Structure
Its two executive bodies are the General Assembly and the Board. The General Assembly is composed of the members of the Section and shall meet once every three years. The Section's members elect the Board, which is composed of a President, a Secretary General, a Technical Secretary, currently nine Vice-Presidents and a Honorary Vice-President.
The Section is funded by membership fees which are determined by the Board.
Board members
President
Karl-Heinz NOETEL
Senior Advisor, Deutsche Gesetzliche Unfallversicherung (DGUV)
Berufsgenossenschaft der Bauwirtschaft (BG BAU)
Schwarzer Weg 3
42117 Wuppertal
Germany
T: +49 202 398 8205
E: karl-heinz.noetel@bgbau.de
Secretary General
Petra JACKISCH
Berufsgenossenschaft der Bauwirtschaft (BG BAU)
Eulenbergstraße 13-21
51065 Köln
Germany
T: +49 221 9673 171
E: petra.jackisch@bgbau.de
Technical Secretary
Bernd MERZ
Engineer and expert on prevention
Berufsgenossenschaft der Bauwirtschaft (BG BAU)
Hildegardstraße 29/30
10715 Berlin
Germany
T: +49 30 85781 606
E: bernd.merz@bgbau.de
Honorary Vice-President
Jean-Claude POIRIER
Occ Injury Victim Org
9 rue de chateau
93260 Les Lilas
France
T: +33 1 49 42 90 10
E: jeanclaude.poirier1949@gmail.com
Vice-Presidents
Knut RINGEN
Advisor
The Center for Construction Research and Training (CPWR)
1519, 3rd Ave., APT 701
Seattle, 98101
U.S.A.
T: +1 206-696-2224
E: knutringen@msn.com
Pieter van GELDER
Coordination Occupational Safety
Director of TU Delft Safety & Security Institute
Jaffalaan 5
2628 BX DELFT
The Netherlands
T: +31 15 2786544
E: P.H.A.J.M.vanGelder@tudelft.nl
Fabrice MEEUW
Constructiv, Building on People
Koningsstraat/Rue Royale 132
1000 Bruxelles
Belgium
T: +32 2 210 03 22
E: fabrice.meeuw@constructiv.be
Roberto MORRISON YONGE
Cámara Chilena de la Construcción
Avenida Apoquindo 6750, Piso 2
Piso 2, Las Condes
Santiago de Chile
Chile
T: +(569) 93199946
E: roberto.morrison.y@gmail.com
Gye-Wan BAE
Secretary General
Korea Occupational Safety and Health Agency (KOSHA)
400, Jongga-ro, Jung-gu
Ulsan, 44429
Republic of Korea
E: bae5546@kosha.net
Bechir IRMANI
President Director General
Caisse Nationale d’Assurance Maladie (CNAM)
12 Rue Abou Hamed El Ghazeli – Montplaisir
1073 Tunis
Tunisia
T: +216 71 951 880
E: bechir.irmani@cnam.nat.tn
Paul DUPHIL
Secretary General
Organisme Professionnel de Prévention du Batiment et des Travaux Publics (OPPBTP)
25 avenue du Général-Leclerc
92660 Boulogne-Billancourt
France
T : +33 1 46 09 26 57
E: cnsg@oppbtp.fr
Dimitry PLATYGIN
All Russia Research Institute for Labor
4th Parkovaya st., 29
105064 Moscow
Russia
T: +7(499) 367 13 09
E: dplatygin@vcot.info
Assane SOUMARE
Caisse de Sécurité Sociale
Place de l’OIT
Rond Point Colobane – BP 102, Dakar
Senegal
T: (221) 33 889 19 55
E: asoumare@secusociale.sn