The World Congress of Safety and Health at Work took place in Sydney, Australia, 27–30 November 2023. Vision Zero was major focus for the event, with the ISSA organizing seven sessions focused on Vision Zero, along with six further sessions related to the ISSA sections work. In addition, the ISSA
The ISSA Section on Education and Training for Prevention hosted a session at World Congress in Sydney in 2023, focused on showcasing the flexibility and global focus of the Vision Zero Concept, reaching in person audiences in excess of 800 people, delivering an engaging session with six panellists
Representatives of the Section of ISSA on Education and Training for prevention joined fellow Vision Zero colleagues and supporters at the A+A Congress in Dusseldorf, engaging with the European Network Education and Training in Occupational Safety and Health (ENETOSH) to explore alignment and
The Vision Zero strategy helps drive global efforts to promote a safe and healthy working environment. Every worker has a right to return home safe and healthy. Occupational safety and health is a fundamental principle and right.
The Special Commission on Prevention has been very active during the 2020–22 triennium and has produced a number of important results for the ISSA prevention community and beyond.
The Technical Commission on Insurance against Employment Accidents and Occupational Diseases (TC INJ) has contributed to the strengthening of workers’ compensation systems and prevention over the 2020–2022 triennium.
The International Social Security Association (ISSA) has been stepping up its work on rehabilitation during the Triennium 2020-2022, and the new Special Working Group on Rehabilitation (SWGR) played a key role in this endeavour.
Over 200 speakers from over 40 countries, and 2000 participants representing international organizations, governments, social security organisations, employers and workers’ organizations, academia and occupational safety and health (OSH) professionals called for a global Vision Zero approach to
A training excellence initiative to meet global calls for a safer world of work has been launched by the Vision Zero training network. The initiative is inspired by the International Social Security Association’s (ISSA) Vision Zero strategy, which focuses on a culture of prevention underpinned by
The European Commission recently published the EU strategic framework on health and safety at work 2021-2027. The strategy adopts the Vision Zero approach to eliminate work-related deaths in the European Union (EU). This demonstrates how Vision Zero, developed by the International Social Security