Occupational Safety and Health Council
The Occupational Safety and Health Council was established in 1988 to foster a safe and healthy working environment in Hong Kong through education and training, promotion, consultancy, information services and research.
The
council also offers tailor-made courses for companies of different trades,
government departments and other organisations. The number of training
programmes was expanded to 600 and a total of
Major promotional efforts were launched on these themes: the Health Day, Green Cross Day, Construction Safety Day, Good Housekeeping Day and the annual Occupational Safety and Health Week. In November, the council launched the first OSH Ambassador Programme to encourage individuals, organisations and communities' participation in promoting safety and health. As the sixth affiliate safe community support centre of the World Health Organisation, the council worked with the local communities in Hong Kong as well as the neighbouring regions in promoting safe communities.
The
council produces 'Do it yourself' kits to assist organisations in conducting
safety training and to establish safety management systems. A large variety
of publications have been published for free distribution. To provide
easy access of information to the public, major publications have been
uploaded to the council's home page (http://www.oshc.org.hk).
With the experience gained in the pilot scheme for the catering trade, the council has expanded the OSH Enhancement Scheme for Small and Medium-sized Enterprises to the printing and the car-repairing industries to provide seed funding and consultancy services to improve their work safety and health standards.
The Occupational Safety and Health Gallery at the Hong Kong Science Museum enables students and visitors to obtain safety information and knowledge through the interactive exhibits.