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The World Safety Organization (WSO) is an international professional association in safety. The WSO was founded in 1975 in Manila, Republic of the Philippines,〔WSO. WSO Brochure. URL. http://www.planet-realart.com/graphic/print/WSO_brochure.pdf (accessed 8 January 2010〕 as a result of a gathering of over 1,000 safety professionals from all continents at the First World Safety and Accident Prevention Congress (WOSAPCON) held from 16–21 November 1975.〔Rizal Library, The Philippines. Archives. URL. http://rizal.lib.admu.edu.ph/db/opac_search.asp?keyword=&datacoll=&page=2899 (accessed 8 January 2010)〕〔WSO. WSO Brochure. URL. http://www.planet-realart.com/graphic/print/WSO_brochure.pdf (accessed 8 January 2010〕 The Second WOSAPCON was held in Singapore from 9–14 June 1978.〔Straits Times 3 June 1978. Archives.URL. http://newspapers.nl.sg/Digitised/TOC.aspx?issueid=straitstimes19780703 (accessed 8 January 2010)〕 The WSO gained Special Consultative Status Category II (NGOs) with the UN Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) in 1987.〔UN ECOSOC. List of non-governmental organizations in consultative status with the Economic and Social Council as of 18 September 2008, Page 69. URL. http://www.un.org/esa/coordination/ngo/pdf/INF_List.pdf (accessed 8 January 2010〕 The WSO World Management Center was established in the USA in 1987, to be responsible for all WSO activities, which includes facilitating its relationship to the United Nations (UN) and its cooperation with professional safety, environmental and other allied organizations.〔WSO. WSO Brochure. URL. http://www.planet-realart.com/graphic/print/WSO_brochure.pdf (accessed 8 January 2010〕 Since the establishment of the WSO World Management Centre in the USA, international conferences have been conducted annually in the USA. The WSO is governed by a 21 member Board of Directors and is headed by a President/Director-General, which is currently Dr Vlado Senkovich.〔WSO. Board of Directors. URL. http://www.worldsafety.org/pages/board.html(accessed 8 January 2010)〕 Its operations are managed by International Offices, Chapters, Divisions, Committees and specially designated WSO Collaborating Centers.〔WSO. Board of Directors. URL. http://www.worldsafety.org/pages/board.html(accessed 8 January 2010)〕 A Global Safety Roundtable is also conducted annually during the WSO international conferences held in the USA, where participants can exchange expertise, experience and knowledge with their counterparts from other countries on new methods and programs being implemented in their respective areas of specialization.〔WSO. WSO Brochure. URL. http://www.planet-realart.com/graphic/print/WSO_brochure.pdf (accessed 8 January 2010〕 The Global Safety Roundtable is also a forum for the development of potential resolutions to UN ECOSOC. ==Objectives of the WSO== The Objectives of the WSO are to:〔WSO. Objectives. URL. http://www.worldsafety.org/pages/objectives.html (accessed 8 January 2010)〕 * To encourage the effective exchange of information and experiences between members of the WSO; * Collaborate with other international organizations in areas of mutual concern; * Promote the continuous advancement of safety and accident prevention technology; * Strive for a universal level of professionalism and competence among its members and all professionals and practitioners in the multi-discipline of occupational and environmental safety, health and accident prevention; and to * Advance the WSO overall theme...."Making Safety a Way of Life . . . Worldwide." 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「World Safety Organization」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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