RICEC, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
IFSEC & OSH Arabia (http://www.ifsec-osh-arabia.com/) the International Conference and Exhibition for Industrial Security returns to Saudi Arabia with its most impressive occupational safety and health conference programme to date.
Taking place from the 9th - 11th December 2012, IFSEC & OSH Arabia, sponsored by Saudi Aramco, Technology Control Company (TCC), Sabic and Ma'aden, will be held alongside and in partnership with the 15th International Conference and Exhibition for Industrial Security, organised by the Higher Commission for Industrial Security.
With occupational safety and health, fire safety and protection at the top of the agenda, IFSEC & OSH Arabia will bring together international safety, security, and fire professionals, technical solution-providers, representatives from important energy and utility companies, and opinion formers from security and strategic relations academia.
Featuring a two-day high-level conference programme with IOSH as the Safety Stream Partner, Day One (Monday 10 December 2012) will include a number of key note addresses and plenary sessions, whilst Day Two (Tuesday 11 December 2012) will focus on the three main conference themes of security, fire safety and occupational safety and health.
Rob Cooling, Institution of Occupational Safety and Health (IOSH) UAE coordinator, who is speaking at the conference and chairing its safety stream, said: "IOSH is really pleased to be involved in such an important event for the Middle East. Our vision is a world of work that is safe, healthy and sustainable, and we believe IFSEC plays an important part in getting closer to that goal.
"By sharing best practice and ideas on how we make our workplaces safer and healthier, we can help people working in the region. IOSH has many members in Saudi Arabia, who work in organisations across the country. We aim to support them in their work, reducing injury and ill-health and making work safer and healthier for everyone."
Additional occupational safety and health sessions taking place during the IFSEC & OSH Arabia 2012 include:
· Promoting and enforcing a culture of workplace safety across all organisations
· Panel session: The human factor: recognising the key role of people in security, fire and occupational safety management
For further information on IFSEC & OSH Arabia, the full conference programme, speakers and exhibitors, please visit http://www.ifsec-osh-arabia.com/ follow us on Twitter @IFSEC using the hash tag #IFSEC Arabia, or join the LinkedIn Group.
The IFSEC global security events include IFSEC International, IFSEC & Homeland Security India, IFSEC & OSH Arabia, IFSEC South Africa, IFSEC West Africa, IFSEC Southeast Asia, IFSEC Istanbul and Bezpeka powered by IFSEC (Ukraine) attract some 60,000 plus security and fire professionals every year. Visit www.ifsec.co.uk/global for more information.
Additional international UBM Live OSH events include OSH India, OSH Expo Africa and Safety & Health Expo.
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About IFSEC and OSH Arabia
IFSEC & OSH Arabia 2012 is organised by UBM Live and held alongside and in partnership with the 15th International Conference and Exhibition for Industrial Security organised by the Higher Commission for Industrial Security.
About UBM Live
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