About IOSH
IOSH is the Chartered body for health and safety professionals. With more than 39,500 members in 85 countries, we’re the world’s largest professional health and safety organisation.
We set standards, and support, develop and connect our members with resources, guidance, events and training. We’re the voice of the profession, and campaign on issues that affect millions of working people.
IOSH was founded in 1945 and is a registered charity with international NGO status and an independent, not-for-profit organisation.
We offer members:
- a free monthly magazine, Safety and Health Practitioner, with the sector’s largest recruitment section
- a free technical information service
- free e-bulletins, Connect and Connect Diary
- sponsorship support for research projects
- over 300 free or low-cost events every year
- local, specialist, national, international and online networking opportunities
- free mentoring
- a free Continuing Professional Development (CPD) scheme
- high-quality training courses at discounted rates
- authoritative guidance documents.
We also offer:
- advice for small business start-ups, at www.safestartup.org
- free technical guidance, at www.iosh.co.uk/technical
- an online resource to help prepare teenagers before they start work – including the free Workplace Hazard Awareness Course for year 10 students – at www.wiseup2work.co.uk
- a free Occupational Health Toolkit – to help tackle occupational health problems – at www.ohtoolkit.co.uk
- a consultancy service that matches qualified IOSH members with clients seeking advice, at www.iosh.co.uk/consultancy
- a professional range of practical books – suitable for health and safety students as well as line managers and company directors – at www.iosh.co.uk/books
- high-quality, practice-based health and safety awareness training for directors, managers and their teams, at www.iosh.co.uk/training.
For more information, visit www.iosh.co.uk.











