In the context of rapidly changing forms of work organization and work practices, this session will overview innovations in safety and health administration in institutions responsible for OSH compliance.

Moderator:
Joaquim Pintado Nunes, Switzerland

Speakers:
Duncan Shaw, Canada
Luis Carlos Lumbreras, Brazil
Kateryna Kuznetsova, Russian Federation
Zhao Li, United States of America
Kevin Myers, United Kingdom
Silas Sng, Singapore
Johan van Middelar, Netherlands
Selçuk Yasar, Turkey

This session will focus on the prevention of violence and harassment in the workplace, including international legislative developments, case studies, and tools for prevention and return to work.

Moderator:
Troy Winters, Canada

Speakers:
Audrey Gilbeau, Canada
Elisa Ilarda, Australia
Luz S. Marin, United States of America
Hannah Milward, New Zealand

This symposium will focus on the prevention of psychosocial risks at work, as well as the challenges of managing mental health in the workplace. Leading examples involving standards, regulations and workplace practices will be highlighted.

Moderator:
Liz Horvath, Canada

Speakers:
Charlotte Grevfors Ernoult, Luxembourg
Janet Nwaogu, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of China
Michel Rodrigue, Canada
Joti Samra, Canada
Steve Tizzard, Canada
Sue Weston, Australia

When reliable OSH data is not available, policy-makers, employers, and workers lack crucial knowledge for the prevention of occupational injuries and diseases. This session will examine data gaps at the global, national and enterprise levels and will highlight new and innovative tools for collecting and using OSH data. 

Moderator:
Yuka Ujita, Thailand 

Speakers:
Thuthula Balfour, South Africa 
Sean Banaee, United States of America 
Rafael J. Consunji, Qatar
Jillian Lee Hamilton, Australia 
Balint Nafradi, Switzerland

To what extent can training and education serve organizations on the road to Vision Zero? This symposium examines ways responsible organizations develop a positive, caring work culture and safe, healthy and productive workforces through training and education. 

Moderator:
Louise Hosking, United Kingdom  

Speakers:
Marilyn Hubner, Canada 
Ugochi Obidiegwu, Nigeria 
Davide Scotti, Italy 
Bonnie Yau, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of China

Workers' compensation and employment injury insurance schemes play a pivotal role not only in providing necessary compensations and rehabilitation to injured workers but also in enhancing prevention of occupational injuries and diseases. This session will highlight their efforts in both developing and developed countries to cater for needs of all workers through integrated strategies on OSH, compensation and rehabilitation. 

Moderator:
Gilles Binet, Canada 

Speakers:
Mohammed Azman Aziz Mohammed, Malaysia 
Ellen MacEachen, Canada 
Raffaello Marcelloni, Italy 
Anna Weigelt, Sweden

Every year the lives of approximately 1.25 million people are cut short as a result of a road traffic crash. Between 20 and 50 million more people suffer non-fatal injuries, with many incurring a disability as a result of their injury. This symposium will look to technological developments and to promising approaches to strengthening a culture of prevention for the way forward to Vision Zero. 

Moderator:
Nadja Schilling, Germany 

Speakers:
Mohammed Azman Aziz Mohammed, Malaysia 
Sashikala Chandrasekar, India 
Sujoy Dey, Canada 
Carl Heinlein, United States of America 
Peter Schwaighofer, Austria 

This session will focus on examples of evidence-focused, population-based approaches aimed at changing attitudes and behaviours to build cultures of injury prevention at work, at home and in the community.  

Moderator:
Ian Pike, Canada   

Speakers:
Lilis Surienty Abd Talib, Malaysia 
Azlan Darus, Malaysia 
Laura Dale, Canada 
Richard Rinehart, United States of America

This session will profile stories from Canada and around the world illustrating successful approaches to building strong workplace prevention cultures. 

Moderator:
Adrian Cook, Canada 

Speakers:
Naziadin Abd Ghani, Malaysia 
Chris Atchison, Canada 
Maia Foulis, Canada 
Britta Schmitt-Howe, Germany 
Ricardo Vyhmeister, Chile 

Safety and Health is the responsibility of society as a whole. This session will showcase prevention culture initiatives and will discuss how these efforts can contribute to improve the culture around occupational safety and health in the future.

Moderator:
Siong Hin Ho, Singapore

Speakers:
Tommi Alanko, Finland 
Ulrike Bollmann, Germany
Kyungwoo Kim, Republic of Korea 
Pete Kines, Denmark
Hans-Horst Konkolewsky, Spain

Information technology can improve workplace recognition, control, and regulation of OSH hazards, risks and working conditions. This session will focus on leading digital OSH tools and evidence-based online prevention resources. 

Moderator:
Louise Logan, Canada 

Speakers:
Lucia Botti, Italy 
Duane D'sa, Canada 
Edwin Galea, United Kingdom 
Jacqui McLaughlin, United Kingdom
Syed Wajid Ali Shah, Pakistan 
Imelda Wong, United States of America   

State-of-the-art information and communication campaigns can be powerful tools for raising OSH knowledge, awareness and action. This symposium will focus on effective campaigns, including Vision Zero and social and digital media interventions, and illustrate effective techniques and strategies.   

Moderator:
Donna Van Bogaert, United States of America  

Speakers:
Angela Janowitz, Germany
Kiran Kapoor, Canada
Betty Nyereyegona, Zimbabwe
Timothy Tregenza, Spain
Faiza Zia, Pakistan    

The burden of occupational cancer continues to grow, despite the fact exposures responsible for occupational cancer are well known and solutions are available to control these exposures. This session will focus on innovative approaches to applying these solutions to achieve safe and healthy work for all. 

Moderator:
Paul Demers, Canada  

Speakers:
Eduardo Algranti, Brazil 
Emilie Counil, France 
Hugh Davies, Canada  
Lesley Rushton, United Kingdom     

Global supply chains cross national borders with varying standards for worker health protection. The symposium will highlight challenges and solutions for strengthening worker health protection across diverse market systems, regulatory regimes and safety cultures.   

Moderator:
Emily Norgang, Canada

Speakers:
Silvana Cappuccio, Italy 
Lisa Hollands, Germany 
Rakesh Patry, Canada 
Kalpona Aktar, Bangladesh  

There are opportunities for greater progress in integrating people with disability in the world of work. This session will highlight successful approaches in different countries and economic sectors to support work participation among those with disabilities.   

Moderator:
Sari Sairanen, Canada

Speakers:
Mohammed Azman Aziz Mohammed, Malaysia
Graham Halsey, Scotland
François Perl, Belgium
Wolfgang Zimmerman, Canada  

The themes of this session include good practices, innovative solutions and effective management to advance safety culture in agriculture. 

Moderator:
Magdalena Wachnicka-Witzke, Poland 

Speakers:
Magalie Cayon, France  
Sashikala Chandrasekar, India 
Isaac Abril Muñoz, Spain 
Arnd Spahn, Germany 
Päivi Wallin, Finland
Aleksandra Hadzik, Poland
Anne Roudot, France  

Procedures, processes, and risk assessments are only one way to improve OSH. Beyond the old safety framework approach, what is crucial is to create a culture which translates OSH into something tangible, related to daily life of workers. The session will draw on practical experiences to demonstrate the potential of strong workplace OSH culture to support OSH performance and business success. 

Moderator:
Kris De Meester, Belgium  

Speakers:
John Beckett, Canada 
Wouter De Gier, Netherlands 
Wolf Kirsten, United States of America 
Karolien Van Nunen, Belgium  

While the contribution of GSCs to global economic growth and job opportunities is evident, their impact on the living and working conditions and the safety and health of workers raises important concerns. This session will examine innovative means that have been developed to improve working conditions and OSH in global supply chains.

Moderator:
Joaquim Pintado Nunes, Switzerland   

Speakers:
Ockert Dupper, Switzerland  
Ruma Ghosh, India 
Siena Harlin, United States of America 
Anne-Marie la Rosa, Switzerland 
Marcelo Tacitano, Brazil  

Automated vehicles raise new questions about OSH risks and responsibilities for workers and employers. This symposium will examine emerging issues, in the near future when traffic is partly automated, and in the subsequent era of totally driverless traffic.

Moderator:
Walter Eichendorf, Germany   
Kay Schulte, Germany

Speakers:
José Raúl Gonzales, Guatemala  
Charles Johnson, United Kingdom 
Karin Müller, Germany
Wolfgang Uslar, Germany
Jason Weibel, Canada   

Employment in the renewable energy and recycling industries is growing rapidly in the developed and developing world. This symposium will overview OSH hazards in these sectors and highlight innovative control practices. 

Moderator:
Tara Peel, Canada   

Speakers:
Victoria Arrandale, Canada 
Repon Chowdhury, Bangladesh  
Patricia Dirrenberger, France 
Oswald Losert, Germany 
Jessica Ramsey, United States of America  

OSH vulnerability – defined by exposure to hazards in contexts of inadequate workplace policies and practices – is more common among specific groups of workers: migrants, new and young workers and workers in the informal economy. This symposium will examine regulatory innovations to strengthen protection in the context of vulnerability. 

Moderator:
Sari Sairanen, Canada 

Speakers:
Sanjoy Chowdhury, India  
Jinky Leilanie Lu, Philippines 
Florence Moyo, Zimbabwe (TBC)
Cheryl Peters, Canada 
Ela Rydz, Canada
Yogindra Samant, Norway   

Building on the SafeYouth@Work Congress held in Singapore in 2017, the Youth Spotlight is a lively, interactive session designed to spur global action to improve occupational safety and health (OSH) for young workers. This session will bring together youth champions around the world, policy makers and experts to reflect on how to engage youth into prevention and to integrate their voice and vision in building back better. It will also explore young workers’ expectations from institutional partners to continue supporting them in promoting OSH.

The Youth Spotlight is also closely connected with other programme elements including the International Media Festival for Prevention, Braindates and keynote speeches where OSH for young workers will be highlighted, discussed and advanced.

Speakers:
Dr. Ulrike Bollmann, ENETOSH, Germany
Ms. Diana Katherine Cely Silva, Red Trabajo Decente, Jovenes, Colombia
Ms. Nur Chariroh, Youth Champion, Indonesia
Mrs. Stephanie Claus, Youth Champion, United States of America
Ms. Hajar Dee, Youth Champion, Singapore
Zuly Duran Salazar, Red Trabajo Decente, Jovenes, Colombia
Ms. Anna Fendley, United Steel Workers / AFL-CIO US, United States of America
Mr. Phillip Germain, Saskatchewan Workers‘ Compensation Board, Canada
Ms. Angela Maria Herrera, Youth Champion, Colombia
Ms. Sarah Jampen Almzan, Independent Journalist, Canada
Mr. Francis Mugume, Youth Champion, Rwanda
Ms. Olga Sofia Parrado Sanchez, Red Trabajo Decente, Jovenes, Colombia
Ms. Luisa Fernanda Riano, Red Trabajo Decente, Jovenes, Colombia
Ms. Mercy-Grace Seuya, Association of Tanzanina Employers, Tanzania
Ms. Ilona Sorri, Youth Champion, Finland

The Global Forum for Work Injury Insurance provides a platform for representatives of occupational accident insurance or workers’ compensation schemes to discuss a number of global challenges that occupational accident insurance systems are facing today, such as the impact of technological progress in the areas of prevention and rehabilitation. This platform will open the opportunity to exchange information, to present good practice approaches and to formulate joint positions. 

In Europe, Asia and North America there are already regular meetings and conferences at the regional level that have begun to link with each other. Complementing the activities of ISSA Technical Commission on Insurance against Employment Accidents and Occupational Diseases and the Special Commission on Prevention, this integrated platform provides an added global value for occupational accident insurance systems. 

The Global Forum will be accessible for regional accident insurances associations and fora, international bodies and ISSA member institutions. 

Speakers:
Mr. Marcelo Abi-Ramia Caetano, International Social Security Association, Switzerland
Dr. Mohammed Azman Aziz Mohammed, Social Security Organisation (SOCSO), Malaysia
Mr. Felipe Bunster Echenique, Mutual de Seguridad, Chile
Mr. Ron Dressler, Utah Labor Commission Division of Industrial Accidents, United States of America
Dr. Edlyn Höller, German Social Accident Insurance (DGUV), Germany
Dr. Stefan Hussy, German Social Accident Insurance (DGUV), Germany
Dr. Irene Isaka, East and Central Africa Social Security Association, Tanzania

During COVID-19 many workers around the world have continued working to ensure the continuity of critical functions, including in health care and emergency response, public sector services, construction and manufacturing. This session takes a focused look at how, as a global prevention community, we can come together to learn the lessons of COVID-19 and take action to protect the health and safety of essential workers in the future.

Moderators:
Ms. Henrietta Van Hulle, PSHSA, Canada

Speakers:
Dr. David Michaels, George Washington U, United States of America
Dr. Klaus Schäfer, BGHW, Germany
Ms. Christine Devine, Michael Garron Hospital, Canada
Dr. Viviana Gómez Sánchez, Latin-American Association of Occupational Health, Costa Rica
Mr. James Scongack, Bruce Power, Canada
Dr. Peter Smith, Institute for Work & Health, Canada
Ms. Henrietta Van hulle, Public Services Health and Safety Association, Canada

Report from the ISSA

Speakers
Ms. Claudia Ambrosio, ISSA, Italy
Dr. Mohammed Azman Aziz Mohammed, Social Security Organization (SOCSO), Malaysia
Mr. Marcelo Abi-Ramia Caetano, ISSA, Switzerland
Mr. Bernd Treichel, ISSA, Switzerland
Prof. Brou Yves Yéboué-Kouamé, CNPS, Côte D'Ivoire
Ms. Magdalena Wachnicka-Witzke, Kasa Rolniczego Ubezpieczenia Społecznego, Poland
Mr. Mummahad Mujahid, Saeed Ahmed Awan Centre for Improvement of Working Conditions & Environment, Pakistan
Mr. Malik M. Jamil, Vision Technologies, Pakistan
Ms. Sundas Khalil, Vision Technologies, Pakistan

Report from the ILO

Moderator
Joaquim Pintado Nunes, ILO, Switzerland
Yuka Ujita, ILO, Thailand

Speakers
Ms. Manal Azzi, ILO, Switzerland
Ms. Laetitia Dumas, ILO, Switzerland
Mr. Ockert Dupper, ILO, Switzerland
Ms. Deborah France-Massin, ILO, Switzerland
Mr. Franklin Muchiri, ILO, Switzerland
Ms. Martha Newton, ILO, Switzerland
Ms. Vera Paquete-Perdigão, ILO, Switzerland
Ms. Ana Catalina Ramirez, ILO, Switzerland
Ms. Maria Helena André, ILO, Switzerland