Dr. Mohammed Azman Aziz Mohammed

Social Security Organization (SOCSO) , Malaysia

A Medical Doctor by profession, Dr. Mohammed Azman has enhanced SOCSO’s commitment to occupational safety and health, public employment services, prevention and road safety. He spearheaded SOCSO’s Return to Work Programme, and pioneered the establishment of SOCSO’s state-of-the-art Rehabilitation Centre. Under his leadership, SOCSO’s social protection coverage has been extended to the self-employed, workers with loss of employment, foreign workers and recently, domestic workers.

Since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020, SOCSO has been entrusted with implementing Government programmes to assist affected employers and workers. SOCSO’s own initiative, Prihatin Screening Programme, has helped the Government in controlling the spread of the virus.

Dr. Mohammed Azman also holds leadership position in various regional and international organizations such as the International Association of Industrial Accident Boards and Commissions (IAIABC), International Social Security Association (ISSA), Vision Zero Global Alliance Council, Asian Social Security Association (ASSA) and Asian Workers' Compensation Association (AWCA).

Sessions


SYM6 - No injured workers left behind: Workers' compensation and employment injury insurance schemes are essential part for better prevention and protection of workers

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

Time:
Live : 21/09/2021 - 13:45 EDT - 15:15 EDT
Rerun : 21/09/2021 - 23:45 EDT - 22/09/2021 - 01:15 EDT

SYM7 (Formerly S25) - The impact of digitalisation on OSH in global transportation and logistics - Possibilities for the success of the Vision Zero strategy

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 

Time:
Live : 20/09/2021 - 14:45 EDT - 16:15 EDT
Rerun : 21/09/2021 - 00:45 EDT - 02:15 EDT

SYM15 - Integrating people with disabilities in the world of work

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  

Time:
Live : 22/09/2021 - 13:45 EDT - 15:15 EDT
Rerun : 22/09/2021 - 23:45 EDT - 23/09/2021 - 01:15 EDT

Global Forum for Work Injury Insurance

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

Time:
Live : 23/09/2021 - 07:50 EDT - 09:00 EDT
Rerun : 23/09/2021 - 17:50 EDT - 19:00 EDT

ISSA Report

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

Time:
Live : 20/09/2021 - 12:45 EDT - 13:15 EDT
Rerun : 20/09/2021 - 22:45 EDT - 23:15 EDT