The director of strategy at awarding body NEBOSH, Barry Wilkes, has been appointed vice-president of the International Network of Safety and Health Practitioner Organisations (INSHPO).Wilkes will take up the role from 1 January 2018 and it will see him take a leading role in INSHPO, which is a global forum for the OSH profession, and acts as a community for international collaboration among professional organisations to improve safety and health in the workplace.
His appointment, which was made by members of INSHPO, follows NEBOSH signing the Singapore Accord at the 2017 World Congress on Safety and Health at Work – an initiative which was led by INSHPO.
The accord is an agreement between major occupational health and safety practitioner organisations and partners around the world to aspire towards the guidelines set out in the INSHPO OSH professionals capability framework.
His role will include a range of positions within the organisation, including president.
He said: “The Singapore Accord is a landmark achievement for our industry, with INSHPO leading the way in the creation of this evidence-based capability framework; the first of its kind. To be appointed as INSHPO’s Vice President is an honour.
“The INSHPO Board – of which I am a member – is made up of OHS representatives from across the world, all of whom possess significant professional expertise. It has been incredibly fulfilling to have worked with them and I am looking forward to our continued collaboration as part of my new role.”
Wilkes is an experienced health and safety professional with over 25 years’ experience in health, safety, and environmental management.
He has worked for NEBOSH for more than 12 years, and participated in initiatives across the world, in addition to his role as NEBOSH director of strategy.
