Secretary General
Mr. Tang Wah Shing
Executive Director of the Occupational Safety & Health Council (OSHC), Hong Kong SAR, China


Member Organizations:

Full Members:
1. National Safety Council Australia Ltd (NSCA), Australia
2. China Occupational Safety & Health Association (COSHA), China
3. Safety & Environment Protection Research Institute (SEPRI), China
4. Occupational Safety and Health Council (OSHC), Hong Kong SAR, China
5. Hong Kong Occupational Safety and Health Association (HKOSHA), Hong Kong SAR, China
6. National Safety Council of India (NSCI), India
7. National Safety and Health Council of Indonesia (NSCI), Indonesia
8. Japan Industrial Safety & Health Association (JISHA), Japan
9. Korea Occupational Safety & Health Agency (KOSHA), Republic of Korea
10. Malaysian Society for Occupational Safety & Health (MSOSH), Malaysia
11. Institution of Occupational Safety & Health Management (IOSHM), Mauritius
12. Safety Organization of the Philippines Inc.(SOPI), Philippines
13. National Safety Council of Singapore (NSCS), Singapore
14. The Chinese Taipei Industrial Safety and Health Association (ISHA)
15. The Safety and Health at Work Promotion Association (SHAWPAT), Thailand
16. National Institute of Labour Protection (NILP), Vietnam

Associate Members:
17. Construction, Planning and Research Unit, Ministry of Development
(CPRU-MOD), Brunei Darussalam
18. Labour Affairs Bureau (LAB), Macao SAR, China
19. Mongolian Labour Protection Movement (MLPM), Mongolia

Affiliate Members:
20. Industrial Foundation for Accident Prevention (IFAP), Australia
21. Society for Occupational Safety & Health and Working Environment (SOSHWE), Indonesia
22. Korea Industrial Safety Association (KISA), Korea
23. National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH), Malaysia
24. The Institution of Occupational Safety & Health (IOSH), U.K.
25. National Safety Council (NSC), USA
26. Vietnam Occupational Safety & Health Association (VOSHA), Vietnam

Honorary Members:
1. Mr Law Chi-Ming (Kuala Lumpur 1994), Hong Kong
2. Mr Jim Whiting (Manila 1999), Australia
3. Mr Masayuki Nomiyama (Manila 1999), Japan
4. Mr Jalaludin Yusoff (Vietnam 2002), Singapore

Participants attending at the invitation of the Chairman:
1. Institute of Safety, Health and Environment Management (ISHEM), Mauritius
2. Mr Seiji Machida, SafeWork, International Labour Office
3. Dr Tsuyoshi Kawakami, Regional Office for Asia and Pacific, International Labour Office

Apologies:
1. Occupational Health and Safety Association Incorporated (OHSA), Papua New Guinea
2. Mr C Russell Leith (Beijing 1991), Australia
3. Mr Tong Lan-shui (Mauritius 2000), Taiwan
4. Prof Cheng Ying Xue (Vietnam 2002), China

Absence without apologies:
1. Bangladesh Occupational Safety Society (BOSS), Bangladesh
2. The Bureau of the National Safety Council of Thailand (BNSCT), Thailand
3. Ceylon Society for Prevention of Accidents (CSPA), Sri Lanka
4. Occupational Safety & Health Service (OSHS), New Zealand
5. Central Inspectorate of Mines (CIM), Pakistan
6. Mr Ian Chisholm (Kuala Lumpur 1994), Australia
7. Mr David Plandari (Melbourne 1996) Australia
8. Mr Wing Hou Wong (Melbourne 1996), New Zealand
9. Mr Steven Yip Yuk Lun (Hong Kong 1997), Hong Kong
10. Mr M Barbun (Seoul 1998), Indonesia
11. Ir Hj Ahamd Nordeen Dato’ Salleh (Mauritius 2000), Malaysia
12. Mr Hwa-Kyum Kim (Vietnam 2002), Korea
13. Mrs Leonard Townsend (Vietnam 2002), New Zealand

1. Welcoming Remarks

1.1 The Chairman called the meeting to order and welcomed member organizations, hononary members, and observers to this Annual Meeting. The Chairman opened the meeting by thanking members’ strong support for the APOSHO-20 conference which attracted over 170 speakers and over 400 delegates from local and overseas.

1.2 The Chairman introduced the 2 observers, Mr Seiji Machida of the International Labour Office Geneva and Dr Tsuyoshi Kawakami from the Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific of the International Labour Office, who were invited to this meeting.

1.3 The Chairman invited members to introduce themselves by going round the table.

2. Confirmation of minutes of the APOSHO-19 Annual Meeting held at Malaysia

2.1 The Chairman invited the Secretary General to brief members of the amendment proposals as attached in the meeting material.

2.2 The Secretary General informed members that requests for amendments were received from the Japan Industrial Safety and Health Association (JISHA), the Institute of Occupational Safety & Health Management of Mauritius (IOSHM), the National Safety Council of Singapore (NSCS) and the Safety & Health at Work Promotion Association (SHAWPAT) of Thailand.

2.3 The Meeting discussed and agreed to revise the minutes of meeting as follows:
From JISHA, Japan:
Minute 3.6 “Mr Hiromi” should read “Mr Kazuo Hiromi”
Minute 4.1 “Mr Kazuo” should read “ Mr Hiromi”

From NSCS, Singapore:
Minute 3.3 “Mr Lim Boon Khong” should read “Mr Lim Boon Khoon”.
Minute 3.4 should read: “Mr Tony Smith, USA, sought clarification as to why there was a sudden suggestion to change the decision of MDC. As the appointment of Secretary General was listed as Item 12 of the AGM’s agenda, the matter should be discussed later.”
Minute 3.5 should read: “Mr Lim Boon Khoon felt that it was an oversight of the Chairman of MDC to see the significance of the Secretary General’s roles and once re-affirmed his proposal to allow Malaysia to assume the position of Secretary General.”
Minute 4.2 should read “In order to be a fully registered APOSHO members, the Committee decided that applicants must have a good track record of at least 3 years of managing OSH activities effectively. KISA (Korea) was accepted as an Affiliate Member while ISHEM (Mauritius) and VOSHA (Vietnam) were requested to re-apply when this condition is met.
From SHAWPAT, Thailand:
Minute 14.3 “Mr Dheera Pong-Anant” should read “Mr Dheera Pong-anant”

From IOSHM, Mauritius
Mrs Oormeela Jawaheer of IOSHM informed members that IOSHM would withdraw their request for amendment and supported the ISHEM, Mauritius be accepted as Affiliate Member of APOSHO.

2.4 The Meeting agreed to confirm the minutes of last meeting subject to the amendment as proposed.

3. Matters Arising from Minutes of Last Meeting

3.1 At the invitation of the Chairman, the Secretary General informed members that the NSC of India has kindly published the APOSHO Newsletter which was distributed to all members. The Meeting expressed appreciation of the kind effort of the NSC of India in publishing this regular bulletin.

3.2 Further to the withdrawal of NSC of Singapore in hosting APOSHO-21, the Secretary General sent an urgent circulation to all members inviting the next host. With members’ approval, the APOSHO accepted the NSC of Indonesia (full member) to host the APOSHO-21. The Secretary General thanked members for their support in appointing the next host in such a short time, and most of all the hospitality of the NSC of Indonesia to host the APOSHO-21.

4. Report and Recommendations by the Management Development Committee

4.1 The Chairperson of the Management Development Committee, Mr Xiang Yan Sun of COSHA, China was invited to inform members of the recommendations made:
a) The Committee agreed that the discussion to hold bi-annual APOSHO meetings should be dealt with in prudence. Mr Tan Jin Thong of NCS of Singapore explained that the proposal to hold bi-annual meetings was merely a suggestion for members’ consideration. As the Annual Meeting for the next 3 years was already scheduled, the APOSHO should have sufficient time for deliberation on this important matter.
b) The Committee noted the dormant situation of 3 organizations: the Bangladesh Occupational Safety & Health Association, the Ceylon Society for Prevention of Accidents of Sri Lanka, and Central Inspectorate of Mines (CIM) of Pakistan. The NSC of India undertook to make contact with the Sri Lanka and Bangladesh organizations.

4.2 The Meeting received this report and endorsed the recommendations made by the Management Development Committee.

5. Report and Recommendations by the Membership Screening Committee

5.1 The Chairperson of the Membership Screening Committee, Mr Law Chi Ming of COSHA, China was invited to inform members of the recommendations made:
a) The application by ISHEM, Mauritius to be Affiliate Member was strongly supported by the IOSHM, Mauritius and the Committee agreed to recommend to the APOSHO Annual Meeting to have ISHEM be accepted as the Affiliate Member of APOSHO.

(The Chairman invited representatives of the ISHEM of Mauritius to take seat at the Mauritius table.)

b) The Committee expressed strong encourgament for the application of the IAPA, Canada to be the Affiliate Member as their active participation will promote OSH and consequently benefit APOSHO. As the application was submitted at end of July 2004, the Committee invited IAPA to provide additional information as to their objective for becoming a member of APOSHO and their contribution to APOSHO. This application would be considered further in the next APOSHO meeting.
c) The Committee agreed to amend the conditions for future applications for membership of APOSHO that:
- completed application forms should be received at least 3 months prior to the APOSHO Annual Meeting;
- the application should include information on the objectives and reasons for becoming a member of APOSHO;
- the application should indicate the applicant’s contribution to the APOSHO.
d) The following distinguished persons be accepted as the Honorary Member of APOSHO:
- Mr Koichi Igarashi, Japan
- Mr Xiang Yan Sun, China
e) The application for Mr Mario Tanchanco, Philippines was incomplete as the “nominating person” section was not filled. The Secretary General would revert this application to Mr Tanchaanco who should seek nomination from a representative of APOSHO member organizations.

5.2 The Meeting received this report and endorsed the recommendations made by the Membership Screening Committee.

6. Report and Recommendations by the OSHMS Committee

6.1 The Chairperson of the OSHMS Committee, Mr Eric Curtis of NSC, Australia was invited to inform members that the Committee agreed that the Chair be handed over to Mr Eric Curtis of NSCA from Mr Jim Whiting. As the NSC of Singapore raised objection to Mr Lim Boon Khoon’s unauthorized representation of NSCS in reporting Singapore’s OSHMS standard, Mr Eric Curtis accepted the Chairman’s invitation to revise the minutes of meeting of the OSHMS Committee and re-submit to the Annual Meeting after the coffee break.

(the Meeting resumed after the coffee break.)

6.2 Mr Eric Curtis of NSC, Australia informed the meeting that the OSHMS Committee met over the coffee break and revised the minutes of meeting which was distributed to all members at instance. Mr Curtis thanked the secretariat for their expeditious support.

6.3 Mr Curtis was invited to brief members on the recommendations made by the Committee:
a) KOSHA, NSCI, JISHA, SEPRI, NSCA shared their update on the OSHMS Standards.
b) The Committee agreed to consider the impact of information technology for health, safety and environmental issues.

6.4 The Meeting received this report and endorsed the recommendations made by the OSHMS Committee.

7. Report and Recommendations by the Technical Committee

7.1 The Chairperson of the Technical Committee, Dr Kwon Hyuck-Myun of KOSHA was invited to inform members of the recommendations made:
a) The Committee agreed to change the presentation on the APOSHO website from “country” to “country/region” in line with the terms of description of APOSHO Membership as laid out in the APOSHO Constitution.
b) The Committee agreed unanimously to re-appoint KOSHA as chairperson of the Technical Committee for a further 3 years (2004-2006).
c) The Committee agreed to set up a link on the APOSHO website to the Annual Conference of the Papua New Guinea Occupational Health and Safety Association (SEFTI) co-organized by the International Commission on Occupational Health (ICOH) in October 2005 to promote further OSH activities.
d) The Committee agreed that APOSHO newsletter should be uploaded to the APOSHO website and the host of each annual conference could prepare a report with photographs and send to KOSHA for upload to APOSHO website.

7.2 The Meeting received this report and endorsed the recommendations made by the Technical Committee.

8. Report and Recommendations by the Educational and Training Committee

8.1 The Chairperson of the Educational & Training Committee, Mr Law Chi-ming of COSHA was invited to inform members of the recommendations made:
a) The Committee received materials on the training courses organized by COSHA, NSCS, NSCI and KOSHA.
b) The Committee supported the sharing of information among member organizations with regard to their training activities on the APOSHO website.
c) The Committee acknowledged the effectiveness of e-learning as an effective means to promote safety training and welcomed members’ sharing of information on e-learning at no costs on the APOSHO website.

8.2 The Meeting received this report and endorsed the recommendations made by the Educational & Training Committee.

9. Reports from APOSHO Member-organizations

9.1 The Chairman thanked members for preparing the activity reports which were collated and distributed to members. The Secretariat received activity reports from 25 member organizations giving a thorough overview of the work and programs in the year under review.

9.2 The Meeting raised no further issues on the reports received.

10. Any Other Business

10.1 The Chairman invited members by going round the table to bring up other business for discussion.

10.2 Dr Shuen Ka Hung of LAB, Macao SAR China informed members that their department has taken on a new name as “the Labour Affairs Bureau, Macao SAR, China”.

10.3 Mr Seiji Machida of International Labour Office gave strong encouragement to the development of the OSHMS Standard among the APOSHO member-organizations. The ILO has developed the ILO OSHMS Guidelines (ILO-OSH 2001) which identified the common elements of the OSHMS of different regions and countries to be served as an international guidance document for the establishment and implementation of effective occupational safety & health management systems. Mr Machida invited members to review this set of Guidelines which could be download from the ILO-SafeWork website.

10.4 Mr John Lacey of the IOSH invited members to take note of the International Network of Safety and Health Practitioner Organizations (INSHPO) established in 2002 with the objective to provide a venue for the practitioner organizations to promote, develop and access information pertinent to the profession of occupational safety and health. The current president is Mr Paul Faupel and the Secretariat is supported by IOSH. Additional information could be obtained from their website: www.inshpo.org or through email to sarah.hamilton@iosh.co.uk

11. Handing Over of APOSHO Flag to host of APOSHO-21

11.1 The Chairman informed members with great pleasure that the next APOSHO will be hosted by the National Safety & Health Council of Indonesia. The Chairman also welcomed the strong delegation of SHAWPAT, Thailand which would host the APOSHO-22 in 2006.

11.2 Dr Soekotjo Joedoatmodjo of the NSC of Indonesia thanked members for supporting NSCI to host the APOSHO-21 and he extended warm welcome to all members to Indonesia next year.

11.3 The Chairman presented the APOSHO flag to Dr Soekotjo Joedoatmodjo and Dr Hadi Topobroto of the NSC of Indonesia signifying the smooth transfer of chairmanship to the host of APOSHO-21. The Meeting gave strong applause to this important handing over of APOSHO flag.

11.4 Mr Jalaluddin Yusoff of NSC of Singapore who was the previous APOSHO Secretary General presented a memento to Mr Tang Wah-shing, the Secretary General as token of appreciation for the Secretary General in furthering the objectives and mission of the APOSHO.

12. Close of the Meeting

12.1 The Chairman expressed warm gratitude to each member organizations for their strong support to this APOSHO-20 annual conference and meeting. The APOSHO-20 had achieved its objectives in providing a forum for active exchange of information and experiences. The Chairman wished to give his personal thanks and also in the capacity of the President of COSHA for the contribution of each member organizations. The success of APOSHO-20 was also made possible with the dedicated support of the Secretariat and the Secretary General. The COSHA was proud to be part of the development of APOSHO which is growing strong as witnessed in the APOSHO-20.

12.2 The Meeting gave a strong vote of thanks in rounds of applause to the Chairman and Secretariat of APOSHO-20 for the great success and the generous hospitality.

12.3 The Chairman invited all members to a group photography session after the Meeting.

12.4 There being no further business, Mr Zhang Baoming, Chairman of the APOSHO 20 declared the APOSHO-20 Annual Meeting closed. The Meeting was adjourned at 12:05 pm.