Training :

Training activities are regarded as distinguished in ISOHS; hence training has always been given top priority since it is a main tool to achieve ISOHS goals. Over the years a specialized training team has developed which included elite of professionals with long experience in the different specialties of ISOHS. Among the distinguished training programs executed by ISOHS were firefighting rehabilitation programs, Safety specialist’s preparation programs, Hazardous Materials programs, Safety management programs, iosh – Managing Safely programs ….etc. Training programs are executed by public announcement or direct contracting with customers. ISOHS executed training programs inside Iraq in provinces, Baghdad, Basrah, Erbil, Babil, Karbala, Wasit, Maysan, Sulaymania and Dhi Qar.

Training is perceived as a central activity among other ISOHS activities. Since its foundation ISOHS has conducted more than 228 training courses. The duration of the courses ranged from one day to three months. The courses are implemented in one of the following versions:

1-      Central: the course is executed in a central location and the participants are from different organizations in a predetermined period (The training programs are executed inside or outside Iraq)

2-      Vocational: training is executed in the workplace, firefighter’s rehabilitation programs are examples of such training.

3-      Sector: training is executed in agreement with a training center in charge of training for a particular sector (e.g. Electricity, Health, Municipality…).

4-      Territorial: training is executed in agreement with an institution which is active in a certain geographical territory (e.g. Kurdistan, Babylon….)

Recently ISOHS began executing some of the courses outside Iraq in cooperation with parties specialized in occupational health and safety.