VDSI - Association for Safety, Health and Environmental Protection at Work
The VDSI - Association for Safety, Health and Environmental Protection at Work is a professional association for occupational safety , environmental protection and health based in Wiesbaden .
The VDSI is a non-profit , politically and economically independent association . The goals of the association are the exchange of experiences, further training and networking of its members, commitment to professional training and qualified further training, participation in the development of laws, ordinances, guidelines and standards, national and international cooperation and advice to all social groups. The VDSI includes engineers , technicians , managers , (occupational) physicians, chemists , psychologists , environmental officers and other professional groups from the relevant areas. In June 2018 the VDSI had around 5,600 members.
history
In 1951 it was founded as a working group of safety engineers in Königswinter . In 1954 the name was changed to the Association of German Safety Engineers (VDSI). The Wiesbaden office has existed since 1977. In 1980 the Association of Security Technicians and Security Masters (VSTM) joined.
After the German reunification , many members of the working group of the Chamber of Technology of the GDR joined the VDSI. In 1993 the name was changed to the Association of German Safety Engineers and the company's health protection department expanded the objectives. In 1997, environmental protection was defined as an additional area of responsibility and the Society for Quality in Occupational Safety (GQA) was founded. In 2014 the company was renamed VDSI - Association for Safety, Health and Environmental Protection at Work. The new name is intended to emphasize the opening up of the association to all specialists in occupational health and safety and environmental protection.
structure
The VDSI is divided geographically, technically and organizationally in the office in Wiesbaden with the Executive Board and the Advisory Council, 27 nationally distributed regions that are members of local advice and 27 departments for ongoing policy development, on the one hand interdisciplinary on clearly defined fields, on the other. In addition, they serve the members as a platform for an industry-specific exchange of experiences. Edit the departments of the topics of construction, operation safety management , industrial safety regulations , fire and explosion protection , office work, demographics and employability, energy , renewable energy , skilled labor for occupational safety , hazardous materials , hazardous materials , health management , universities and scientific institutions, international, key figures, clinics , public service , Personal protective equipment (PPE), physical loads and impacts, psyche , rescue service , safety # Safety vs. SecuritySecurity , radiation protection - synergies in operational security, students , thermal waste treatment , environmental protection and temporary work .