MISSION STATEMENT

The Governance Board is a volunteer body supported by firms in the safety industry with a shared interest in working to improve the practice of safety engineering. The guiding purpose and motivation for its creation is:

To improve the skills and formally establish the competency of those engaged in the practice of safety system application in the process and manufacturing industries.

The committee correspondingly seeks to:

1. Establish a demonstrable standard of competence based on experienc eand practical knowledge of safety system application that can be clearly identified and recognised internationally as part of compliance with the IEC and other related standard requirements for qualified safety system engineers.
2. Support the training of individuals in safety system application.
3. Skills to achieve this level of demonstrated competence.
4. Support the development and dissemination of research and information required to maintain an active international forum and dialogue for identifying future paths to achieve the primary objective.