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Structure of the ENWHP


Business Meetings

... are where decisions are taken relating to the procedures, strategies and Network activities and where members of the Advisory Committee are elected. The business meetings take place twice yearly.

The responsibilities of the business meeting are to:

  • adopt and amend the rules of internal procedure
  • take decisions on policies and strategies
  • approve the agenda
  • approve the report produced by the secretariat
  • select ENWHP representatives to the Advisory Committee
  • delegate specific tasks
  • to terminate the ENWHP.
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Steering Committee

... consists of the chairpersons, the co-ordinator of the ENWHP initiatives and representatives from the National Contact Offices.

The Steering Committee duties are:

  • to make decisions on matters relating to the organisation of ENWHP conferences and events when decisions cannot be taken at ENWHP business meetings
  • to monitor the activities of the ENWHP
  • to develop proposals for new ENWHP initiatives
  • to prepare the agenda, etc for the ENWHP business meetings.
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Chairpersons

... chair the business meetings and represent the Network in public. The chairmanship is an honorary position currently held by Dr. Maria Dolores Solé, Head of the Occupational Health Department of the National Centre for Working Conditions at INSHT in Barcelona and Dr. Karl Kuhn, Director and Professor at the Federal Institute for Occupational Safety and Health in Dortmund. Our Info Kit contains additional information on the Chairpersons

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Secretariat

... coordinates the Network and carries out the administrative work. It is responsible for developing the Network and the initiatives, organising regular meetings and conferences, public relations and representing the chairs. The secretariat is currently based at the European Information Centre at the Federal Association of Company Health Insurance Funds (BKK) in Essen.

Contact details:

ENWHP Network Secretariat
BKK Bundesverband
European Information Centre
Kronprinzenstr. 6
D - 45128 Essen
Germany
Email:  enwhp@bkk-bv.de