In 2000 there were extensive discussions among representatives from the
US National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, the
American Psychological Association, the
European Academy of Occupational Health Psychology and the editors of the
Journal of Occupational Health Psychology (JOHP) and
Work and Stress
about the development and future of the discipline. While respecting
the development of OHP groups in different countries and regions, it
was agreed that there was a need for an International Co-ordinating
Group (ICG-OHP). Such a group was established at a meeting in
Washington in November 2000.
One particular task of ICG-OHP was to coordinate the scheduling of conferences serving the discipline.
The initial members of the ICG-OHP were:
- Julian Barling (Journal of Occupational Health Psychology)
- Mike Colligan (US National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health - NIOSH)
- Tom Cox (Work and Stress)
- Heather Fox (American Psychological Association - APA)
- Amanda Griffiths (European Academy of Occupational Health Psychology)
- Joe Hurrell (NIOSH)
- Gwendolyn Keita (APA)
- Steve Sauter (NIOSH)
Society for Occupational Health Psychology (SOHP). Continued discussions among ICG-OHP members and representatives from SOHP were held during the European Academy of Occupational Health Psychology Conference in Dublin (2006) and the Work, Stress, and Health conference in Washington, DC (2008). These led to an agreement to reinvigorate ICG-OHP.
ICG-OHP Today
Current members of the ICG-OHP are:
- American Psychological Association - APA (Contact: Gwendolyn Keita)
- European Academy of Occupational Health Psychology - EA-OHP (Contact: Jonathan Houdmont)
- European Agency for Safety and Health at Work - EU-OSHA (Contact: Eusebio Rial-Gonzalez)
- National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health - (Contact: Steven Sauter)
- Journal of Occupational Health Psychology (Editor: Lois Tetrick)
- Society for Occupational Health Psychology - SOHP (Contact: Bob Sinclair)
- Work and Stress (Editor: Tom Cox)