OSH literacy.org is an educational and advocacy non-profit. It is the only NGO specifically aimed at making OSH communications accessible to all. OSH literacy has designed and delivered numerous OSH training programs around the world (see projects). OSH literacy has been a member of the ISSA Vision Zero program since its inception at the 2017 OSH World Congress, Singapore. We are also proud members of 1% Safer and other OSH and education organisations. We have collaborated and campaigned with a variety of international and regional institutions to ensure accessible safety and health communications. As well as several other accolades, OSH literacy was nominated for the 2020 UNESCO World Literacy Prize by the UNESCO office in Ireland (run through the Irish Department of Education).

David Magee: is a state-registered (UK) English language and literacy teacher, with specialisms in English as a Foreign Language (EFL), Workplace Literacy and Special Educational Needs & Disabilities (SEND). He has also had post-graduate training in community education project development. ‘Dave’ has been a full-time classroom teacher for over two decades and still is. His teaching career has focused on equipping individuals, especially those most at-risk, with the essential functional skills needed to safely and successfully transition into training, employment and independent living. In 2000 he was given a Millennium Award for developing cross-community literacy projects in Northern Ireland; in 2003 he joined the UK’s Workplace Basic Skills Unit and also became the UK representative on the International Teachers’ Association. Additionally, he is qualified and experienced in the delivery of a wide-range of OSH-related and teacher/trainer courses.  He is also a Fellow of the Institute of Hospitality. David is credited as being the first person to identify OSH literacy as an important functional skill.  He is the founder of OSH literacy.org and has been advocating for OSH literacy to be recognized and taught as an essential life-skill literacy for many years. He devotes his free time to OSH literacy with the invaluable help of OSH literacy friends and volunteers.