Tentative Topic:Qualification & Certification Systems for Industrial Hygiene in Asia and Future – Comparison of certification schemes globally and across Asian countries

Dr. Doo Yong Park is a Professor of Industrial Hygiene and the Dean of the Graduate School at Hansung University in Korea.

He was the President of the Korea Occupational Safety and Health Agency (KOSHA) from December 2017 to December 2021, and previously served as the Director General of the KOSHA Research Institute from 2006 to 2008. He is also the Immediate Past President of both the International Occupational Hygiene Association (IOHA, 2016–2017) and the Korean Industrial Hygiene Association (KIHA, 2015–2017).

Dr. Park played a pivotal role in founding the Asian Network of Occupational Hygiene (ANOH) and served as its inaugural President from 2014 to 2017.

Over the past decade, he has actively collaborated with industrial hygienists across Asia—including Malaysia, Indonesia, Singapore, Vietnam, and India—to advance the field of industrial hygiene through various initiatives. He has served as a member of the International Advisory Panel (IAP) to the Ministry of Manpower, Singapore, and was recently appointed as an Advisor to the Regional Center for the Future of Work under the Singapore WSH Council.

In recognition of his lifelong contributions to occupational hygiene, Dr. Park received the ANOH Lifetime Achievement Award in 2017 and the IOHA Lifetime Achievement Award in 2021.

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