This was successfully achieved by the presence of international experts from 8 countries form America, Europe and Asia. The 5th international conference on safety and health in the electricity sector was officially inaugurated by the vice president of the Republic of Paraguay, a number of national Paraguayan and academic authorities which welcomed over 310 participants. The symposium was concluded by a technical visit of the Itapú hydroelectric power plant which is the largest development of its kind in operation in Latin America.