Participants
The members of the NEW OSH ERA Consortium were:
The Finnish Institute of Occupational Health (FIOH), Finland (project Coordinator).
The Institute funds, manages and coordinates research on OSH risks, under the mandate of the Finnish Ministry for Social Affairs and Health.
www.ttl.fi/internet/english
The Finnish Work Environment Fund (FWEF/TSR), Finland
The FWEF/TSR funds research and development in occupational health and safety, industrial relations and productivity. FWEF/TSR funds come from private insurance companies in accordance with the Work Accidents Insurance Act. Board members are social partners.
www.tsr.fi/english/
The Finnish Ministry for Social Affairs and Health (STM/MSAHF), Finland
The Ministry has responsibility for safeguarding the environment and good health of the people of .
www.stm.fi/english/index.htm
The Federal Institute for Occupational Safety and Health ( BAuA), Germany, together with the Federal Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs (BMAS)
Under the mandate of the BMAS, the BAuA supports the Ministry in questions of occupational safety and health, including managing and financing OSH research on a national level.
www.baua.de/eindex.htm
www.bmas.bund.de/Englisch/Navigation/root.html
Central Institute for Labour Protection - National Research Institute (CIOP-PIB), Poland
CIOP-PIB is a national research institution whose main activities include investigation of OSH-related risks and development of technological and organisational solutions in OSH and ergonomics for improvement of the quality of working life.
www.ciop.pl/778.html
Project Management Organisation at the German Aerospace Centre for the Federal Ministry of Education and Research (PT-DLR), Germany
The PT-DLR is a project management and research funding agency, which helps the German Federal Ministry of Education and Research to support health and environmental research.
www.pt-dlr.de/pt/;internal&action=_setlanguage.action?LANGUAGE=en
German Social Accident Insurance (DGUV), Germany
The DGUV is the umbrella organisation of the German accident insurance and prevention institutions in industry and in the public sector, working on behalf of its members in the field of OSH , including financing research.
http://www.dguv.de/
National Research Centre for the Working Environment, NRCWE, Denmark
NRCWE is a government research institute under the Ministry of Employment. NRCWE is obligated to contribute to a safe, healthy and developing work environment in accordance with technical and social development.
http://www.arbejdsmiljoforskning.dk
Research Unit for the Improvement of Working Conditions (DiOVA/DiRACT), General Directorate for the Humanization of Work (FOD WASO), Belgium
The Research Unit for the Improvement of Working Conditions is part of the Department for Humanisation of Work in the Belgium Ministry of Labour, and funds and carries out research in OSH.
http://www.werk.belgie.be/home.aspx
Italian National Institute for Prevention and Safety at Work (ISPESL), Italy
ISPESL is a technical and scientific body within the Italian National Health Service, reporting to the Minister of Health. It acts as a national centre for research in OSH.
www.ispesl.it/
Swedish Council for Working Life and Social Research (FAS), Sweden
The mission of the Swedish Council for Working Life and Social Research (FAS) is to promote and finance the accumulation of knowledge in matters relating to working life and the understanding of social conditions and processes.
http://www.fas.forskning.se/
Hungarian Institute of Occupational Health (OMFI), Hungary
Working on a national level OMFI supports research in OSH .
www.fjokk.hu/
European Agency for Safety and Health at Work (EU-OSHA), EU
The Agency helps to develop, collect, analyse and disseminate OSH information, and so make Europe 's workplaces safer, healthier and more productive. The Agency brings together representatives from governments, employers' and workers' organisations in the EU Member States.
The Agency commissions its own OSH research, and promotes the exchange of information between research networks in the EU. Much of this is now carried out through the new Agency's Risk Observatory, which provides an overview of OSH in Europe , looking at trends, providing early warning of new emerging risks in the workplace, and identifying areas where more research is needed.www.osha.europa.eu/
Hellenic Institute of Occupational Health and Safety (ELINYAE), Greece
The Institute is a non-profit organisation that provides scientific and technical support to all those involved in OSH .
www.elinyae.gr/
Ministry of Employment and Social Protection, Greece
The Ministry has responsibility for the occupational environment and health protection of employees.
www.labor-ministry.gr/
Federal Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs (BMAS), Germany
The Ministry is responsible for labour market policy, employment promotion, labour law and OSH .
www.bmas.bund.de/Englisch/Navigation/root.html
Italian Ministry of Health (MINSALUTE), Italy
The central body of the Italian National Health Service, the ministry is responsible for safeguarding public health.
www.ministerosalute.it/
Ministry of Labour and Social Policy (MPIPS), Poland
MPIPS has a wide range of labour and social-related responsibilities, including for OSH.
www.mpips.gov.pl/
The French Agency for Environmental and Occupational Health Safety (Afsset), France
Afsset is a public body reporting to the French Ministers for ecology, for health and for employement.
http://www.afsset.fr
TNO, Netherlands
Ministry of Social Affairs and Employment, Netherlands
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