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Organizational Profiles
Finnish Institute of Occupational Health
Centre for Occupational SafetyThe Centre for Occupational Safety is a training, information and service agency for the central organizations in the labour market. The major functions are expert services associated with the development of working conditions; the Centre is also involved in training, information and material publication. The general goal is to increase wellbeing and success in working life. The Centre for Occupational Safety supports the independent development of worksites by offering expert services and methods for the assessment and improvement of the work environment. The Centre for Occupational Safety provides all-round training and arranges training courses tailored for the needs of each individual worksite. The training takes place as individual training sessions or it can be supplemented with self-study and development tasks carried out at the worksite. Representatives of the Centre for Occupational Safety give various types of assistance for worksite training relative to the development of working conditions:
The Centre for Occupational Safety publishes information and training material pertaining to the development of the work environment. The material can be general or relate to specific topics or fields. The Centre for Occupational Safety publishes periodicals Ajankohtaista työsuojelusta, Ajankohtaista työterveyshuollosta and Aktuellt om arbetarskydd on topical issues in occupational safety three times a year. The Centre for Occupational Safety maintains a register on labour protection and occupational health personnel at worksites. On the basis of the register data, they receive information material pertaining to their work. Contact persons Management: Matti Kopperi, Managing director Centre for Occupational Safety Radiation and Nuclear Safety AuthorityThe Finnish Centre for Radiation and Nuclear Safety works to ensure that radiation equipment, radioactive materials, nuclear energy and nuclear materials are used safely. The scope of regulatory activities also includes radioactive materials, and the resulting radiation exposure, in workplaces, at home and elsewhere in our environment. The Finnish Centre for Radiation and Nuclear Safety operates under the
auspices of the Ministry of Social Affairs and Health. The Centre maintains
close contacts with the Ministry of Trade and Industry, other government
bodies, research institutes and universities; it also has many international
links. The personnel number is around 240, more than half of whom have
received training in physics, chemistry, engineering, radiobiology or
other specialist areas. Research is an integral component of the Centre´s
activities. Radiation and Nuclear Safety Authority The Finnish Work Environment FundThe Finnish Work Environment Fund, established in 1979, plays an important role in the funding of research and development projects in the field of occupational health and safety, with the overall objective of making Finnish work life safer, healthier, and more productive. The Finnish Work Environment Fund is maintained by accident insurance
premiums paid by the employers. The Fund is administratively subordinated
to the Ministry of Labour. All the major labour market organizations are
represented on the Board of the Fund. What is being funded? The task of the Finnish Work Environment Fund is to support financially
research related to work life and the applications of the results into
practice. The Fund also finances the activities of the Centre for Occupational
Safety. Research and development projects Funds are allocated to research and development projects dealing with work life, the work environment, and work practices, as well as to major research programmes. The Finnish Work Environment Fund prioritizes applied research, and projects focussing on the development of methods and products, the results of which can be utilized for the improvement of the work environment and industrial production, as well as in the overall development of work life. Enterprises, municipalities, research institutions, universities and
other institutions may apply for grants twice a year. Projects on training and information Funds are available for publishing and disseminating information on
work and the work environment. Criteria for grants include the production
and dissemination of new, scientific information through research and
development activities, as well as through means of training and education.
Applications for grants may be made twice a year. Funds for the utilization of research results The aim of these grants is to support the practical application, at individual workplaces, of research results that have been achieved in projects financed by the Finnish Work Environment Fund. The grant covers half of the project costs, up to a maximum of FIM 100,000. Grants are available for projects which aim at finding alternative solutions to problems of the work organization, the development of working conditions, carrying out of safety analyses, and improvement of work and production methods, as well as product safety. The applications may come from enterprises or municipalities, and they
should be submitted before the project is commenced. The applications
are not bound to any deadlines. Scholarships The Finnish Work Environment Fund allocates a part of its funds to individual
scholarships for research and development, complementary and postgraduate
training, and for participation in international meetings and congresses.
Preference is given to younger reseachers and persons who have shown special
interest in the development of occupational health and safety. Applications
may be submitted twice a year. Contact persons Peter Rehnström, Managing Director, tel. +358-9-6803 3310 The Finnish Work Environment Fund
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