Misją Instytutu jest dzialalność naukowo-badawcza prowadząca do nowych rozwiązań technicznych i organizacyjnych użytecznych w kształtowaniu warunków pracy zgodnych z zasadami bezpieczeństwa pracy i ergonomii oraz ustalanie podstaw naukowych do właściwego ukierunkowywania polityki społeczno-ekonomicznej państwa w tym zakresie.
„Improvement of safety and working conditions” – phase IV (2017-2019)
Phase IV is the next stage of the National Programme for the Improvement of Safety and Working Conditions”. The Council of Ministers previously adopted Resolution No 117/2007 on 3 July 2007 for Phase I (2008-2010), Resolution No 154/2010 on 21 September 2010 for Phase II (2011-2013) and Resolution No 126/2013 on 16 July 2013 for Phase III (2014-2016).
Since 2008, the programme has fulfilled the role of a national strategy for creating proper working conditions that protect the life and health of workers.
The thematic scope of Phase IV of the programme is divided into two parts: A – Tasks related to the services of the state
and B – Research and development projects.
Part A – Tasks related to the services of the state include the following thematic groups:
Group 1 |
Establishing OSH standards |
Group 2 |
Developing methods and tools for the prevention and reduction of occupational risk in the workplace |
Group 3 |
Developing a system to test machinery, technical equipment, and tools as well as personal and collective protective equipment |
Group 4 |
Developing a system for OSH education, information and promotion. |
Part B – Research and development tasks include projects within the following main research areas:
Area I |
Maintaining work ability |
Area II |
New and emerging risks related to new technologies and work processes |
Area III |
Materials engineering and advanced technologies for OSH |
Area IV |
Developing a safety culture |