Health and Safety
Executive / Commission
Organisations
(Societe Francaise des Hygienistes du Travail (SOFHYT)
2 rue Saint Omer, F95810 Vallangoujard, France
Status: Voluntary organisation
Principal functions and activities: To develop professional education; technical training; annual one-day conference.
(Centre International de Recherche sur le Cancer) (CIRC)
150 cours Albert-Thomas, 69372 Lyon Cedex 08, France.
Status: The International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) was established in 1965 by the World Health Assembly, as an independently financed organization within the framework of the World Health Organization.
Principal functions and activities: The Agency conducts a programme of research on the epidemiology of cancer and the study of potential carcinogens in the human environment. Its field studies are supplemented by biological and chemical research carried out in the Agency's laboratories in Lyon and, through collaborative research agreements, in national research institutions in many countries. The Agency also conducts a programme for the education and training of personnel for cancer research.
IRPA Executive Office, c/o CEPN, BP 48, F-92263 Fontenay-aux-Roses Cedex, France
Status: Learned society
Principal functions and activities: To provide a medium whereby those engaged in radiation protection activities in all countries may communicate more readily with each other and through this process advance radiation protection in many parts of the world. This includes relevant aspects of such branches of knowledge as science, medicine, engineering, technology and law, in the effort to provide for the protection of man and his environment from the hazards caused by ionizing and non-ionizing radiation, and thereby to facilitate and control the medical, scientific and industrial radiological practices for the benefit of mankind. Further objectives of IRPA are: to encourage the establishment of radiation protection societies throughout the world as a means of achieving international cooperation; to provide for and support international meetings for the discussions of all aspects of radiation protection; to encourage international publications dedicated to radiation protection; to encourage research and educational opportunities in those scientific and related disciplines which support radiation protection; to encourage the establishment and continuous review of universally acceptable radiation protection standards or recommendations through the international bodies concerned.
(Comite International pour la Recherche dans le Domaine de la Prevention des Risques Professionels)
INRS, 30 rue Olivier-Noyer, F-75680 Paris Cedex 14, France
Status: Subsidiary body of the International Social Security Association founded in 1970. Its Secretariat is situated at the National Research and Safety Institute for the Prevention of Occupational Accidents and Diseases (INRS).
Principal functions and activities: To provide a forum for exchanges between different scientific approaches to occupational health and safety; improvement of the transfer of knowledge between OHS researchers and prevention practitioners.
(Comite International pour la Prevention des Risques Professionnels dans la Construction
c/o CRAMIF, 17/19 Place de l'Argonne, F-75019 Paris, France
Status: Voluntary association of accident prevention institutes for the construction industry. Formed in 1968. A sub-division of the ISSA in Geneva.
Principal functions and activities: To promote accident prevention in the construction industry. Permanent exchange of knowledge and experience among Section members; organisation of international conferences on the prevention of occupational risks in the construction industry.
(Institut National de L'Environment Industriel et des Risques) (INERIS)
Parc Technologique, ALATA-BP2, 60550 Verneuil-en-Halatte, France
Status: Public organisation with a commercial activity under the auspices of the French Ministry of Environment.
Principal functions and activities: The objective is to carry out research and development, technical support and consultancy to prevent and minimise the impacts and hazards of industrial activity on man and the environment. INERIS' expertise covers industrial risks and environmental protection; co-ordination and execution of applied research projects; advice and technical assistance to public authorities and inspectorates and sales of service to the industry. It is specifically involved in risks (fire, explosions); environment (air emissions, water, soil and waste storage); hygiene and toxicology.
(Institut National de Recherche et de Securite pour la Prevention des Accidents du Travail et des Maladies Professionelles (INRS)
30 rue Olivier Noyer, 75680 Paris Cedex 14, France
Lorraine Centre: Avenue de Bourgogne, B.P. no.27, 54501 Vandoeuvre-Les-Nancy Cedex, France
Status: Non-profit association. The INRS carries out its work in accordance with the directives of the Health Insurance Fund (Caisse Nationale de l'Assurance Maladie) and within the framework of the occupational risk prevention policy laid down by the ministry in charge of labour.
Principal functions and activities: To identify and improve knowledge on occupational risks; to analyse their impact on health and safety at work; to conduct research on how to prevent and control them; to promote and teach the means of prevention.
(Organisation de Cooperation et de Developpement Economiques) (OCDE)
Environment Directorate, Environment, Health and Safety Division, 2 rue André-Pascal, 75775 Paris. Cedex 16.
Status: Inter-Governmental organisation.
Principal functions and activities: Main objectives of OECD work on environmental health and safety consist of assisting Member Countries in: identifying, preventing and reducing chemical risk to health and the environment; preventing unnecessary distortions to trade by harmonising environmental policies and regulations affecting chemicals; facilitating optimal use of national resources available for chemicals management through cost-sharing of testing procedures and data sharing; promoting integrated approaches to chemicals management; and transferring OECD experience and approaches to non-Member countries. Principal activities: guidelines for the testing of chemicals; good laboratory practice; hazard assessment; harmonization of classification and labelling systems; data gathering, testing and assessment of high production volume chemicals; risk prevention; risk reduction of selected chemicals; integration of economic and chemicals control decision-making; information exchange mechanisms; harmonisation of regulatory oversight in biotechnology; chemical accidents; pesticides management.