European Technology Platform on Industrial Safety (ETPIS)
Category
Thematic task force/working group in EU
Area
Nanosciences, nanotechnologies, materials & new production technologies
Description
According to the European Agency for Safety and Health at Work, every three and a half minutes somebody in the EU dies from work-related causes. Of the 150 000 deaths per year, the vast majority are caused by occupational diseases (142 000), while the rest are classifi ed as work-related accidents. Although there has been a marked decrease in the number of serious and fatal accidents over the past few years.
Participating Countries
All EU Member States and Associated countries
Contact
Olivier Salvi, General Secretary ETPIS, info@industrialsafety-tp.org Richard Gowland, Technical Director of the European Process Safety Centre (EPSC), info@industrialsafety-tp.org