European Technology Platform on Industrial Safety (ETPIS)
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.
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Name of US Partner:
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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
Participating Countries:
All EU Member States and Associated countries
Area:
Nanosciences, nanotechnologies, materials and new production technologies
Category:
Thematic task force/working group in EU
