1. 6th Framework Programme on Research
Hans-Horst Konkolewsky
Director
European Agency for Safety and Health at Work

2. Role of the European Agency in European Research activities (I)
Agency Regulation
“The Agency’s role shall be to collect technical,
scientific and economic information on research
into safety and health at work and on other
research activities, which involve aspects
connected with safety and health at work and
disseminate the results of the research and
research activities”

3. Role of the European Agency in European Research activities (II)
Conclusions of 2001 OSH strategy seminar
Agency key role in co-ordinating research
activities at EU level
Development of Agency Topic Centre Research
12 European Occupational Safety and Health
Research Institutes
Networking and common goal of
developing EU OSH research

4. Agency role under the 6th Framework Programme
Agency as a “facilitator” of OSH Research
networking and EU OSH Research activity
6th Research Programme
Lead to research information deliverables
Enhance the EU OSH research information base
Agency put research information to good use in disseminating to EU policy and decision-makers

5. Community Strategy on Occupational Safety and Health
Agency develop “Risk Observer” for new and
emerging risks – Europe´s “watch out tower”
for future OSH challenges to the workforce
Continue development of Topic Centre
Research activities in parallel 
Agency is the EU body for dissemination of
OSH information and results, including Research 
Networking and information exchange and
dissemination hosted by the
global OSH portal

6. Aim of today’s information meeting (I)
Bring together European OSH research institutes in one place at one time with key Commission players in the Research field
“Expressions of Interest”– fair degree of support for OSH projects – e.g. your EoIs

7. Aim of today’s information meeting (II)
opportunity for networking ready for
“Call for Proposals” (starting December)
opportunity to be informed by Commission officials on the state of play in OSH research possibilities
assess main areas of research interest and next steps (timetable for action)