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Construction health and safety
Construction is one of the most important sectors of all economies. Simultaneously, it involves several risk factors such as occupational accidents, heavy physical work, exposure to chemicals, etc. The FIOH has prioritized construction health and safety as one of the main topics to be addressed.
Finnish Institute of Occupational Health (FIOH) has as one of its tasks to promote occupational health and safety in construction industry. The majority of the information materials produced are so far only in Finnish. If you wish to get more information, please contact Mr. Jorma Lappalainen or Dr. Panu Oksa.
Publications - Reseach projects - Legislation - Tools - Useful links - NEW! The Construction and Health Group - Nordic Network of occupational safety research
Nordic network of occupational safety research
The network is coordinated by the National institute of Occupational Health in Denmark (NFA) with the following participants:
Kari Anne Holte (a), Pete Kines (d - coordinator), Jorma Lappalainen (b), Kim Lyngby Mikkelsen (d), Espen Olsen (a), Anders Pousette (c), Kristinn Tómasson (e) & Marianne Törner (c), Simo Salminen (b), Jorunn Tharaldsen (a). Contacts: Pete Kines.
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(a) International Research Institute of Stavanger, Norway
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(b) Finnish Institute of Occupational Health, Finland
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(c) National Institute for Working Life, Sweden
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(d) National Research Centre for the Working Environment, Denmark
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(e) Administration for Occupational Health & Safety, Iceland
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