Instructions for using the site

The  new Internet home pages of FIOH were taken into use in June 2003. During the spring 2005 a new layout was developed and it was published in May 2005.

The Web site has a feedback form that you can use to give feedback about the content of the site.

Navigating on the Web site

The Web site is divided into the following main sections: Contact us; Organization; Thematic pages; Research; Information; Training; Services; and Advisory services. You can move from one main section to another by using the navigation buttons on the top of the page.  From the main page you can also navigate directly to the lower levels by using the drop down menu on the left hand side. The links to the text version, the Finnish and Swedish pages are found in the banner at the top of the page. The sitemap is on the bottom of the page, along with the instructions.

On the lower levels, the menus open up on the left hand side of the page. From all the sub-pages, you can also return back to the upper levels by using the links on the navigation path. The path is visible on each page, above the heading. 

Search

In addition to the navigation menu, you can search for the information you need by using the quick search or advanced search function on the top banner of the page. 

On the advanced search form, you can restrict the search by language, key word, document format and type, and by the date of updating.

The sitemap also provides an easy access to the information available. The link to the sitemap is on the bottom of the page. 

Printing out Web pages

At the bottom of the each page there is a printout link. This link allows you to print the text content of the page without the navigation information and the graphics. If you want a printout of the entire page including the navigation information, you can use the printout command of your Internet browser.

Links on the home pages

The internal links on the FIOH web site open in the same browser window. Links to external sources open in a new browser window.

Copyright

The materials on the Institute's web site and published elsewhere on the Internet are protected by copyright legislation. The visitor agrees to use the site for the purposes laid down by law and in accordance with good practice. The visitor may not misuse the content of the site (illustrations, photographs, texts) or disseminate material protected by copyright without the express permission of the author or copyright holder.

Use of information bulletins posted on the site, for the purpose of disseminating information, is permitted in accordance with good practice and on the precondition that the source is mentioned.

Linking of the service to other Web sites and Internet services is permitted so long as the source is mentioned. The Finnish Institute of Occupational Health does not bear responsibility for materials produced by external sources and linked to the Institute's Web site. 

Technical recommendations

The web site operates best with the newest versions of the Internet Explorer (5.5 or later). 

The browser's CSS support is needed, and the visitor should enable CSS definitions for the site.

The ideal resolution to view the site is 1024 x 768, although the pages do scale bigger accordance with the browser window.

The site contains documents in pdf format. You need Adobe's Acrobat Reader program to be able to read these documents. You can download the program from the Adobe Web site.