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Czech Republic: Occupational Safety Research Institute (VUBP)
The Occupational Safety Research Institute (VÚBP, v.v.i.) is a public research institution founded by the Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs of the Czech Republic.

Aims and activities
The aim of the establishment of VÚBP, v.v.i. is conducting scientific research in occupational safety and health protection at work as well as conducting specific tasks stemming from the International Labour Organisation conventions, existing legal regulations in Occupational Safety and Health (OSH), requirements of the Council of the European Union and the European Commission, the European Agency for Safety and Health at Work, Eurostat and needs of the founder and the labour inspection.

The main activity subject of VÚBP, v.v.i. is
- scientific research
- verification and application of methods and means in the area of risk prevention relating to health or life impairment of persons
- the environment and patrimony, relating to work activities and improving well-being at work and as well quality of working life.

The Institute is also involved in operational research, i.e. monitoring of the current state and trends in OSH, keeping and up-dating on the data and overall statistics related to OSH.

VÚBP, v.v.i. is the analytical and conceptual executive office for OSH.

Further activities of the Institute involve the development and maintenance of factual, bibliographical and reporting systems in OSH; standardisation, testing and certification tasks, acting as an office for major accidents prevention; training, education and promotion of OSH, consultation centre and OSH expertise.
In the above mentioned core areas, the Institute conducts publishing as well as business activities.

Other activities including scientific, research and development tasks are set forth by the law on public research institutions. The activities encompass expertise, counselling, consulting and informational feed-back referring to the Institute’s activities, publishing, teaching and training, in-depth research and consultancy in OSH and HR management, certification and assessment of programmes and services anchored in the Institutes´s mission, managing and organising of expert and educational services. The scope and conditions relating to this segment are defined in the business licence and the law on public research institutions.

The institute has been providing professionally managed services for more than fifty years, e.g.:
- working conditions risk analysis
- expertise advisory care in OSH as well as well-being of employees
- ascertaining the influence of work and working conditions on health condition and well-being at work
- contributing to education and training in protection and health support
- health analyses including accidents at work, absenteeism, distribution of occupational diseases and diseases influenced by work.

Furthermore, the Institute focuses on international cooperation, is involved in joint research with foreign partners as well as internships which lead to exchange of findings and joint work on publications. The organisation hosts scientific metings, conferences and seminars, both on national and international scale and provides for research infrastructure.



Contact:
Occupational Safety Research Institute
Mgr. Alena Horáčková
116 52 Praha 1, Jeruzalémská 9
Phone: 0042 221 015 878, 0042 221 015 811
E-mail: horackova@vubp-praha.cz
http://www.vubp.cz/