Research Areas

Activities of Fundamental Scientific Research:

• scientific substantiation of the development strategy in the safety and health at work area;
• methodological coordination of research activity in the safety and health at work area at national level;
• development of theoretical and concept basis of safety and health at work;
• substantiation of national regulation system in the safety and health at wok area;
• study of occupational risks and their impact on the workers’ health and safety;
• elaboration of identification analysis and assessment instruments for occupational risks;
• elaboration of auditing instruments for work systems;
• elaboration of  assessment instruments for costs of work accidents and occupational diseases;
• substantiation of the assessment system for conformity of safety/protection quality for work equipment (WE) and personal protective equipment (PPE);
• elaboration of  assessment instruments of protection/safety quality conformity, inspection and technical diagnosis for WE and PPE;
• elaboration of safety and health at work management systems integrated in the general management of companies;
• ergonomic optimization of activities and work places;
• substantiation and elaboration of psycho-physiological criteria for the selection and professional training related to occupational risks and demands;
• optimization of the national system for personnel training and retraining in the safety and health at work area.

Activities of Applicable Research and Development (R-D):

• applicable studies and researches for the risk prevention and control of work accidents and occupational diseases (chemical, mechanical, electrical, thermal risks, noise, vibrations, ultrasound, lighting, microclimate, non-ionizing radiation, lasers, plasma, ergonomic and psycho-social risks);
• applicable studies and researches in order to carry out:
  - industrial ventilation plants;
  - chemical contaminants neutralization plants;
  - lighting equipment;
  - protective equipment against electrocution and fire;
  - protective devices to reduce mechanical risks;
  - devices against noise and vibrations;
  - personal protective equipment;
  - protective creams;
• studies and researches on  drawing up the national regulation system in the safety and health at work area that is harmonized with the EU one:
  - draw up safety and health at work norms;
  - draw up safety at work standards;
  - draw up safety and health at work instructions;
  - draw up product safety sheets;
• studies and researches on drawing up support material for personnel training and retraining (text books, courses, guides, tests);
• study of risk factor effects on the health state and work behavior;
• development of software for risk computerized assessment and management;
• development of software for assessment of work accident costs;
• development of expert  systems for training-testing assisted by computer;
• development of  IT systems for promoting and disseminating the information in safety and health at work area

Methodological Activities of Regulation Implementation:

• certification of protection/safety quality of work equipment and personal protective equipment, their inspection and technical diagnosis;
• assessment of occupational risks at work places;
• audit of companies as for safety and health at work;
• expertise of work places in order to identify particular or special work environments;
• implementation of safety and health at work management systems at company level;
• preparation of information materials and dissemination of information in the safety and health at work area.

Training and retraining of specialists in the safety and health at work area:

• courses of graduate level;
• courses of university level;
• courses of post-university level.

Edit instruction and training material and disseminate information on safety and health at work (text books, books, brochures, guides, courses, norms, instructions, posters, tests).
Technical assistance for

• development of plants, equipment or devices for the prevention and control of occupational risks;
• development of analysis, measurements and assessments of risk factor levels;
• psycho-physiological testing for several categories of workers;
• development of personal protective means;
• development of protective creams;
• dissemination of information in the safety and health at work area.

Technical assistance and consulting provided to the companies for:

• meeting the provisions of the legislation in force;
• organizing the activity of labor protection;
• implementing the management of safety and health at work;
• drawing up safety and health at work regulations for industrial sector not covered by the European Directives;
• developing the products which meet the safety and health at work essential requirements in order to be competitive on the market;
• developing safety and health at work guidelines and selecting the personal protective equipment;
• performing expertise of work places in order to identify particular and special work environments;
• assessing the conformity and certification inspection and technical diagnosis of work equipment and personal protective equipment;
• designing ergonomic work places;
• manufacturing the plants, equipment and devices for the prevention and control of occupational risks;
• developing labor protection instructions;
• selecting the personal protective equipment;
• developing technical and organization solutions to improve the work conditions;
• developing measurements and laboratory analysis on risk factors;
• training and testing the personnel working in the energy area in order to authorize electricians as for safety and health at work.
• participating in technological transfer to apply the research outputs by means of direct contracts with companies.