Centralny Instytut Ochrony Pracy –
Państwowy Instytut Badawczy (CIOP-PIB)

Address/
Contact Person

Czerniakowska 16
00-701 Warsaw, Poland
www.ciop.pl
Ms. Katarzyna Buszkiewicz-Seferyńska, kabus(at)ciop.pl

Profile

CIOP-PIB is a legally and organizationally independent state research institution. The institute conducts scientific research aimed at new technological and organizational solutions, which are useful in the design of working conditions that conform to occupational safety and ergonomics requirements as well as determining scientific foundations for the development of socio-economic policies in occupational safety and health. CIOP-PIB’s main activities include, i.e. research and development in OSH, determination of exposure limits; standardization, testing and certification, education and training, promotion and dissemination of OSH. CIOP-PIB is the notified body to conduct conformity assessment in the area of EU directives: PPE (89/686/EEC), noise (2000/14/EC) and machinery (2006/42/EC).

Key Business / Risk Area

Business Areas:

Energy

Environment

Health

Infrastructure & Construction

Materials/Nanotechnology

Social science & humanities

Transport

Food

Industrial Technologies

ICT

Security

Space

Other:

Risk Areas:

Risk Governance

Industrial Risk

Environmental Risks

Occupational Risks

Financial Risks

Social/Societal Risks

Health Risks

Asset Integrity Risks (RBI etc.)

Life Cycle Analysis

Standards and Regulations

Other:

Main Products / Services

• Research in the field of OSH and ergonomics (vibroacoustic hazards, chemical and aerosol hazards, safety engineering, personal protective equipment, bioelectromagnetism, safety and health management systems)
• Laboratory testing of PPE, machinery and other products
• Certification of products, management systems and personnel competencies
• Consultancy for enterprises in the field of OSH
• Training and promotion of OSH related Solutions

Key Projects
(running or just finished)

• J-AGE - Coordination Action for the early implementation of the Joint Programming Initiative (JPI) 'More Years – Better Lives – the Challenges and Opportunities of Demographic Change, www.jp-demographic.eu/about/j-age-1
• i-Protect - Intelligent PPE system for personnel in high risk and complex environments, www.i-protect.pl
• SAF€RA - Coordination of European Research on Industrial Safety towards Smart and Sustainable Growth, www.safera.industrialsafety-tp.org
• Nanodevice - Novel Concepts, Methods, and Technologies for the Production of Portable, Easy-to-Use Devices for the Measurement and Analysis of Airborne Engineered Nanoparticles in Workplace Air, www.nano-device.eu
• AIMs – Advanced Interactive Materials by Design, http://cordis.europa.eu/result/report/rcn/47855_en.html
• NANOSH - Inflammatory and genotoxic effects of engineered nanomaterials, www.ttl.fi/partner/nanosh/sivut/default.aspx

Why we joined EU-VRi?

CIOP-PIB is an honorary member of EU-VRi through its involvement of the activities of the European Technology Platform on Industrial Safety.