Abstract
PEROSH is the Partnership for European Research in Occupational Safety and Health (OSH).The PEROSH vision is that policymakers, workplaces and other stakeholders across Europe areinspired by and use knowledge generated by PEROSH in their efforts to develop innovativeand sustainable workplaces which are healthy and safe. PEROSH comprises 14 nationalresearch institutes from 13 countries on the continent of Europe. Each institute plays a keynational role through their affiliation to government, health and accident insurance systems,or industry and trade unions. The partnership acts collectively to: strengthen cooperation onOSH research and accelerate the generation of knowledge in key areas of OSH; anddisseminate and exchange knowledge and information on OSH issues. In 2019, TheInternational Labour Organization identified that PEROSH has “strong national and regional[European] policy impact”. This paper gives an overview of PEROSH: an introduction to itshistory and strategy; governance and structure; and core activities including the PEROSH JointResearch Programme and the PEROSH international Wellbeing at Work conference series. Itsummarises PEROSH outreach and networking activities at national, European and globallevel. The paper concludes with reflections on the importance of robust scientific evidence tounderpin and inform the actions of stakeholders for a sustainable world of work which ishealthy and safe.
Highlights
PEROSH History and StrategyIn an ever-changing world of work, the promotion of the health and safety of the present and future workforce is crucial for guaranteeing a healthier, longer and more productive working life
PEROSH builds on the success of the international ‘Sheffield Group: an informal network of directors of national research institutes for occupational Occupational Safety and Health (OSH) institutes
The PEROSH vision is that policymakers, workplaces and other stakeholders across Europe are inspired by, and use, knowledge generated by PEROSH in their efforts to develop innovative and sustainable workplaces which are healthy and safe
Summary
In an ever-changing world of work, the promotion of the health and safety of the present and future workforce is crucial for guaranteeing a healthier, longer and more productive working life. Joint identification of key OSH research needs is a core partner activity It supports: identification of synergies in existing and planned member institute research programmes; opportunities to leverage institutes’ national funding through collaborative, co-funded research to meet common needs; awareness among policymakers and the wider research community in Europe and other stakeholders, of knowledge and evidence gaps to enable innovative and sustainable workplaces; and global research networking and activity. Recent PEROSH outreach in Europe has included activities from 2016 to connect with the Swedish OSH research community, through attendance at meetings and conferences In parallel with these activities, some individual PEROSH member institutes collaborated with the “Swedish Platform for sustainable work as a resource for health, innovation and growth in EU’s Horizon 2020” (Sustainable Work 2020, Online). The most recent PEROSH member conference took this as a key topic (see Table 3) and further sharing of approaches and good practice from across the partnership is planned
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