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Central Institute for Labour Protection – National Research Institute (CIOP-PIB)Warsaw, Poland

Barbara Szczepanowska, M.A.

International CIS Meeting, SEOULKOREA, 2008

CIOPCIOP--PIBPIB• The Central Institute for Labour Protection – Nationa l Research Institute,

established by an act of law of 4 April, 1950, rece ived a status of the National Research Institution - PIB (Resolution of the Counci l of Ministers of 5 November 2002)

• CIOP-PIB functions under the supervision of Minister of Labour and SocialPolicy

• Its mission is:

- to conduct scientific research aimed at new technologica l andorganizational solutions which are useful in the design of working confitionsthat conform to OSH and Ergonomics requirements

- to determine scientific foundations for the developmen t of socio-economicpolicies of Poland in the field of OSH

• R & D departments of CIOP-PIB are:

- Vibroacoustic Hazards, Safety Engineering, Chemical a nd Aerosol Hazards, Ergonomics, Bioelectromagnetic Hazards, Personal Prot ective Equipment, OSH Management.

MMain activityain activity ofof CIOPCIOP--PIBPIB: interdisciplinary research in : interdisciplinary research in the field of occupational safety and health (OSH)the field of occupational safety and health (OSH)

including:including:

• Identification, assessment and limitation of occupational hazards (noise and vibration, mechanical factors, chemical and aerosol factors, lighting, optical radiation

• Electromagnetic fields, electric hazards, biological factors, explosions and fires, thermal load, musculo-skeletal disorders, stress)

• Determination of exposure limits

• Development of personal and collective protective equipment

• Investigation of accidents at work

• Occupational risk assessment and management

CIOPCIOP--PIB other OSHPIB other OSH --related activities:related activities:

• standardization

• testing and certification of machinery safety devices and personal protective equipment

• education and training

• certification of the competence of personnel and educational bodies active in OSH

• implementation and certification of OSH management systems in enterprises

• promotion, information and publishing activity in the field of OSH

• international cooperation

CIOPCIOP--PIB PIB websitewebsite :: www.ciop.plwww.ciop.pl

CIS

• It was set up in 1960 (one year after the International CIS Centre was set up in Geneva)

• The tasks of the National CIS Centre are carried ou t by the Scientific Information and Documentation Centre, in cooperation with specialists from the CIOP-PIB and other institutions

Address:ul. Czerniakowska 16, 00-701 Warsaw, Poland

Tel. (+48 22) 623– 36– 90 E-mail: baszc@ciop.plhttp://www.ciop.pl/7293.html (Eng. version)

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Polish National CIS Centre:Polish National CIS Centre:Main TasksMain Tasks inin 20072007

• Participation in development of internationalOSH information sources (and by them -promotion of Polish OSH publications and achievements)

• OSH information service for Polish specialists based among others on CIS sources

• Promotion of the International CIS Network in Poland

• Development of the cooperation with CIS Centres

ParticipationParticipation inin thethe developmentdevelopment ofofinternationalinternational OSH OSH informationinformation sourcessources

• Collaboration in the development of CISDOC, CISDOC- Te xt and Virtual Bulletin (2007: 210 abstracts of Polish OSH p ublications andoriginal documents were sent to the CIS Library)

• Short texts on Polish OSH news in CIS connected source s (e.g. CIS Newsletter, CIS websites, CIS new databases)

• Polish OSH information for CIS Centres and foreign u sers

• English version of Polish CIS Centre website(www.ciop.pl/2349.html )

• New database of Polish documents on OSH (OSH-BHP)

• Collecting documents received, among others from the CIS network (in 2007 - more than 130 documents)

• Lending the materials by the CIOP- PIB library, full texts of documents (CISDOC-TEXT database, Internet info sources)

• Answering queries from Polish (and foreign) specialists

• Preparing lists of literature on chosen subjects (i n 2007 - about 100)

• Disseminating electronic and printed CIS information and publications in Poland: e-mail service (in 2007 for more than 3500 users); distribution of CIS publications on OSH events (fairs, conferences, courses...)

• Development and updating of CIS Centre website in Polish (and in English)

Information for Polish users Information for Polish users

CCooperationooperation with CIS Networkwith CIS Network

• Exchanging information and cooperation with the International CIS Centre

• Cooperating with other CIS Centres and CIS-related institutions

• Participating in CIS Centres Meetings and international conferences(in 2007- Int. OSH Fairsand Congress ‘A+A’ in Duesseldorf and „Int. Meeting of OSH Newtorks)

• Working visits in other CIS Centres (in 2007- in HQ Geneva)

Promotion of CIS network Promotion of CIS network in Polandin Poland

By using the same channels of information, as on OSH information and publications:

� Polish CIS Centre website

� Electronic information (e-mails) as well as printed in fo

� Articles in printed and electronic journals, confer ences (in 2007 –1 article, altogether about 20 articles on CIS, a pr esentation on information science Forum)

� In CIOP-PIB and other institutions: the libraries and e xhibitions, on courses and training sessions, on OSH events ( fa irs, picnics, workshops, conferences)

Polish CIS CentrePolish CIS Centre websitewebsite((www.ciop.plwww.ciop.pl /1223.html)/1223.html)

New New PolishPolish CIS CIS CentreCentre infoinfo sourcessourcesinin 2007 (1)2007 (1)

• Database of Polish OSH literature, inEnglish (OSH-BHP)

- the aim: to help English speaking specialists to acquaint with Polish OSH literature and subjectsincluded in it

- consists of about 1350 abstracts, partly with full textlinks-available on line (wide accessibility)

- accesible from Polish CIS Centre as well as fromCIOP-PIB library websites- constant development

OSHOSH--BHPBHP databasedatabase ofof PolishPolish NationalNationalCIS CIS CentreCentre

New New PolishPolish CIS CIS CentreCentre infoinfo sourcessourcesinin 2007 (2)2007 (2)

• OSH CIOP-PIB Thesaurus- adaptation of CIS Thesaurus

- the aim: to help users to search databases in ALEPH as well as information centre personnel to prepareproper subject descriptions of the documents, entered to these databases

- consists of about 14,000 descriptors, ascriptors andrelated terms- available on line (wide accessibility)

- accesible from Polish CIS Centre as well as fromCIOP-PIB library websites- constant development- works on using also French and Spanish version

ApplicationApplication ofof thethe CIOPCIOP--PIB PIB ThesaurusThesaurusinin thethe informationinformation centrecentre

((adaptationadaptation ofof CIS CIS thesaurusthesaurus) )

TheThe useuse ofof CIS OSH CIS OSH ThesaurusThesaurus for for databasesdatabases searchsearch inin thethe informationinformation centrecentre

Directions for Future DevelopmentDirections for Future Development

• Developing modern information activities with the use of the Internet (e.g. e-mails info information for OSH specialis ts, extending website in Polish and English)

• Improving the quality of the information service and documentation of Polish literature (thesaurus, abstra cts, OSH-BHP database, etc.)

• Increasing the promotion of: the CIS network, ILO and C IS documents and information in response to users’ needs

• Broadening the cooperation with the CIS Network and CIS-related institutions

SummarySummary

• Polish National CIS Centre in 2007 developed new forms of OSH information activities and broadened its service based, amongothers, on CIS info sources

• ILO-CIS OSH international information system is one of the most important source of proper, latest, well prepared information for OSH theoreticians and practitioners

• Being a member of this network gives the possibility to be active ininternational development of OSH information sources, to promotenational OSH achievements and to acquire foreign latest news

It’s so good to be in a group!!!!!!!!

THANK YOUTHANK YOUFOR YOUR FOR YOUR KIND KIND ATTENTIONATTENTION

CIOPCIOP--PIBPIBWarsawWarsaw , , PolandPolandbaszc@ciop.plbaszc@ciop.plwww.ciop.plwww.ciop.pl