FINNISH TECHNOLOGY PLATFORM FOR INDUSTRIAL SAFETY
FITPIS provides a national framework for co-operation between Finnish industry, researchers and governmental bodies for safety research and development.
What is FITPIS?
- Unofficial, non-profit, voluntary stakeholder platform for safety-related research and development, started 2007
- Platform helps to produce new sustainable solutions for foreseen safety issues
- Based on European level initiative– European Technology Platform for Industrial Safety
Aims of FITPIS ?
VISION: Finnish industry will be one of European top safety performers due 2015. Finland will be a recognised provider of safety solutions, know-how and services
MISSION: To create competitive advantages through sustainable safety solutions
Platform operates via activation, recognition, evaluation and support for nationally important development activities.
Activities
- Provides up-to date knowledge of research and development needs of Finnish industry
- Helps to prioritise research needs and to set common issues and activities
- Provides forum for public-private partnership and discussion
- Helps to form research consortia
- Helps SME’s to participate in international projects and activities
- Connects Finnish shareholders to the European safety platform ETPIS
Recognised Subcategories
- Human and organisational issues
- Risk assessment and control of complex systems
- New and emerging risks
- Contingency planning and critical infrastructure
Planned activities 2010
Initiative for Measuring Commercial and Business value of Safety solutions
- Umbrella project for harmonised framework of safety metrics in commercial terms
- Practical business metrics for safety investments
- Aims to both enhance safety business and to help evaluate and justify voluntary safety improvements
- Synchronization of international activities, EU-level interest
For more information: Arto Särkela, or Raija Koivisto
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