Baltic Sea Network on Occupational Health and Safety : report on the 4th annual meeting, Sagadi, Estonia, 1-3 October 1998

Abstract

The fourth annual meeting of the Baltic Sea Network in Occupational Health and Safety was organized by the World Health Organization, European Centre for Environment and Health, Bilthoven Division, jointly with the Ministry of Social Affairs, Estonia and the Estonian Institute of Experimental and Clinical Medicine, Tallinn, in collaboration with the Finnish Institute of Occupational Health and the subregional network of occupational health institutions from countries around the Baltic Sea. The Meeting dealt with three main issues: a review of the situation in building up the Telematic Network, preparation of an action plan for the Network for 199962000, and identification of actual telematic interactions between the Network Member Institutes. Some 70% of participating institutions have already opened country home pages, and the remaining three are at different stages of the preparatory phase. It was agreed that various activities in building up and maintaining the telematic network should primarily be funded by participating institutions. A plan of action for the network in 199962000 has been established