2006 Call for Research Proposals

L'Appel à Propositions en français

The Foundation for an Industrial Safety Culture (FonCSI) is a french research foundation created in april 2005. Its objectives are to:

• support research activities that contribute to the improvement of safety in hazardous organisations (in all high-risk industrial sectors and from SMEs to large companies);
• work towards a better mutual understanding between high-risk industries and civil society, aiming for a durable compromise and an open debate that covers all the dimensions of risk;
• foster the acculturation of all stakeholders and civil society to the questions and problems related to risk and safety. 

In order to attain these objectives, FonCSI brings together researchers from different disciplines and various stakeholders concerned by industrial safety: high-risk companies, local government authorities, trade unions, non-governmental organisations and associations. FonCSI sponsors interdisciplinary research and promotes interaction between researchers and practitionners from engineering, the physical sciences and social sciences. 

In July 2006, FonCSI has published a Call for Research Proposals. We invite you to consult:

• the research themes that are highlighted in this call;
• the types of research financing proposed;
• the procedures for submitting proposals, the selection and project management process (including the response form for this call);
• the calendar of the call.

For further information on this call, please contact Eric Marsden (Eric.Marsden@icsi-eu.org or +33 534 323 213).