Guiding principles
The IRSST has set itself the goal of conducting and financing research that meet the needs of the CSST, its own network, and the working community, which they may appropriate for their own uses.
To be accepted, projects must meet three criteria:
- relevance
- priority
- scientific merit
The IRSST's Scientific Advisory Board is responsible for evaluating project proposals, with scientific merit evaluated through peer review. The board, which advises the president-CEO, is composed of worker and employer representatives and members of the scientific and technical community.
Field projects are carried out with the consent and participation of the employers and workers of the companies involved.
Requirements of the scientific process
- The merit of scientific and technical activities, in keeping with internationally accepted criteria.
- The innovative nature of the research and its contribution to the advancement of knowledge or to the transfer of knowledge.
- The Institute encourages multi-disciplinarity in its research teams, as well as the complementarity of scientific resources with those of universities and other research centres.
Occupational health and safety requirements
- A link to tangible problems during preventive or rehabilitation processes
- The partnership of occupational health and safety network stakeholders in identifying research needs and in providing scientific and technical support in their activities
- The participation of intermediaries who are likely to promote and disseminate the results
- When required by the research, the IRSST prefers to form a follow-up committee of potential users who are in a position to relay the results to the working community
Occupational health and safety research is a dynamic process, requiring health and safety partners who subscribe to the scientific process and researchers who are able to adapt to circumstances calling for equal participation.
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