Misją Instytutu jest dzialalność naukowo-badawcza prowadząca do nowych rozwiązań technicznych i organizacyjnych użytecznych w kształtowaniu warunków pracy zgodnych z zasadami bezpieczeństwa pracy i ergonomii oraz ustalanie podstaw naukowych do właściwego ukierunkowywania polityki społeczno-ekonomicznej państwa w tym zakresie.
National Programme for the improvement of safety and working conditions – phase VI (2023-2025)
Phase VI is the next stage of the National Programme for the improvement of safety and working conditions. The Council of Ministers previously adopted Resolution No 117/2007 on 3 July 2007 for Phase I (2008-2010), Resolution No 154/2010 on 21 September 2010 for Phase II (2011-2013), Resolution No 126/2013 on 16 July 2013 for Phase III (2014-2016), Resolution No 203/2015 on 26 October 2015 for Phase IV (2017-2019) and Resolution No 80/2019 on 13 August 2019 for Phase V.
Since 2008, the programme has fulfilled the role of a national strategy for creating proper working conditions that protect the life and health of workers.
Resolution No 193/2022, adopted by the Council of Ministers on 20 September 2022, provides a legal basis for establishing Phase VI of the National Programme for the improvement of safety and working conditions, which will be implemented between 2023 and 2025. Its implementation is supervised by the Ministry of Family and Social Policy, and is coordinated by the Central Institute for Labour Protection – National Research Institute.