Martínez Castillo A, Achutegui Basagoiti G
OSALAN-Instituto Vasco de Seguridad y Salud Laborales, Vitoria-Gasteiz.
Rev Esp Salud Publica. 1996 Jul-Aug;70(4):437-44.
O.S.A.L.A.N.-Instituto Vasco de Seguridad y Salud Laborales is an autonomous administrative body depending on the Basque Government, ascribed to the Dept. of Justice, Economy, Work and Social Security, which is in charge of managing the general occupational health policies in the Autonomous Community of the Basque Country. Its objectives are: To promote an ongoing improvement in safety and occupational health for all the workers in the Basque Autonomous Region, through the management of programmes in matters affecting safety, hygiene, the environment and occupational health. To co-ordinate and concentrate the different activities related to occupational health, unifying and giving coherence to the functions which were previously the jurisdiction of different departments. Making companies aware of national and E.U. regulations, taking the measures that are set out by the European Directives and the Prevention of Occupational Hazards Act and the rest of the employment regulations, establishing the training and information channels required for promoting and applying these in the companies. It acts: from an overall perspective as regards the prevention of occupational hazards, thanks to co-ordination with all the disciplines involved, applying a multi-disciplinary treatment to the study of each and every one of the occupational hazard factors, which is aimed at the prevention of risks at their source. Providing companies with the ideal means for managing the safety and health of their workers. Promoting the implementation of systems which guarantee an ongoing improvement in occupational safety and health in the companies of the Basque Autonomous Region. Providing the technical and research support that makes it possible to tackle prevention efficiently. The provision established in the Creation Act (O.S.A.L.A.N.) should also be mentioned, as regards its application in public administration and the field of social economy, which was later endorsed and ratified through inclusion in the recent Prevention of Occupational Hazards Act.
瓦斯科职业安全与健康研究所（O.S.A.L.A.N.）是一个隶属于巴斯克政府的自治行政机构，归司法、经济、劳动和社会保障部管辖，负责管理巴斯克自治区的总体职业健康政策。其目标如下：通过管理涉及安全、卫生、环境和职业健康等方面的项目，推动巴斯克自治区所有工人的安全和职业健康持续改善。协调并集中与职业健康相关的各项活动，统一并整合此前由不同部门负责的职能。使企业了解国家和欧盟法规，执行欧洲指令、《职业危害预防法》及其他就业法规规定的措施，建立在企业中推广和应用这些法规所需的培训和信息渠道。其行动方式如下：从预防职业危害的整体角度出发，通过与所有相关学科协调，对每一个职业危害因素进行多学科研究，旨在从源头预防风险。为企业提供管理员工安全与健康的理想手段。推动实施确保巴斯克自治区企业职业安全与健康持续改善的体系。提供技术和研究支持，以便有效地进行预防工作。还应提及《设立法》（O.S.A.L.A.N.）中关于其在公共行政和社会经济领域应用的规定，该规定后来通过纳入最近的《职业危害预防法》得到认可和批准。
