10th EUROPEAN SEMINAR ON PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT will be held on 26 - 28 January 2010 in Saariselkä, Finland.

ONLINE REGISTRATION IS NOW OPEN! Deadline for registration is 15th December 2009!

The European seminars on PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT in Finland provided a unique forum to disseminate findings in the PPE field. The seminars allow participants to transfer knowledge and to create a better understanding and networking among stakeholders.

In this 10th seminar, the presentations will discuss the current developments in the area of PPE regulations and findings of market surveillance and research, and will focus on PPE performance as well as the selection and use of PPE. Practical exercises and demonstrations will help to get a better understanding of the issues.

During the working groups and panel discussion the seminar will provide the possibility to exchange experiences between all participants and collect recommendations for further actions.

Who should participate?

• National authorities
• Health and safety experts
• Social partners
• Manufacturers and dealers
• Researchers
• Notified Bodies
• Any other parties involved in the manufacture, certification, standardization, use, control of use and marketing of PPE

Working language
The working language is English.

Programme
The programme of the seminar can be found here: PRELIMINARY PROGRAMME.pdf

Registration fee
The registration fee is 550 Euro.

The registration fee includes: programme, seminar proceedings, refreshments, lunches and social programme: Get-together party on Tuesday, and seminar dinner on Wednesday. Note: Registration fee does not include hotel accommodation.

Registration
All reservations; lunches, get-together party, seminar dinner, and hotel reservation should be made on the same registration form. Places are limited and early booking is recommended.

Registration is now open! Register here.
Note: Deadline for registration is 15th December 2009!

Accommodation
Hotel Tunturihotelli, Saariselkä
Address: Lutontie 3, Saariselkä, Finland

Superior room: Single room 118 € /night, Double room 139 €/night
Standard room: Single room 83 € /night, Double room 102 €/night

All prices are per room per night, including breakfast and VAT. Delegates should indicate their hotel reservation in advance on the conference registration form. The TAVI Congress Bureau will then take care of hotel reservations for delegates. To guarantee your hotel reservation, a deposit of one night’s room rate is required in advance together with the registration fee. The deposit will be forwarded to the hotel and will be deducted from your final bill when checking out.

More Information
If you have any questions concerning the registration form or hotel reservation, please contact:
TAVI Congress Bureau,
Ms Varpu Taavettila,
email: ppe.seminar@tavicon.fi

FIOH Contact person,
Susanna Mäki
Finnish Institute of Occupational Health,
Work Environment Development

Organizing Committee
Eero Korhonen and Helena Mäkinen, Finnish Institute of Occupational Health
Karl-Heinz Noetel and Petra Jackisch, BG BAU, Germany
Martti Humppila, European Safety Federation
Hannele Jurvelius, Ministry of Social Affairs and Health, Finland

Organized by

Finnish Institute of Occupational Health (FIOH), Finland

BG BAU, Germany
Ministry of Social Affairs and Health, Finland