Main lines of activity:

The activities of the Information Technology Division include: designing and programming information systems, practical implementation of the developed systems, training and consultations for the staff developing and using computer programs, maintenance and updating of programs, supervision of creation and updating of databases.

Another important area of activities of the Information Technology Division is the development of software for dissemination of the Institute’s scientific and research work.

The Information Technology Division among others deals with:

Shaping the strategy of the Institute's information technology development Appropriate selection of computer equipment, taking care of the equipment and software used in everyday work by most of the Institute's staff, and information support for the employees in the use of equipment and software Development and constant modernisation of the computer network, which is a necessary condition of proper functioning of every modern institution and its communication with the outside world Creation of the Institute's image on the Internet WWW pages among the ever increasing global society of Internet users Introduction of Internet techniques to the broad and continuously enriched educational offer of the Institute Popularisation and implementation of the Institute's achievements in the form of efficient, modern and functional computer software of general use Selection and implementation of the software supporting the Institute's administration and accountancy

All the above mentioned areas cover a wide range of activities and tasks carried out daily by the Information Technology Division. The result of this work is the comprehensive and efficient use of the resources offered by the rapidly developing contemporary information technology to meet the Institute’s objectives, support the tasks conducted and give their results the form consistent with the requirements of the modern society.


Our projects
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Project number: 5.S.03
Author name: Małgorzata Suchecka
Title: Developing and updating of branch computer applications and Internet websites supporting activity in occupational safety and health of micro and small enterprises
Key words: Internet websites, occupational safety and health, micro and small enterprises

Description:
The main aim of the task was developing and  continual updating of computer instruments supporting activity in occupational safety and health of micro and small enterprises. Experience so far showed that one of the more efficient forms of supporting micro and small enterprises in this respect is dissemination of expertise via generally accessible, competent and free-of-charge Internet websites with concise information on OSH, divided in accordance with the specificity of the different kinds of economic activity. This also involves handy, interactive tools that are accessible on the Internet and that support basic activities in OSH. A highly specialized compendium of OSH and computer tool applications  are also accepted locally if they are easy to use and adapted technically and functionally to micro and small enterprises.
Both of those forms of supporting micro and small enterprises were developed by systematically developing further and updating a dedicated Internet website mostly addressed to microenterprises, which is accessible from the Institute's portal, and also by developing further and maintaining the MIKRO-BHP software, which is a simple local computer application that makes it possible to assess occupational risk at a few workstations. It also supports other OSH activities indispensible in ensuring proper working conditions in a small company.
In total, three new versions of the MIKRO-BHP software were developed, 1.1., 1.2 and 1.3. They are adapted to distribution in micro and small enterprises.

 
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Project number: 5.S.02
Author name: Małgorzata Suchecka
Title: Developing and updating an Internet portal disseminating state-of-the-art knowledge on occupational safety and health
Key words: CIOP-PIB's Internet portal, occupational safety and health

Description:
Within the task the portal was modernized several times both technologically and in its functioning.
The portal's software was adapted to the modernized, highly efficient equipment-software platform used in its emission. The technological optimization made it possible to significantly increase its functioning and decreasing the mean time pages are uploaded from about 2.4 s at the beginning of 2008 to  1.44 s in 2010.
To effectively present and make it easy to update available materials, a few database systems were developed and launched. They  support managing making information available, publishing articles on problems and information on available publications. Those systems make it easy to gather and classify available materials and to display them in appropriately developed formats that are adapted to the subject of the parts of the portal. Using the systems that have been developed makes it easy both to develop the resources of the portal and to update them, especially when the same materials are published in various parts of the portal and they can be updated automatically.
At the same time as construction-technology work was done, the resources of the portal were developed, especially in the law section and the sections that make new materials on OSH and accident prevention available.
 
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Project number: 7.S.15
Author name: Andrzej Biernacki
Title: Developing software assisting in occupational safety and health management
Key words: occupational safety and health management, computer software, STER

Description:
The aim of the task was to develop and to update computer software for Polish enterprises. It comprehensively assists in occupational safety and health management, in accordance with current law and the state-of-the-art knowledge in occupational safety and health. Within this task,  the STER computer system was developed, improved and updated. This system assists in occupational safety and health management in an enterprise, in accordance with the developments in knowledge and legislation. It also considers experience and the requirements of its users. Its functionality was extended, whereas the already existing functions and procedures were optimized.
The next four versions of STER were developed, 7.1, 8.0, 8.1 and 8.2; they are increasingly functional, efficient and user-friendly.

Application:
The STER system is used in Poland by 450 licensed users; it comprehensively assists in in occupational safety and health management, in accordance with current law and the state-of-the-art knowledge in occupational safety and health.

CONTACT PERSON:
Director's Representative for Information Technology
Małgorzata Suchecka, Ph.D. (Eng.)
e-mail: masuc@ciop.pl