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Facts on Palle Ørbæk

Director General at the Danish Research Centre for the Working Environment since 2003

Previously chairman for Perosh, a network of 11 European working environment research centres
Consultant, dr.med
Previously consultant at the Lund University Hospital, specialising in occupational and working environment medicine

Born in 1952

Lives in Malmö with his Swedish wife, has one adult daughter

 

Facts on the NFA

The Danish Research Centre for the Working Environment is a national centre for working environment research. It carries out statistical research and helps coordinate Danish working environment research. It also surveys international working environment research. It reports research based knowledge to the Danish Working Environment Authority, the Ministry of Employment, the social partners, businesses and working environment advisors. 

Towards 2014 NFA will focus on four research areas:

  • Psychological working environments
  • Skeletal muscular pains
  • Nano technology
  • Accidents and safety structures

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