Abstract
The aims of the European Coal and Steel Community are outlined with regard to the improvement of living and working conditions for workers in the mining and iron and steel industries of the six Community countries. The valuable interchange of information and experience conducted between industry and researchers in the health and safety field is described. Research grants provided since 1955 have partly financed nearly 500 projects, carried out at 120 research centers, the total amount furnished for this purpose being $8,000,000. The still more ambitious projects now in progress, launched with the aid of a 5-year appropriation of $15,000,000 relate to such matters as occupational diseases, human factors affecting safety, industrial ergonomics, and dust prevention.