The aim of the Paris Risk Group annual workshops is to foster the use of social sciences in government agencies with responsibility for risk assessment and the consideration of social science evidence to inform risk management. The workshops help to share and extend knowledge, experiences and best practices in areas of common interest and to strengthen an international network of social scientists working in risk agencies.
Risk agencies
Representatives of the following agencies are involved in the Paris Risk Group :
Australia
FSANZ : Food Standards Australia New Zealand
France
ANSES : French Agency for Food, Environmental and Occupational Health & Safety - See the social science page
HAS : French National Authority for Health
ADEME : French Environment and Energy Management Agency
INVS : French Institute for Public Health Surveillance
IRSN : French Institut de radioprotection et de sûreté nucléaire ("Radioprotection and nuclear safety institute)
Germany
BfR : Federal Institue for Risk Assessment
BfS : Federal Office for Radiation Protection
UBA : German environmental protection agency
Ireland
FSAI : Food Safety Authority of Ireland
Netherlands
RIVM : National Institute for Public Health and the Environment
Quebec
INSPQ : Institut National de santé publique Québec
United Kingdom
EA : Environment Agency
HSE : Health and Safety Executive
DH : U. K. Deparment of Health
FSA : U.K. Food Standards Agency - See the Social science and consumer research and the Social Science Research Committee pages
United States
FDA : U.S. Food and Drug Administration
European Agencies
ECHA : European Chemicals Agency - See the Committee for Socio-Economic Analysis page
EEA : European Environment Agency
EFSA : European Food Safety Authority - See the Stakeholder initiatives page