In November 2008, representatives of thirteen European occupational safety and health (OSH) institutions met in Dublin in order to discuss the new objectives of cooperation with the Partnership for European Research in Occupational Safety and Health (PEROSH), originally established in 2003. This partnership includes 14 European institutions from 13 countries: Belgium, the Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany (2 institutions), Hungary, Iceland, Italy, the Netherlands, Poland, Spain and the United Kingdom. The statutes of association signed at this meeting establish clear cooperation objectives with the purpose of improving research in OSH-related matters and of furthering collaboration among member institutions. In order to meet these objectives, the network will recruit in 2009 a coordinator of its activities, to be based in Brussels. PEROSH’s main activities involve the study of future risks in OSH and of the means of preventing their impact. Specific research areas it conducts include nanotechnology and the promotion of a healthy work environment.