The scope of INRS for the prevention of occupational risks mobilizes, in a transversal manner, four modalities complementary: assistance, studies and research, training and information. From the acquisition of knowledge until its dissemination, INRS takes advantage of its multidisciplinary resources to preserve health and safety at work, spread a culture of prevention in businesses and offer tools adapted to diversity professional risks.
Some key figures for 2025
Staff
550 employees
Target
20 million
employees and 2 million institutions under the General social security scheme
Activity
INRS has four complementary means of action to meet the needs and changes of tuhe world of work:
Studies and Research
88 study programmes performed by close to 250 people in laboratories specialised in chemical, physical, mechanical, physiological, psychosocial risks, etc.
96 articles published in scientific and technical journals
157 communications presented at symposia and conferences
About 23 PhD students hosted in 2025
Expertise
25,000 external requests for expertise answered by experts in the legal, medical and technical fields
48 experts active in 75 French and international standardisation commitees and 70 working groups
New databases and safety data sheets available for consultation on line (32 databases and 315 sheets as at end of 2024)
New sectoral tools made available to micro-enterprises and SMEs (46 as at end of 2025)
Training
1.45 million people trained by organisations certified by INRS
43,244 people registered on the INRS self-study website to acquire the basics in occupational risk prevention.
Within the framework of a partnership with the Ministry for Education, over a million students in vocational education received training in occupational safety and health in 2025.
Information et communication
9.1 million hits and 21 million page views on www.inrs.fr
1.4 million views on YouTube
331,518 brochures and poster disseminated
15,000 events attendees.
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