NEPSI is the acronym for the resulting European Network for Silica formed by the Employee and Employer European sectoral associationshaving signed the Social Dialogue "Agreement on Workers' Health Protection Through the Good Handling and Use of Crystalline Silicasand Products Containing it" on 25 April 2006, representing 15 industry sectors i.e. more than 2 million employees and a business exceeding € 250 billion.