Prevention of Accidents at Work: Proceedings of the 9th International Conference on the Prevention of Accidents at Work (WOS 2017), October 3-6, 2017, Prague, Czech Republic

Author:   Ales Bernatik ,  Lucie Kocurkova ,  Kirsten Jørgensen
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
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9781138037960


Pages:   394
Publication Date:   18 September 2017
Format:   Hardback
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Author:   Ales Bernatik ,  Lucie Kocurkova ,  Kirsten Jørgensen
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
Imprint:   CRC Press
Weight:   0.816kg
ISBN:  

9781138037960


ISBN 10:   1138037966
Pages:   394
Publication Date:   18 September 2017
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Tertiary & Higher Education ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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1. Foundations of safety science: theories, principles, methods and tools 2. Research to practice: achievements, lessons learned and challenges 3. Risk management and safety culture: case studies, best practices and further needs 4. Safety regulation: reasonable practicable approach 5. Education and Training: prerequisite for safety 6. Complexity and safety: multidisciplinarity and inter-stakeholder view.

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Prof. Ales Bernatik, the Vice-Dean for international and social affairs of Faculty of Safety Engineering, VSB-Technical University of Ostrava, is a doctor in Methodology for Industrial Risk Assessment and graduated in Environmental Protection, professor in 2015. He has a great experience in risk analysis of industrial accidents, environmental consultancy at the Regional EIA Centre, and now is in charge of research and education in the area of major-accident prevention. Dr. Lucie Kocurkova is an assistant professor at the Faculty of Safety Engineering, VSB-TUO. She finished her PhD in the field of fire protection and industrial safety in 2013. She has been working in occupational safety and health (OSH) and chemical safety over the last 8 years. Her research interests are focused on occupational and environmental aerosol exposure assessment. She is a member of the Czech Aerosol Society. She acts as an adviser to the Czech technical normalization committees for assessment of workplace exposure and nanotechnology. She is the guarantor of several courses on OSH at the faculty. Dr. Kirsten Jørgensen is Associated Professor Emeritus for accident prevention, theories and analyses, for analysis of failure in production, construction etc. with focus on quality control and for safety management and risk management. She has great experience in accident registering, analysis and prevention as well as the use of such information for risk evaluation. She has work both nationally and internationally in many projects and has been adviser and expert in projects for EU, ILO, all east European countries, The Netherlands, as well as in large companies in Denmark. She has had special focus on what you can call minor accidents which in fact has high consequences both in numbers as well in fatalities, disablements and sick leave.

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