Indicators for process safety can provide insight into safety levels of a process or of a
company, but it is clear that the'silver bullet'has not yet been identified. In secondary …

The available literature on construction safety is not very optimistic about the chances of
evidence-based safety in the construction industry exerting a positive influence. Many …

The 19th century and first half of the 20th century is one of those periods in history of rapid
economical, technical and social changes. There is an ongoing mechanization, followed by …

The paper presents a partial classification of safety rules as constraints imposed from
outside on the freedom of choice of individuals or companies. The classification is linked to …

Control banding (CB) strategies offer simplified solutions for controlling worker exposures to
constituents that are found in the workplace in the absence of firm toxicological and …

Control banding (CB) strategies offer simplified processes for controlling worker exposures
in the absence of firm toxicological and exposure information. The nanotechnology industry …

Objective Which theories, models, and metaphors were developed in the period and
countries under study, within what context, and if available based upon what collection of …

This article describes a model and a case to assist designers in construction industry. Using
the presented model it is possible to make decisions based upon risk during execution …

Major accidents in Western countries, receiving a lot of media attention in the 1970s, are
starting point for research into internal and external domino effects in the chemical and …

There is a great need for health and safety advisers/managers to act as agents of change,
both in respect to the technology of the company and the design of its workplaces, and in the …