HRO and RE: A pragmatic perspective

This special issue invites to a debate to elaborate on differences and similarities between the perspectives of High Reliability Organisation (HRO) and Resilience Engineering (RE). Such a debate may be conducted along both essentialistic and pragmatic lines, and we suggest that the latter approach is potentially more interesting and fruitful...

Concurrent audio-visual feedback for supporting drivers at intersections: A study using two linked driving simulators

A large portion of road traffic crashes occur at intersections for the reason that drivers lack necessary visual information. This research examined the effects of an audio-visual display that provides real-time sonification and visualization of the speed and direction of another car approaching the crossroads on an intersecting road. The...

Multidisciplinaire richtlijn: Bevorderen van veilig gedrag in productieomgevingen

Towards harmonized European Safety Card Training

Interventions to prevent injuries in construction workers (Review)

Background Construction workers are frequently exposed to various types of injury-inducing hazards. A number of injury prevention interventions have been proposed, yet their effectiveness is uncertain. Objectives To assess the effects of interventions to prevent injuries in construction workers. Search methods We searched the Cochrane Injuries...

The tricks of the trade: Lessons from the program Improving Occupational Safety (VAV)

Certification of safety professionals: Emerging trends of internationalisation

Professionalisation of safety began at a national level with the formation of national associations of safety staff working in industry and of government inspectors. It took its first steps towards internation-al harmonisation with attempts in the 1970s in Western Europe to arrive at agreement on the content of university level courses. The...

Safety regulation: The lessons of workplace safety rule management for managing the regulatory burden

There is a strong political consensus in a number of countries that occupational safety and health regulation is stifling industrial innovation and development and is feeding a culture of damaging risk aversion and petty bureaucracy. In a number of countries this has led to proposals to repeal regulations and reduce the regulatory burden. The...

Weten wat werkt: Tien tips voor vergroting van de arbeidsveiligheid

Onlangs zijn zestien verbetertrajecten van het programma Versterking Arbeidsveiligheid geëvalueerd door de TU Delft. De onderzoekers zijn opnieuw bij de bedrijven op bezoek gegaan en hebben ditmaal niet alleen gesproken met veiligheidskundigen maar ook met directieleden.

Understanding road users' expectations: An essential step for ADAS development

The human paradox in technology and safety

De menselijke paradox in technologie en veiligheid