Towards the next generation of LMRA instruments: the influence of generic and specific questions during risk assessment

Last minute risk assessment (LMRA) is a well-known work method to support employees’ risk perception. However, little is known about the effectiveness of LMRA in providing this support. Here, we describe an eye-tracking experiment with which we attempted to gain more insight into the relationship between LMRA and risk perception and to assess...

Towards the next generation of LMRA instruments: the influence of generic and specific questions during risk assessment: results eye-tracking experiment

IMPACTS: Framework for Risk Assessment of CO2 Transport and Storage Infrastructure: 13th International Conference on Greenhouse Gas Control Technologies, GHGT 2016. 14 November 2016 through 18 November 2016

There is an urgent drive to implement Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS) on a commercial and global scale. This needs to be done in a demonstrably safe and responsible manner that gains widespread acceptance of stakeholders, most notably regulators and the public. If inhaled in sufficiently high concentrations, CO2 can have toxicological effects...

Case Study Application III: RISKCURVES

This chapter discusses the application of TNO's software packages RISKCURVES and EFFECTS in the quantitative Natech risk analysis of a refinery located on the Mediterranean coast. In addition to conventional industrial accident scenarios that could lead to a release of dangerous substances, the impact of two natural hazards (earthquake and...

Veiligheid vervoer gevaarlijke stoffen over de weg: verkennende studie naar verbetermogelijkheden

De meningen en ideeën van 88 respondenten vormen de basis van dit rapport. Met onze kennis van transportveiligheid heeft het lectoraat Transportveiligheid zelf hierover op enkele punten een beschouwing gegeven. De figuur hieronder geeft aan dat verbetering met name gezocht moet worden in de houding en het gedrag van verladers, chauffeurs en de...