Case study - 1. Channel Tunnel law, engineering and safety. 2. Channel Tunnel law and engineering: safety regulatory rigour to be applied to modifications to safety systems

2008 ◽  
Author(s):  
R. Bell ◽  
R. Clifton
Keyword(s):  
Safety Systems

scholarly journals Behind Subcontractor Risk: A Multiple Case Study Analysis of Mining and Natural Resources Fatalities

Safety ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 6 (3) ◽  
pp. 40
Author(s):  
Charan Teja Valluru ◽  
Andrew Rae ◽  
Sidney Dekker
Keyword(s):  
Natural Resources ◽  
Multiple Case Study ◽  
Case Study Methodology ◽  
Case Study Analysis ◽  
Safety Work ◽  
Starting Point ◽  
Multiple Case ◽  
Study Methodology ◽  
Safety Systems

Subcontractors have always been linked to higher risk by the industry and academia. However, not much work exists in establishing the reasons behind this relationship. Much of the existing work, either categorise subcontractors under a theoretical label of work to apply the drawbacks of the label to them, or directly enter problem-solving mode. This study focusses on taking the perspective of subcontractors and explores ways in which this viewpoint interacts with safety systems and processes. This study applies a case study methodology to this problem. It examines a total of six cases reflecting six closed single subcontractor fatality accident investigation reports from the year 2004 to 2014 obtained from the Department of Natural Resources and Mines (DNRM) Queensland. These cases are then thematically analysed by employing subcontractor theory to identify themes to categorise the links between higher risk and subcontractors. The themes identified match two pre-existing categories (Institutional safety mechanisms do not cope with variability introduced by subcontractors; expertise in work does not translate to expertise in safety) and two new categories (communication does not flow to the subcontractor from the layers above them; safety work is viewed differently by subcontractor staff when compared to principal contractor’s/operators’) of subcontractor risk. This study aims to serve as a starting point for further research in understanding the subcontractor safety situation by putting things into the subcontractor’s perspective.

scholarly journals Human Reliability Using the Fault Tree Analysis. A Case Study of a Military Accident Investigation

2016 ◽  
Vol 22 (1) ◽  
pp. 215-219 ◽  
Author(s):  
Florin Nicolae ◽  
A. Cotorcea ◽  
Marian Ristea ◽  
Dinu Atodiresei
Keyword(s):  
Human Error ◽  
Human Performance ◽  
Fault Tree ◽  
Fault Tree Analysis ◽  
Human Reliability ◽  
Tree Analysis ◽  
Safety Systems ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Critical Subsystems

Abstract The work integrates the human error term in the broader concept of human performance analysis. The main issues associated with human error and human reliability are highlighted step by step, resulting from the review of literature, from the perspective of the relationship between risk and safety. To assess the risks arising from human error and to reduce vulnerability of work, methods derived from the probabilistic assessment of the work safety systems are used. To identify the risks caused by the human error, the authors propose the Fault Tree Analysis (FTA) method. The paper reveals the way the method is used for identifying the critical subsystems for the functioning of a given system and analyzes how unwanted events and their causes arise and occur. Also, a case study that is investigated throuhg the FTA method and that consists in the analysis of an accident that occurred in Evangelos Florakis naval logistics base from Cyprus, is presented.

scholarly journals Functional Safety Concept to Support Hazard Assessment and Risk Management in Water-Supply Systems

Energies ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 14 (4) ◽  
pp. 947
Author(s):  
Barbara Tchórzewska-Cieślak ◽  
Katarzyna Pietrucha-Urbanik ◽  
Mohamed Eid
Keyword(s):  
Decision Making ◽  
Water Supply ◽  
Water Contamination ◽  
Supply System ◽  
Water Supply Systems ◽  
Functional Safety ◽  
Safety Concept ◽  
Safety Systems ◽  
Supply Systems

Within the frame of upgrading and modernisation of the Water Supply System (WSS), our work is focussing on the safety systems/devices implemented or that should be implemented in the WSS. The implementation of safety systems is supposed to reduce hazard occurrence and hazardous consequences in case of a WSS unsafe disruption. To assess this reduction, we preconise the use of the safety integrity levels standards. The implementation of the safety systems/devices is undertaken on the ground of the multi-barriers safeguard approach. The “Water Contamination Hazard” is considered in the paper. A case study is presented, assessed and conclusions are drawn. The methodology presented in the paper and the results of the case study assessment will contribute to the decision-making regarding the upgrading of the safety and the performance of the WSS.

scholarly journals The methodology development of railway level crossing safety systems – South Australia case study

2008 ◽  
Author(s):  
S. Z. Ishak ◽  
W. L. Yue ◽  
S. V. C. Somenahalli
Keyword(s):  
South Australia ◽  
Level Crossing ◽  
Methodology Development ◽  
Safety Systems

scholarly journals Passive Road Safety Systems – Case Study of Road Section Prnjavor- Doboj (M16.1, R474, R474a)

2018 ◽  
Vol 3 (1-2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Danislav Drašković ◽  
Dragoslav Mihajlović ◽  
Ljubo Glamočić ◽  
Samir Hrnjić
Keyword(s):  
Traffic Safety ◽  
Road Traffic ◽  
Research Problem ◽  
Member States ◽  
Eu Member States ◽  
Road Traffic Safety ◽  
Road Section ◽  
Safety Systems ◽  
The Eu

The European Parliament and the European Council have adopted the Directive 2008/96/EC relating to the safety of traffic infrastructure. This Directive binds the EU Member States to implement the guidelines on roads comprising the parts of the Trans-European traffic network, regardless of the stage those roads are in. EU Member States have a possibility to adopt the guidelines and regulations from the Directive and build them into the national regulations on parts of the roads that are not a part of the Trans-European roads. Based on the facts stated above, there is a research problem in a form of a question “Can the Directive 2008/96/EC be applied in the traffic in Bosnia and Herzegovina?” i.e. are its guidelines implemented as a manner of approximation with the EU regulations, and what are the effects of its implementation. This is a traffic problem in its nature, closely related to road traffic safety, and we find the answer to the research problem in theoretical and empirical research in this area.

scholarly journals A Study of Inspection for Electrical Safety Systems Case Study Four Locations in Thailand

2020 ◽  
Vol 811 ◽  
pp. 012039
Author(s):  
S Charoenchit ◽  
C Thongchaisuratkrul
Keyword(s):  
Electrical Safety ◽  
Safety Systems

scholarly journals Primary care quality and safety systems in the English National Health Service: a case study of a new type of primary care provider

2013 ◽  
Vol 19 (1) ◽  
pp. 34-41 ◽  
Author(s):  
Richard Baker ◽  
Janet Willars ◽  
Sarah McNicol ◽  
Mary Dixon-Woods ◽  
Lorna McKee
Keyword(s):  
Primary Care ◽  
National Health Service ◽  
Care Quality ◽  
Quality And Safety ◽  
Primary Care Quality ◽  
New Type ◽  
Safety Systems ◽  
English National Health ◽  
English National Health Service

Reliability assessment of fire safety systems in railway industry: a case study

2014 ◽  
Vol 38 (3) ◽  
pp. 286-296 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ozgur Turay Kaymakci ◽  
Ilker Ustoglu ◽  
Ender Divriklioglu
Keyword(s):  
Fire Safety ◽  
Reliability Assessment ◽  
Railway Industry ◽  
Safety Systems

scholarly journals Passive Road Safety Systems - Case Study Of Road Section Banja Luka - Prnjavor (M16, M16.1)

2018 ◽  
Vol 3 (1-2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Ognjen Sančanin ◽  
Danislav Drašković ◽  
Demeter Prislan
Keyword(s):  
Road Safety ◽  
Traffic Accident ◽  
The Road ◽  
Road Section ◽  
Different Types ◽  
Banja Luka ◽  
Safety Systems

In this paper, the authors will show the influence of roadside objects on road safety on the Banja Luka - Prnjavor section. Roadside objects have a major impact on the weight of a traffic accident because they represent direct obstacles to the wandering vehicle, which in most cases will be stopped by a collision in one of them in the immediate vicinity of the road. Roadside objects can be of different types and constructions, concrete poles, public lighting poles, trees, inadequately installed rebound fences and unprotected petrol stations are only some of them. Therefore, the essence of this paper is to spot possible roadside objects on the observed road section, categorize them, and make suggestions for short, medium and long term improvements.

scholarly journals How healthcare professionals in acute care environments describe patient safety: A case study

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
◽  
Joanna Wailling
Keyword(s):  
Patient Safety ◽  
Acute Care ◽  
Healthcare Professionals ◽  
High Reliability ◽  
Acute Care Hospital ◽  
Patient Safety Culture ◽  
Building Blocks ◽  
Care Hospital ◽  
Safety Systems

<p>Patient safety has become an international healthcare priority over the past two decades. The prevailing approach to prevent harm in healthcare environments is the implementation of systems and structures that have made significant safety gains in high reliability organisations, such as aviation and nuclear power. However, similar safety improvements have not been realised in the healthcare environment. Studies suggest occupational culture is of importance, though our understanding of the relevance of safety subcultures is limited. This study explores how patient safety is described from the perspective of clinicians and organisational managers in an acute care hospital, using embedded case study design.  The case for this study was a New Zealand tertiary hospital. The emergency department and intensive care unit provided the settings for the embedded units. Three interviews with health care managers and six focus groups with nineteen doctors and nineteen nurses were undertaken. An interview guide, informed by the literature was used in data collection. Thematic data analysis was conducted within and across the case and embedded units. The theoretical concept of safety capability was developed from the data. Safety capability was defined as the ability to provide safe patient care and underpinned by the themes of resilient culture, and anticipation and vigilance.  A key finding of this research was that acute care environments have unique patient safety challenges, and these are influenced by complex factors. Patient safety was not assessed as being safe or unsafe, but rather perceived to exist across different levels of safety. Given this, healthcare professionals accept that some harm is inevitable in the healthcare setting. Doctors, nurses and managers understand and manage patient safety differently, and this affects how patient safety is addressed. This study identified anticipatory and vigilant systems are used to proactively manage risk by doctors and nurses, whereas incident reporting systems are used more by managers.    Given the need to keep patients safe and avoid harm, more proactive patient safety systems are needed to manage patient safety in hospitals; this will require a paradigm shift away from current reactive safety systems. Proactive systems must be underpinned by a resilient patient safety culture that focuses on the right building blocks to produce balance of resources and targets and develop collaboration in organisations. This will bring about flexibility and stability to meet the complex conditions presented by acute care environments.</p>

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