Research themes

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Mastering the simplification process

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In industrial companies, operators and managers complain about the growing bureaucratization of safety. The solution seems obvious: safety needs to be simplified.

However, how can we streamline without weakening, and restore clarity to safety practices on the shop floor?

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Industrial Safety of the Future

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“Living with” uncertainty, complexity, and new expectations

Climate change, digitalization, globalization, financialization, the restructuring of markets and companies, the rise of platform-based models, economic and (geo)political tensions... the world is changing radically and rapidly.

The management and governance of safety will inevitably be affected — and in many cases, they already are.

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Safety practices and the digital transition

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The digital transition implies changes in safety practices, particularly for accident prevention and analysis.

What are the new auditing, certifiability and insurability practices in the age of the digital revolution?

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New safety champions

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New champions are emerging, leaders in both operational and safety performance.

They seem to use organizational criteria and governance principles that differ from those that are usually recommended.

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NaTech Risks

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“NaTech” is a contraction of “natural” and “technological”.

This term refers to the impact that a natural disaster can have on an industrial facility, potentially triggering an accident.

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Safety, skills and careers by 2040

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In today’s fast-changing world, a key safety challenge is linked to skills in high-risk industries of the future.

How can we respond to the quantitative and qualitative challenges of the current and future skills shortage?