Working together for a safer green energy transition. A new postgraduate safety course invites students — whatever their academic background — to learn how to mitigate green energy’s complex risks. The shift to environmentally friendly energies also opens up new questions about how to make this new industrial environment safe. New research-relevant challenges arise...Weiterlesen
Research of self-heating processes of modern bulk materials Bulk solid materials can spontaneously reach high temperatures and even catch fire. The reasons for this are internal chemical/physical reactions, which generate more heat than the bulk can emit through their surroundings. Conventional combustible bulk solids are straw, coal and household wastes. Biological processes and oxidation reactions...Weiterlesen
Dust cloud evolution and flame propagation of organic dust deflagration under low wall influence A lot of process industries are handling with fine dispersed organic or metallic particles and therefore dust explosions are a major hazard to consider. For prevention measures characteristic hazard parameters, whose laboratory measurement are standardized worldwide, are used. However, they are...Weiterlesen
Subjective experience of the rampage in Graz from the perspective of psychosocial emergency care. Amok acts are characterized by a personal — by the perpetrator — and societal loss of control. Controlled by anger, hatred or feelings of revenge, multiple killings of specific or randomly selected people are intended. When people feel unprotected and at...Weiterlesen
Influencing Factors from a Social Psychological Perspective and the Question of Technical Assistance during ski touring accidents and ad-hoc police operations Both ski tours and police ad hoc operations are usually carried out in groups and can lead to life-threatening situations for those involved. While we expect fun and enjoyment during ski tours and...Weiterlesen
