Following the great success of the launch in Salzburg, Dr. Renate Renner and Julia Graf from the Safety and Disaster Studies group are thrilled to be involved in the K3 Climate Conference. We’re looking forward to having some great discussions and sharing ideas to take our RisKLIM work forward.At the conference, we’ll be focusing on...Continue Reading
The recent storms and floods in Austria in September this year demonstrate the urgent need for the RisKLIM project. The recent extreme weather events underscore the necessity for a more comprehensive understanding, effective communication, and robust management of climate risks. On 20 September 2024, we held an in-real-life kick-off with the RisKLIM-project team in Salzburg....Continue Reading
We are excited to welcome Prof. Dr. Cvetković, a visiting professor and an expert in Disaster Risk Management, to our Safety and Disaster Studies team at Montanuniversität Leoben. He is the founder and president of the Scientific-Professional Society for Disaster Risk Management and the Director of the International Institute for Disaster Research. With numerous awards,...Continue Reading
Montanuniversity Welcomes Prof. Dr. Vladimir M. Cvetković for Discussions on International Collaboration in Safety and Disaster Studies. We were honored to host Prof. Dr. Vladimir M. Cvetković from the University of Belgrade’s Faculty of Security Studies. During his visit, we had productive discussions about strengthening international collaboration in safety and disaster studies. Together, we’re exploring...Continue Reading
The Safety and Disaster Studies working group at Montanuniversität Leoben, in collaboration with partners GeoSphere Austria (overall project management), the German Weather Service, and the Avalanche Warning Centre at the Bavarian Environmental Agency, are developing a concept to optimize cross-border and interdisciplinary climate services, known as climate services, as part of the EU-funded project “RiskLIM:...Continue Reading
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...Continue Reading
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...Continue Reading
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...Continue Reading
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...Continue Reading
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...Continue Reading
