The importance of leadership on safety has been well acknowledged and studied for many years in various high-risk industries. This paper aims at (1) synthesising the existing safety leadership research by performing a systematic literature review to gain an overview of the relationship between various leadership styles and safety performance in high-risk industries with a main focus on health and ...

I følge Arbeidstilsynet er industrien en næring med mange registrerte skader og ulykker, og er en av fire næringer med flest arbeidsskadedødsfall. Bedrifter tilknyttet forsvarsindustrien håndterer blant annet ammunisjon, kjemikalier, sprengstoff og eksplosiver. Feil i denne type industri kan derfor medføre ulykker med alvorlige konsekvenser for liv, helse og miljø, og er dermed avhengig av et høyt ...

The background for this thesis stems from the limited research into; and the challenges associated with development of preparedness in the Arctic. The main thesis question to answer is “How could social relations and cultivation of tacit knowledge improve preparedness in the Arctic?”. The thesis question is derived from the literature review and initial results of the pre-study of this thesis. The ...

The purpose of this study was to explore how pilots potentially learn from their and others‘ experience through post-flight debriefing. Through a case study of pilots who fly air ambulances, this article attempts to illustrate the importance of learning from experience (Bion 1962) among pilots in aviation.

The focus of this article is risky behavior in traffic. What do people learn from accidents and near-accidents? Experience with accidents may demand increased caution. However, near-accidents are inherently ambiguous: On the one hand, they signal that margins were good enough, inspiring increased risk-taking; on the other hand, they signal danger that could induce increased caution. To explore these ...

There are various energy efficiency and emission reduction regulations enforced by the national and international maritime authorities for the shipping industry to adopt greener technologies. In this light, LNG-fueled vessels can be a promising alternative for ocean going diesel operated ships. It will be more beneficial if the price of LNG is lower than diesel to make that an economically viable ...

Wind power development, whilst welcomed by many as a potentially green source of energy, also gives rise to considerable local resistance. Drawing on three case studies from coastal Norway (Frøya, Haramsøy, and Egersund), the present article sets out to reflect on life in anticipation of wind power development. Reflecting on the nature of life in anticipation of undesired wind power developments, ...

Sea spray icing is a constant risk for fish farms operating in cold climates, such as on the Northern Norwegian coast, and there must therefore exist methods to reduce this risk. This thesis discusses the consequences of ice accretion to the traditional plastic circular fish cage design, and how the cage reacts under the pressure of added mass from sea spray icing. The prediction of sea spray icing ...

The relationship between geographical and social forms of remoteness and the concepts of vulnerability and capacity remains unclear. Recognising that capacities and vulnerabilities tend to co-exist in a population, the article assumes that the dynamics between these concepts are situational. In this article we draw on three cases to analyse the issue. An Arctic case study provides insight on remoteness ...

New ideas are constantly being produced as a changing world demands solutions to new problems. International environmental regimes often present ideas to reduce negative human effects on the environment. Implementation of ideas has often been studied through diffusion theory, where ideas are expected to be implemented in their original version. Translation theory from New Scandinavian Institutionalism ...