Blar i UiS Brage på forfatter "Njå, Ove"
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The Polar Code's Implications for Safe Ship Operations in the Arctic Region.
Engtrø, Espen; Gudmestad, Ove Tobias; Njå, Ove (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020-09)ABSTRACT: Simultaneously with a decreasing sea ice cover in the Arctic region an increase in ship traffic is experienced in these waters, meaning a higher probability of accidents and incidents to occur. The capability to ... -
Rescue performance in Norwegian road related avalanche incidents
Lunde, Albert; Njå, Ove (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2019)In Norway, snow avalanches hitting roads are a considerable safety challenge for the rescue services. Previous studies have given rise to concern about the rescuers´ levels of exposure to avalanche risk during these missions. ... -
Resilience in healthcare (RiH): a longitudinal research programme protocol
Aase, Karina; Guise, Veslemøy; Billett, Stephen; Sollid, Stephen J.M.; Njå, Ove; Røise, Olav; Manser, Tanja; Anderson, Janet; Wiig, Siri (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020-10)Introduction Over the past three decades, extensive research has been undertaken to understand the elements of what constitutes high quality in healthcare. Yet, much of this research has been conducted on individual elements ... -
Risk management in Norwegian avalanche rescue operations. Managing uncertainty, complexity, overcommitment and the long-term monitoring of accident risk
Lunde, Albert (PhD thesis UiS;, Doctoral thesis, 2019-12)Introduction: Avalanche incidents commonly take place in adverse environmental conditions, and the expected survival time of avalanche victims is short. These situations require an immediate rescue response, which may pose ... -
Røykgasseksponering og helseeffekter ved brann i vegtunnel. En litteraturstudie med fokus på nye krav til sikkerhetstyring.
Søiland, Harald (Master thesis, 2022)I denne oppgaven har jeg studert hvilke toksiske gasser som utvikler seg ved branner i kjøretøy i vegtunneler. Videre så jeg på de akutte og kroniske medisinske helseeffekter av disse toksiske gasser på det menneskelige ... -
Samfunnssikkerhet i en middels stor norsk kommune
Sommer, Christian; Tolo, Anja Valland (Masteroppgave/UIS-SV-IMKS/2017;, Master thesis, 2017-06-15)Dagens nyhetsbilde viser hvor eksponert kommunene er i forhold til mange typer hendelser, alt i fra terror til trafikkulykker til mobbing i skoler. Dette stiller store krav til kommunen som det laveste og mest omfattende ... -
Sikker kjøring i tunneler.
Bjørnsen, Mihaela Gabriela; Knapstad, Tonja (Master thesis, 2017-06-14)Utgangspunktet for denne studien har vært å undersøke norske trafikanters kunnskap og kompetanse i forhold som omfatter tunnelsikkerhet, samt hvordan dagens føreropplæring er tilrettelagt for dette. Kompetanse har i denne ... -
A systems thinking approach to safety in Norwegian avalanche rescue operations
Lunde, Albert; Njå, Ove (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021-09)Snow avalanches crossing roads constitute a major safety challenge to both road users and avalanche rescuers in Norway. In this paper, we reassess the current emergency response situation by using systems safety theory. ... -
Tilgjengelighet og sikkerhet i Rogfastprosjektet
Espedal, Ole (Masteroppgave/UIS-TN-IØRP/2016;, Master thesis, 2016-06-15)E39 Rogfast er under prosjektering og vil ved ferdigstillelse, med sine to 27km lange løp og kobling til Kvitsøy, bli verdens lengste og dypeste undersjøiske tunnel. Rogfast sin utforming krever en sikkerhetsmessig høy ... -
A tool to assess learning processes based on the cooperation principle
Bjørnsen, Gabriela; Njå, Ove; Braut, Geir Sverre (Chapter, 2020)A strategy for cooperation in emergency management has been developed and politically agreed upon by the Rogaland County Council, Norway. The region comprised by the strategy consists of many different actors within societal ... -
Towards an understanding of learning within the Norwegian fire and rescue services – focusing on tunnel fire safety
Bjørnsen, Mihaela Gabriela; Dettweiler, Ulrich; Njå, Ove; Knudsen, Knud (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)Purpose The purpose of this paper is to study how learning within the fire and rescue services may be conceptualized, with special attention paid to tunnel fire safety. Previous studies have developed a model to understand ...