Browsing UiS Brage by Author "Abrahamsen, Eirik Bjorheim"
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A comparative study on the frequency of simulation-based training and assessment of non-technical skills in the Norwegian ground ambulance services and helicopter emergency medical services
Langdalen, Henrik; Abrahamsen, Eirik Bjorheim; Sollid, Stephen J. M.; Sørskår, Leif Inge Kjærvoll; Abrahamsen, Håkon Bjorheim (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018-07)Background Inadequate non-technical skills (NTSs) among employees in the Norwegian prehospital emergency medical services (EMSs) are a risk for patient and operational safety. Simulation-based training and assessment is ... -
A socio-economic analysis of increased staffing in the Norwegian helicopter emergency medical service
Abrahamsen, Eirik Bjorheim; Selvik, Jon Tømmerås; Dahle, Anders Nordgaard; Asche, Frank; Abrahamsen, Håkon Bjorheim (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018-11)Background: The European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) is preparing a new set of regulations that will cover working and resting periods for crew members engaged in emergency medical services with helicopters (HEMS) and ... -
A suggested framework to improve business premises’ restoration in the aftermath of a Natural Disaster
Raji, Nidaa (Masteroppgave/UIS-TN-ISØP/2019;, Master thesis, 2019-06)Natural disasters are a low probability and high impact kind of risks. In those cases, businesses tend to ignore the probabilities of their happening and a lot of them end up closing their doors out of lack of good risk ... -
Assessing safety climate in prehospital settings: Testing psychometric properties of a common structural model in a cross-sectional and prospective study
Sørskår, Leif Inge Kjærvoll; Olsen, Espen; Abrahamsen, Eirik Bjorheim; Bondevik, Gunnar Tschudi; Abrahamsen, Håkon Bjorheim (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019-09)Background Little research exists on patient safety climate in the prehospital context. The purpose of this article is to test and validate a safety climate measurement model for the prehospital environment, and to explore ... -
Assessment and Communication of Leakage Risk in Underground CO2 Storage
Akisanmi, Olaleke Anthony (Masteroppgave/UIS-TN-ISØP/2019;, Master thesis, 2019-06-15)As commonly known, carbon dioxide is one of the climate gases that contribute to greenhouse effect on the earth, thereby causing serious climate issues. So, to prevent large release of the gas into the atmosphere, storage ... -
Bak mål
Slåttebrekk, Tarald (Masteroppgave/UIS-TN-ISØP/2019;, Master thesis, 2019)Politiet er til for å beskytte andre. Hvordan politiet beskytter seg selv blir dermed avgjørende for evnen til å ivareta dette ansvaret. Denne studien undersøker bruk av mål i det interne sikkerhetsarbeidet i Oslo ... -
Beslutninger om risiko: Hvilke egenskaper ved risikoanalysen påvirker beslutningstakerens risikopersepsjon?
Rognlid, Olav (Masteroppgave/UIS-TN-ISØP/2020;, Master thesis, 2020-10-17)Det vi omtaler som det moderne mennesket, er i stor grad det samme biologiske mennesket som for 100 000 år siden levde et liv i en verden der risiko ville ha fortonet seg annerledes enn det gjør i dag. Nærheten til farene ... -
Can the use of road safety measures on national roads in Norway be interpreted as an informal application of the ALARP principle?
Elvik, Rune; Abrahamsen, Eirik Bjorheim (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2012-02)The ALARP principle, stating that risks should be reduced to a level “As Low As Reasonably Practicable”, is widely known and discussed in risk management. The principle is flexible, as the interpretation of the key concepts ... -
Contributions to effective risk management : On the use of safety principles, economic tools and safety climate instruments
Sørskår, Leif Inge Kjærvoll (PhD thesis UiS;, Doctoral thesis, 2018-11)For an organization, effective risk management involves supporting informed decision-making for improved allocation of resources, as well as playing an active part in how the organization is governed and, ultimately, ... -
Contributions to risk management : On the balance between value creation and protection
Langdalen, Henrik (PhD thesis UiS;, Doctoral thesis, 2020-08)The overall objective of this thesis is to contribute to new knowledge in risk management. More concretely, the research relates to one of the main tasks of risk management: to obtain an appropriate balance between value ... -
Critical reliability review of the BOP system
Blaauw, Maya (Masteroppgave/UIS-SV-ISØP/2020;, Master thesis, 2019-06)Blow Out Preventer, often referred to as BOP, is an important tool in drilling operation in the Oil and Gas industry. It is also one of the most important tools to secure the safety of drilling operations. Once a BOP system ... -
Dokumentasjonsutfordringer i oljenæringen?
Nilsen, Trond (Masteroppgave/UIS-SV-IMKS/2017;, Master thesis, 2017-11)Denne studien har som formål å forske på om dagens dokumentasjonskrav og dokumentasjonsmengde påvirker sikkerheten offshore i negativ retning. I tillegg er hensikten å kartlegge om sikkerhetskritisk dokumentasjon forsvinner ... -
Er det sammenheng mellom årsaker til hendelser og foreslåtte forebyggende tiltak i alvorlige hendelser i Equinor?
Malkamy, Hedyeh (Masteroppgave/UIS-TN-ISØP/2019;, Master thesis, 2019-05-01)Equinor som energi selskap har satt seg høy ambisjon om å bli industriledende innen HMS. For å nå ambisjonen ser selskapet etter forbedringspotensial innen blant annet sikkerhet. Med det som utgangspunkt og et sterkt ønske ... -
Hvordan forbedre Sweco sin risikostyring i prosjekter
Laskemoen, Håkon Omdal (Masteroppgave/UIS-TN-ISØP/2019;, Master thesis, 2019-05)Sikkerhet og risikostyring er et forholdsvis ungt fagfelt, sett i forhold til de tradisjonelle rådgivingsfagene. Faget har i større grad vært prioritert innen petroleumsindustrien, men slik samfunnet utvikler seg blir det ... -
Kan tiltak introduseres i programmerbare sikkerhetssystemer for å redusere antall ikke verifiserbare deteksjoner og utilsiktede aksjoner på norsk sokkel?
Thorrud, Benny (Masteroppgave/UIS-TN-ISØP/2019;, Master thesis, 2019-06)Årlig forekommer det brann- og gassdeteksjoner som ikke kan verifiseres som branntilløp eller gassutslipp. Disse klassifiseres i Petroleumstilsynets database over fare- og ulykkessituasjoner (DFU) med kode 22C – Feil-alarm. ... -
Kostnadene ved en ulykke
Abrahamsen, Eirik Bjorheim; Asche, Frank (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2007-03)I vurderingen av sikkerhetstiltak er det vanlig å legge til grunn utleggene som påløper i forbindelse med en ulykke når en skal vurdere investeringer i risikoreduserende tiltak. I slike tilnærminger er fokus på ulykken ... -
On how access to an insurance market affects investments in safety measures, based on the expected utility theory
Abrahamsen, Eirik Bjorheim; Asche, Frank (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2011-03)This paper focuses on how access to an insurance market should influence investments in safety measures in accordance with the ruling paradigm for decision-making under uncertainty—the expected utility theory. We show that ... -
On the importance of systems thinking when using the ALARP principle for risk management
Langdalen, Henrik; Abrahamsen, Eirik Bjorheim; Selvik, Jon Tømmerås (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020-12)In this paper, we discuss the importance of systems thinking when using the As Low As Reasonably Practicable (ALARP) principle to support decision-making in risk management. The ALARP principle is a fundamental principle ... -
On the use of systems approach to improve decision-making process when performing economic evaluations for new health information technology
Ochoa Furholt, Richard (Masteroppgave/UIS-TN-IØRP/2018;, Master thesis, 2018-06-12)Economic evaluations comprise comparative analyses of different alternatives in terms of their costs and consequences, and is used as a basis for making prioritizations and decisions. When deciding on whether to provide a ... -
Prioriteringskriterier i helsetjenesten - Om riktigheten av bruk av samme kriterier for prioritering på helsetjenestens fire nivåer
Tyrholm, Andreas (Masteroppgave/UIS-TN-IØRP/2017;, Master thesis, 2017-06-15)Begrensede ressurser fører utelukkende til et behov for å prioritere hvordan ressursene skal benyttes. Helsetjenesten er intet unntak og med en befolkning som bare krever mer og mer av allerede begrensede ressurser oppstår ...