• Risk regulation and risk perception : the link to risk perspectives 

      Nygaard, Lisbet Fjæran (Masteroppgave/UIS-TN-IØRP/2009, Master thesis, 2009)
      The purpose of this paper is to discuss how risk regulation is related to fundamental concepts about risk. It distinguishes between two risk perspectives: a traditional risk perspective where risk is considered an objective ...
    • Risk science applied to major risk events in history 

      Thekdi, Shital; Aven, Terje (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)
      Major risk events in history are often labeled as black swans or as unforeseeable given the risk policies and procedures existing at the time. Hindsight suggests that many of these events could have been foreseeable. This ...
    • Risk Science Contributions: Three Illustrating Examples 

      Aven, Terje (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020-07)
      This article aims to demonstrate that risk science is important for society, industry and all of us. Rather few people today, including scientists and managers, are familiar with what this science is about—its foundation ...
    • A risk science perspective on liability/guilt and uncertainty judgements in courts 

      Aven, Terje; Flage, Roger (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)
      This article aims to provide new insights about risk and uncertainty in law contexts, by incorporating ideas and principles of contemporary risk science. The main focus is on one particular aspect of the law: its operation ...
    • A risk science perspective on the discussion concerning Safety I, Safety II and Safety III 

      Aven, Terje (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021-09)
      Recently, there has been a discussion in the safety science community concerning the validity of basic approaches to safety, referred to as Safety I, Safety II and Safety III, with Erik Hollnagel and Nancy Leveson in leading ...
    • A risk science perspective on vaccines 

      Glette-Iversen, Ingrid; Aven, Terje; Flage, Roger (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)
      Vaccines can be seen as one of the greatest successes in modern medicine. Good examples are the vaccines against smallpox, polio, and measles. Unfortunately, vaccines can have side effects, but the risks are considered by ...
    • Risk Seeking Attitudes towards COVID-19 Vaccination and the role of HCPs in Norway and Pakistan. 

      Munir, Wajahat (Master thesis, 2022)
      COVID-19 is a pandemic situation in which the people suffer from the SARS-COV virus. Most of the people in this fall sick as a result of the COVID-19 due to which the people suffer from mild to severe symptoms and recover ...
    • Risk understanding and risk acknowledgement : a new approach to environmental risk assessment in marine aquaculture 

      Berg Andersen, Lasse; Grefsrud, Ellen Sofie; Svåsand, Terje; Sandlund, Nina (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)
      A better understanding of the potential cumulative impacts of large-scale fish farming, could help marine aquaculture to become more environmentally sustainable. Risk assessment plays an important role in this process by ...
    • A risk-increasing safety strategy? Evaluating the Traditional Risk-mitigating Strategy in Dealing with Dumped Ammunition and Explosive Remnants of War 

      Novik, Geir Petter; Abrahamsen, Eirik Bjorheim; Sommer, Morten (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)
    • Risk-informed design for structural robustress in ordinary building projects 

      Omranimanesh, Raheleh (Masteroppgave/UIS-TN-IØRP/2016;, Master thesis, 2016-06-12)
      Robustness has become a requirement in the modern building codes. Despite significant theoretical and methodical progress in the recent years, structural robustness still has remained vague in its interpretation, evaluation ...
    • Risks associated with Geohazards 

      Raut, Roshana (Masteroppgave/UIS-TN-IØRP/2016;, Master thesis, 2016-06-15)
      Geohazards refer to the hazards caused by various geological processes and conditions that lead to the damage of existing environment. Geohazards like landslides, earthquakes, tsunamis and snow avalanches are major issues ...
    • Risks in the Drinking Water Supply A comparative study of Norway and Denmark 

      Melgaard, Rie (Master thesis, 2021)
      The Norwegian and Danish consumers trust that the drinking water they receive is safe and free of contaminations. Although the drinking water is locally sourced and is treated with simple purifications steps, the two ...
    • The Risks of the Mask 

      Shapiro, Matan-Ilan; Bouder, Frederic Emmanuel (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021-05)
      In this article we go beyond epidemiological models to make a case for a more holistic approach to the use of face masks as a risk mitigation factor in the context of the Covid-19 pandemic. We argue that while masking ...
    • Robust Strategies For Rig Procurement 

      Osmundsen, Petter (Working paper, 2013)
      Scarcity of rigs on the Norwegian continental shelf (NCS) has led to a number of interesting changes in the procurement of such units and in the relationship between oil companies and rig contractors. Small oil companies ...
    • Robusthet for utfall av Nødnett og mobilnett 

      Egebakken, Christian; Oda, Uhlen Solheim (Master thesis, 2021)
      Samfunnets avhengighet til mobil-, bredbånds- og internettjenester har ført til et økende fokus på sikkerhet og beredskap i infrastrukturen. Disse tjenestene utgjør den digitale grunnmuren og beskrives av kommunal- og ...
    • Robusthet for utfall av Nødnett og mobilnett 

      Egebakken, Christian; Solheim, Oda Uhlen (Master thesis, 2021)
      Samfunnets avhengighet til mobil-, bredbånds- og internettjenester har ført til et økende fokus på sikkerhet og beredskap i infrastrukturen. Disse tjenestene utgjør den digitale grunnmuren og beskrives av kommunal- og ...
    • «Rogalands farligste vei» - En studie av hva som påvirker risikopersepsjon i forbindelse med rasfare 

      Johnstuen, Trym (Master thesis, 2021)
      Denne studien utforsker veibrukeres opplevelse av rasfare på veistrekningen mellom Erfjord og Sand i Suldal kommune i Rogaland. I flere år har denne strekningen vært preget av hyppige steinras av ulik størrelse. Rasene har ...
    • Rolle og funksjon til en fysisk barriere - lukedekk 

      Ørjasæter, Odd Peter S. (Masteroppgave/UIS-TN-IØRP/2012;, Master thesis, 2012)
      Mellom bore- og brønnhodeområdene på faste oljeinstallasjoner er det plassert et lukedekk. Produksjon, boring og øvrige aktiviteter som kreves når man driver med utvinning av olje og gass krever at utstyr penetrerer dette ...
    • Rolle- og ansvarsfordelingen mellom NSM og politiet 

      Trapp, Klaus (Masteroppgave/UIS-TN-IØRP/2019;, Master thesis, 2018-11-01)
      Samfunnets avhengighet av dataløsninger har gjort oss sårbare. Dataangrep rammer det norske samfunn og trenden er økende. Samfunnets organisering av IKT-sikkerhet er derfor helt avgjørende for å sikre våre verdier på en ...
    • Rolleforståelse i prosjektteam i samferdselsavdelingen i Rogaland fylkeskommune 

      Skaar, Knut (Master thesis, 2023)
      Sammendrag Oppgaven handler om organisering av team i samferdselsavdelingen i Rogaland fylkeskommune, med spesielt fokus på rollesammensetning. Helt presist har problemstillingen vært «Hvordan kan rolleforståelsen i ...