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Risk Perspective of the Maritime Supply Chain in Norway
(Masteroppgave/UIS-TN-ISØP/2019;, Master thesis, 2019-06)Norway has a strong maritime cluster and employs 90 000 people. The supply chain in the maritime industry consists of a complex and global network of logistics. The purpose is to collect information about the risk ... -
Risk reducing measures in the context of risk management in quantitative risk analysis for maintenance and modification projects
(Masteroppgave/UIS-TN-IØRP/2012;, Master thesis, 2012)Risk analysis in the oil industry is used to identify and address the risks that are involved in a certain situation, on for instance a platform. Risk analyses have a long history in the oil and gas industry, and have been ... -
Risk regulation and risk perception : the link to risk perspectives
(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
(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
(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
(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
(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
(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.
(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
(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
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Risk-informed design for structural robustress in ordinary building projects
(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
(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
(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
(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
(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
(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
(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
(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
(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 ...