The 22nd edition of the WORLD HYDROGEN ENERGY CONFERENCE (WHEC) will take place in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, from June 17 to 22, 2018, in the Windsor Convention & Expo Center at Barra da Tijuca.

In 1992 world leaders met in Rio de Janeiro for the United Nations Conference on Environment and Development to create the vision of sustainable development as guideline for the 21st century.
26 years later world leading researchers and stakeholders will come to Rio de Janeiro for the main world conference about hydrogen energy, to discuss the most promising technologies towards sustainability.

Why Brazil?

Brazil is one of the leading countries worldwide in the use of regenerative energy in large scale. In 2016, 82.8 % of electricity was produced from renewable sources, offering a wide range of sources for a clean and sustainable hydrogen production.

Why WHEC?

The WORLD HYDROGEN ENERGY CONFERENCE is the opportunity for international and Brazilian communities to strengthen their global efforts on the path to sustainability. The dissemination of knowledge on hydrogen energy will foster the interest for the new scientific and technological activities.
The size and characteristics of the Brazilian industry and its big markets offer excellent opportunities for global partnerships that can support the introduction of new technologies in commercial scale.

https://www.whec2018.com/

 

 

 

Seveso Monitoring systems - SURVEY 

The European Commission, DG Environment, has awarded a study contract ^[1] to Amec Foster Wheeler (study lead), the Institut National de l’Environnement Industriel et des Risques (INERIS) and the European Virtual Institute for Integrated Risk Management (EU-VRi) to support the review of the current monitoring system established under Directive 2012/15/EU, the Seveso III Directive ^[2].

The Seveso-III-Directive concerns the control of major industrial accidents involving dangerous substances and provides a benchmark for industrial accidents policy in the EU and beyond. The Directive applies to establishments where dangerous substances are used or stored in large quantities.  The aim of the Directive is to prevent accidents and, where they do occur, to effectively minimise their consequences. 

The current monitoring system has now been in use for many years. While the overall current monitoring system is deemed appropriate, with the increased knowledge, experience gained and general political developments as well as more modern reporting standards it is appropriate to assess whether the monitoring system can be further improved. Considering that during 2018 and 2019 the updates of the relevant Commission Implementing Decisions are due; it is particularly important to ensure that the right data is being collected with an adequate level of administrative burden before preparing the new Decisions. Furthermore, the responses to the questionnaire will be used to identify whether an adaptation of the data collected might be necessary to allow the establishment of policy indicators to better monitor and communicate on the achievements of the Directive. Overall, the aim of this questionnaire is to gather feedback and insights from a range of stakeholders on the usefulness of the current monitoring system and, if appropriate, possible ways to improve it. The questionnaire focuses on the monitoring and reporting requirements as described in the Directive.

Prevention and control of accidents is achieved through specific requirements placed upon operators storing or handling certain dangerous substances above a threshold quantity. There are requirements for both operators and Member State competent authorities.

Please complete all of the sections / questions that you are able to. Where you are not able to answer any of the questions – either through lack of data or because it is not relevant to you/ your organisation – there is no need to provide a response. If you would prefer to discuss the questionnaire over the phone rather than draft a written response do not hesitate to contact the contractors. We would also welcome any additional supporting documentation you are able to provide.

https://www.surveymonkey.co.uk/r/SevesoMonitoring-EU_Internationalorg

Please fill in this survey by March 28, 2018. It takes approximately 30 minutes to complete.


[1] Terms of reference available at: https://circabc.europa.eu/sd/a/9dc34635-7f3a-4366-b4cf-4dbc2e6bb971/170821%20Sev%20monitoring%20-%20TOR%20Ares(2017)4104173.pdf

[2] http://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/PDF/?uri=CELEX:32012L0018&from=EN

 

Nanotechnologies are considered as key enabling technologies. Their applications are based on effects arising from the promising properties and structure of the building blocks of nanomaterials.
Sustainable development and implementation of these technologies demand:

• Safe production and usage of nanomaterials
• Detailed understanding of interactions between nanoobjects and living organisms
• Knowledge transfer of scientific results to support socially relevant aspects

Your are invited to discuss the state of the art, future needs, and developments in these fields in the “Nanosafety 2017” conference.
“Nanosafety 2017” will be held from October 11-13, 2017, in Saarbrücken, Germany.

DEADLINES

• Abstract submission: July 1, 2017
• Early registration: August 11, 2017
• Late registration: September 9, 2017

For further information please see this link and the conference website www.nanosafety2017.de.

 

 

 

 

 

The 10th World Congress of Chemical Engineering, and its joint events, will be held in conjunction with the 11th European Congress of Chemical Engineering and the 4th European Congress of Applied Biotechnology (WCCE10+ECCE11+ECAB4) on October 1–5, 2017, coinciding with Expoquimia (Chemical Industry Exhibition held each three years in Spain), in FIRA of Barcelona, Spain.

The World Chemical Engineering Council (WCEC), the European Federation of Chemical Engineering (EFCE) and the European Society of Biochemical Engineering Sciences (ESBES) promotes this “three in one” congress. The EFCE-Spain Group, formed by four Spanish societies: ANQUE, Enginyers, SEQUI and AIQS, hosts the congress.

The Congress will take place simultaneously and at the same venue with EXPOQUIMIA, the largest trade fair dedicated to chemistry in southern Europe, ensuring the best context in terms of affluence and opportunities.

This group of events will be a unique opportunity for you to meet with researchers and specialists in practically all areas of chemical engineering and to improve your strategy for the development of innovative processes that will be vital for the industry of tomorrow.

The World Congress in 2017 will see Spain as the host country, presenting an opportunity for the world, European and Spanish industry to highlight the very best of its innovation and enterprises in a context that is in itself unique. 

Important dates:

• Deadline for abstract submission: January 30, 2017
• Evaluation period: March – May, 2017
• Author notification (abstract acceptance): May 30, 2017

• Early Bird Registration deadline: June 30, 2017
• Regular Registration deadline: September 1, 2017
• Late registration deadline: September 20, 2017

More information at http://www.wcce10.org/

2nd Open meeting on Standardisation
for Nanotechnologies and Nanomaterials

The 2nd Open meeting on Standardisation for Nanotechnologies and Nanomaterials will take place on June 20, 2017 in Malta. (Immediately preceding the EuroNanoforum 2017 conference, also in Malta)

Nanotechnology is one of six Key Enabling Technologies (KETs) in the current European industrial policy. An extensive European mandate M461 for developing standards on nanotechnology-related topics is under way.

In the frame of the M461 mandate, a second Open Meeting on (Standardisation for) Nanotechnologies and Nanomaterials is organised by CEN/TC 352 "Nanotechnologies" in collaboration with CEN CENELEC Management Centre (CCMC), the European Commission (EC). The meeting will take place on the 20^th of June 2017 in Malta.

The aim of the Meeting is to present progress of the work within mandate M461. The main CEN Technical Committees (TC) involved (TC 352 on Nanotechnologies, TC 195 on Air filters for general air cleaning, and TC 137 on Assessment of workplace exposure to chemical and biological agents), will show and explain their preliminary results. Poster sessions on standards under preparation will allow a direct dialogue between participants and experts.

Also a Round Table will be organized with practitioners, researchers and policy makers on e.g.:

• The role of standardisation in the acquisition of reliable nanomaterial data and in the curation of data into interoperable nanomaterial databases.
•  How to anticipate and address risks raised by nanotechnologies?
• Needs for standardization in the framework of EMPIR or Horizon 2020.
• Applications of nanomaterials in control technology including nanofiber filters
• Application of control technologies in nanomaterial manufacturing plants

The discussion will also be focused on the overview of Research projects and their impact to the Standardization activities.

Toxicity, Ecotoxicity and the Environment will be addressed in collaboration with EC representatives.

The steering and organising committees are finalizing the programme and the venue in Malta, but we already invite you to save the date for this one-day meeting and circulate this document to your entire network.

This conference is open to everyone who registers in advance, and participation is free of charge. You will be informed when the registration starts.

For further information, please contact: Patrice CONNER, CEN/TC 352 Secretary, patrice.conner@afnor.org

The 6th International Conference on Risk Analysis and Crisis Response (RACR-2017)

The 6th International Conference on Risk Analysis and Crisis Response (RACR-2017) will be held in Ostrava-Prague, Czech Republic on June 5-9, 2017.

RACR-2017 is the sixth in the series of International Conference on Risk Analysis and Crisis Response, which was launched by the Risk Analysis Council of China Association for Disaster Prevention in 2007, taken over by SRA-China in 2011, and will be organized by VSB-Technical University of Ostrava, Czech Republic. The first RACR was held in Shanghai, China in 2007, the second in Beijing, China in 2009, the third in Laredo, Texas, USA in 2011, the fourth in Istanbul, Turkey in 2013, and the fifth in Tangier, Morocco in 2015.

The overall theme of the sixth international conference on risk analysis and crisis response is risk analysis and management – trends, challenges and emerging issues, highlighting in science and technology to improve risk analysis capabilities and to optimize crisis response strategy.

RACR-2017 will be organized and hosted by VSB-Technical University of Ostrava, which is a modern European university, whose pillars are built on more than 165 year long history. It provides tertiary education in technical and economic sciences across a wide range of degree programs and courses at the Bachelor’s, Master’s and Doctoral level. Education is organized within 7 faculties and 3 all-university degree programs.
The Conference venues are there in Ostrava for the first three days of the Conference and in Prague for the last two days. In Ostrava, RACR-2017 will have some joint sessions with the annual Czech-Chinese scientific conference organized by VSB-Technical University of Ostrava.

CONFERENCE TOPICS

1. Multidisciplinarity and complexity of safety in education and research 
2. Natural hazards and coping with them
3. Major (chemical) accidents prevention
4. Disaster risk reduction and society resilience 
5. Advances in fire protection 
6. Information and communication technologies safety and cybersecurity
7. Reliability and safety in industrial systems
8. Modern trends in crisis management
9. Information systems in safety and security
10. Internet of Intelligences and risk radar
11. Energy and resources security, critical infrastructure
12. Nanotechnology safety
13. Safety in transport domain
14. Hazardous materials research
15. Progress in occupational health and safety

CALL FOR PAPERS

Full papers within 6 pages (A4) are invited for submission in any of the fields figured on the list of CONFERENCE TOPICS. We strongly recommend electronic submission. Manuscripts will be reviewed by the Program Committee in accordance with standard practice and the criteria for the conference. All submissions MUST be submitted in English. The abstract should be no more than 300 words.
All papers must be inserted into the system at the Internet address http://racr.vsb.cz (from September 2016). At this address, more information on the Conference will be published gradually. 

PROCEEDINGS

All accepted papers will be included in the proceedings of RACR-2017 and to be published by CRC Press/Balkema (Taylor & Francis Group) that shall ensure to the best of its ability the indexing of the papers in Scopus.

DEADLINES

REGISTRATION

 

The registration covers all session attendances, proceedings, a banquet, a cocktail, lunches, all coffee breaks and social program. 

WEBSITE
www.racr.vsb.cz
To be open in September 2016.

CONTACT

Prof. Ales Bernatik
Faculty of Safety Engineering
VSB-Technical University of Ostrava 
Lumirova 13, Ostrava-Vyskovice
Czech Republic
tel: +420 597 322 833, e-mail:ales.bernatik@vsb.cz

Ing. Lenka Cerna
Association of Fire and Safety Engineering (SPBI), 
tel. +420 597 322 970, e-mail: spbi@spbi.cz

         

 

The 5^th SAF€RA Symposium will take place in Bilbao, Spain, on May 18-19, 2017. It is to present and discuss results from the first two SAF€RA joint calls, give an insight to research needs in industrial safety, and provide details of the 3^rd SAF€RA joint call.

The draft programme is available here and the key information can be found hereunder:

• Registration

Registration in the SAF€RA Final Conference has to be made before April 21, 2017:

http://safera-symposium.evenium.net

The registration is free of charge. Only the dinner on May 18 and the lunch on May 19 will be at your own cost.

• Call for abstract

Presentations dedicated to scientific topics and with wish to open new collaborations are encouraged.

If you intend to make a presentation, please submit your abstract at the following link https://goo.gl/forms/nTbpYTxMdo4ACGGm1

Deadline to submit an abstract: April 7, 2017.

• Proposed accommodation

HOTEL MIRÓ * * * *  -  160 m from IBERDROLA Tower

http://www.mirohotelbilbao.com/

HOTEL NH VILLA DE BILBAO * * * *  - 700 m to the IBERDROLA Tower

https://www.nh-collection.com/es/hotel/nh-collection-villa-de-bilbao

HOTEL NH DEUSTO * * * - 650 m from IBERDROLA  Tower (8 min)

https://www.nh-hoteles.es/hotel/nh-bilbao-deusto

HOTEL Ercilla **** , 15 min walking to the Iberdrola Tower

http://www.hotelercilla.com/

• Contact

Ms. Maria Nieves de la Peña
Osalan - Instituto Vasco de Seguridad e Higiene Laborales
Camino de la Dinamita, s/n
48903 Barakaldo (Spain)
T: +34944032145 / E: osalantpr16ba@euskadi.eus

• Programme Committee

Olivier Salvi, EU-VRi, Germany, Symposium Chair

Maria Nieves de la Peña, OSALAN, Spain, Symposium Co-Chair

Carita Aschan, FIOH, Finland

Eric Marsden, FonCSI; France

Kai Holtappels, BAM, Germany

• About SAF€RA:

SAF€RA originated as an ERA-NET project entitled 'Coordination of European Research on Industrial Safety towards Smart and Sustainable Growth' that was funded for three years by the European Commission in the 7th Framework Programme (Grant agreement no: 291812). Under the ERA-NET scheme it identified areas of joint interest and expected synergies of collaborative research, and stimulated transnational research on industrial safety.

SAF€RA brings dynamism into European research on industrial safety where it cannot be tackled at the national level. SAF€RA will continue in context of the European Technology Platform on Industrial Safety, ETPIS, which initiated the original SAF€RA project.

 

Former Chairman: Jürgen Lexow, juergen.lexow@bam.de

Vice-Chairman: Olivier Salvi, salvi@eu-vri.eu

 

SAF€RA homepage: http://www.safera.industrialsafety-tp.org/

Call Homepage: http://call.safera.eu/

ERA-NET scheme: http://cordis.europa.eu/fp7/coordination/about-era_en.html

European Technology Platform on Industrial Safety (ETPIS): http://www.industrialsafety-tp.org/

Electrostatics 2017

DECHEMA and the European Working Party "Static Electricity in Industry" (EFCE) would like to welcome you for the ELECTROSTATICS 2017 conference that will take place at DECHEMA-Haus, Frankfurt am Main, Germany from 10 to 13 April 2017 close to the Frankfurt fair and Frankfurt international airport.

This conference is an excellent opportunity for researchers and users working in many scientific and technical areas where electrostatics is a real concern or challenge to review progress and discuss future trends. Besides, the interdisciplinary composition of the conference gives the best opportunity to get inspired by solutions in other fields and promote relationships for innovation and breakthroughs of different industries.

The International Conference on Electrostatics is a quadrennial conference that has been successfully held around Europe since 1973. It provides a unique interdisciplinary forum for discussion about the electrostatic phenomena and the industrial applications. Fundamentals, applications, hazards, measuring techniques, standards and other related topics are within the scope of the conference. All accepted articles will be published in the Journal of Electrostatics.

The organising committee invites you to submit abstracts of lectures and posters by 1 April 2016 to the following topics via file upload on www.dechema.de/en/electrostatics2017.html.

Topics:

• ESD
• Safety Hazards
• Measuring
• Applications and Products
• Liquids
• Solids
• Material Science
• Atmospheric Physics
• Precipitation
• Others

 

All submitted files will be checked by the scientific board of the conference, and, after acceptance, you have to submit your final manuscript via Elseviers review system and a special guest editor to the Journal of Electrostatics for professional review and publication without any extra publication fee. Note that acceptance and publication of your article requires that at least one author is registered for the conference. The deadline for the final manuscript is 1 October 2016. The deadline for the final poster is the respective conference day.

For more information about Electrostatics 2017, please visit
http://www.dechema.de/en/electrostatics2017.html  

 

Speakers:

• Andreea Gulacsi (CEN and CENELEC)
• Luc van den Berghe (CEN and CENELEC)
• Onur Emul (European IPR Helpdesk)

Level of Expertise: Entry

Language: English

This webinar aims to give you a basic understanding of:

1. how to properly deal with Intellectual Property (IP) issues and learn about common pitfalls and IP challenges in Horizon 2020
2. European standardization and how standardization can be addressed successfully in Horizon2020 project proposals

Learning Objectives:

After the training, participants should be able to answer the following main questions:

• What are the key characteristics of an EU-funded project?
• Which IP terminology is used in Horizon 2020?
• What are the general rules for managing IP in Horizon 2020?
• How do I set up a regime for joint ownership and granting access rights?
• What are the general rules for dissemination and exploitation? (Please note that additional webinars specifically addressing exploitation issues under Horizon 2020 will be offered separately)
• Who are the European standardisation actors?
• Who are the right standardisation partners for my project?
• How should I address standardisation in my proposal?
• What tools can I use to address standardisation correctly?

Duration: 60 minutes (presentation) + 15 minutes (Q&As)

Fee: The webinar is offered free of charge

Registration: Please click here for registration.

Webinar Guide: For this web-based training session, we will use GoToWebinar online conferencing technology. Please note that you will be asked by GoToWebinar to install a browser application on your computer when you use GoToWebinar for the first time. This will only take few minutes, but you should take this step into account when joining the session, and possibly inform your system administrator.

Assistance: For any technical issues or questions, please contact the training team at: training@iprhelpdesk.eu

 

The first European Industry Day will take place in Brussels on February 28, 2017.

You’re invited to shape the industrial agenda of tomorrow with key industrial players, global trend shapers and high-level policy makers who will inspire debate on the future of European industry.

Representatives of traditional and new disruptive sectors will present their views on the future of business. Entrepreneurs, innovators, start-ups and the tech community will share the stage with key EU political leaders such as, President of the European Commission, Jean-Claude Juncker, Commission Vice-Presidents Jyrki Katainen and Andrus Ansip, Commissioners Elżbieta Bieńkowska and Carlos Moedas.

Industry is changing faster than ever, driven by rapid technological change. European companies, citizens and policy makers need to prepare for the changes that are leading the new industrial revolution. Commission's strategic approach to industrial competitiveness aims to empower businesses, citizens and entire regions to be fit for the future.

With this in mind we will examine some key questions: 

• What have we achieved by mainstreaming industrial competitiveness into EU policy?
• How can we make further progress towards smart, clean and innovative industry that generates employment and improves living standards for our citizens?
• How will people seize the opportunities offered by the new industrial revolution?
• What is the role of regional ecosystems in  industrial transformation?
• What are the key technologies for the future of industry?

Register for European Industry Day

 

New tools and approaches for nanomaterial safety assessment (NMSA conference)

Jointly organized by five major FP7 projects NANOSOLUTIONS, GUIDEnano, SUN, NanoMILE and eNanoMapper, the NMSA conference will take place in Malaga on February 7-9, 2017. The conference aims at presenting the main results achieved in the course of the projects fostering a discussion about their impact in the nanosafety field and possibilities for future research programmes.

Target audience

The conference welcomes consortium partners from the organizing projects, as well as representatives from other EU projects, industry and government, civil society and media.

Conference highlights

• 10 Scientific Sessions
• 5 Keynote presentations
• Stakeholders workshop
• Over 300 attendees

Conference topics

• Hazard assessment along the life cycle of nano-enabled products
• Exposure assessment along the life cycle of nano-enabled products
• Risk assessment & management
• Systems biology approaches in nanosafety
• Categorization & grouping of nanomaterials
• Nanosafety infrastructure
• Safe by design

Stakeholders workshop

The conference will be wrapped up with a stakeholder workshop which will provide a platform for an open discussion with interested stakeholders that could ultimately guide the research needs that should be addressed in future projects.

Call for abstracts

The Call for Abstract is open until the September 30, 2016.

 

Conference website: www.nmsaconference.eu

 

 

                     

 

With the support of

 

 

 The 14th International Wildland Fire Safety Summit & Wildland Fire Safety Award (#2017FSS) and the International Congress on Prescribed Fires (#ICoPFires) will be jointly organized in Barcelona from January 31, 2017 to February 3, 2017.

The 14th International Wildland Fire Safety Summit & Wildland Fire Safety Award (#2017FSS) will take place on January 31, 2017. It will be the first time that such events will take place in Europe. The International Association of Wildland Fire (IAWF) and the Pau Costa Foundation are organizing the events. Since 1997, the Safety Summit has been the gathering place for members of the global wildland fire community to focus on safety. The Wildland Fire Safety Award will be given to someone in the wildland firefighting community who has made a significant contribution to wildland firefighter safety.

The International Congress on Prescribed Fires (#ICoPFires) will take place between on February 1-3, 2017. ICoPFires will be the biggest congress on prescribed fires ever hosted in Europe. It is organized by the University of Barcelona, the Fire and Rescue Service of Catalonia, the Forest Science Centre of Catalonia, the PostFire Project, the Environmental Soil Science Group, the Mediterranean Environment Research Group and the Pau Costa Foundation, and supported by the International Association of Wildland Fire (IAWF). The aim of this conference is to identify the positive, negative and the controversial aspects of the use fire as a forest management tool, from an environmental, social and economic perspective and share the most-novel research carried out in different parts of the world and in different scenarios. Call for papers and presentations is now open: Safety Summit (deadline: 10 Oct.) / ICoPFires (deadline: 15 Oct.) Early bird registration is now open. Check the special prices for attending events and also student prices and/or sponsorship options.

Visit the website for detailed information: http://www.paucostafoundation.org/ICoPFires/

 

Newsletter: Issue 1 - December 2016

The ResiStand project has entered its eighth month and we would like to share an update with you on the progress made and our future plans. ResiStand is a two-year project (May 2016 - April 2018) that aims to identify new ways to improve the crisis management and disaster resilience capabilities of the European Union and individual Member States through standardisation.

At the core of ResiStand's activities, is working with our three Stakeholder Communities - the Standards Advisory Group, the End-User Community, and the Supplier Community. These communities play a key role in providing us with an understanding of their drivers, constraints and expectations related to standardisation for disaster resilience. Over the next few months, we have different activities that members of each community can get involved in to provide us with their perspective. Our questionnaires for industry/SMEs and research organisations have just been launched and a series of workshops for the End-User and Supplier Communities begins early next year. We would like to take this opportunity to invite you to participate in our activities described above, and we hope to have the opportunity to meet with you soon. If you have not already done so, please join one of our Stakeholder Communities here.   

Upcoming events

We would like to invite you to participate in our workshops on standardisation needs (for End-Users) or opportunities (for Suppliers from industry and research) in disaster resilience.
The workshops are dedicated to discussing, complementing, and adapting previously identified standardisation needs and opportunities, together with related experts from different fields in disaster resilience. The Workshops will also provide a platform for discussions on the drivers and future expectations for standardisation activities, as well as needs, to enhance the standardisation process itself. Moreover, it will provide an arena to meet other stakeholders.

Helsinki: 24 January, 2017 End-User workshop on standardisation needs Location: SFS, Malminkatu 34, Helsinki, Finland Timeframe: 10.00 – 16.30h		Brussels: 1 February, 2017 Parallel End-User and Supplier Workshops on standardisation needs and opportunities Location: CEN-CENELEC, Avenue Marnix 17, Brussels, Belgium Timeframe: 9.30 – 16.00h Joint sessions are planned in the beginning and the end of the workshop. Note: The SMI2G meeting takes place in Brussels 2-3 February, 2017.
Berlin: 22 – 23 February, 2017 End-User workshop on standardisation needs Location: Fraunhofer-Forum Berlin, Anna-Louisa-Karsch-Straße 2, 10178 Berlin, Germany. Timeframe: 22 February 12.00h – 23 February 13:30h		Rome: 9 – 10 March, 2017 Parallel End-User and Supplier Workshops on standardisation needs and opportunities Location: Courtyard by Marriott Rome Central Park, Via Giuseppe Moscati 7, 00168 Rome, Italy Timeframe: 9 March 12.00h – 10 March 13:00h Joint sessions are planned in the beginning and the end of the workshop.

For further information, please click here. To register, please click here.    

 

Our work to date

Since the project kicked-off in Helsinki in May 2016, the consortium have developed the ResiStand conceptual model and dedicated efforts to building and understanding the three stakeholder communities. Our publicly available deliverables provide an insight into our work undertaken to date and include: 
 

• The ResiStand Handbook describing the project's conceptual model (Deliverable 1.1)
• An analysis of the processes and methodologies of past Programming Initiatives (Deliverable 1.2)
• The identification and clustering of standisation committees and organisations developing standards which are (potentially) relevant for disaster resilience (Deliverable 2.1)
• An overview of the structure of the End-User Community (Deliverable 3.1)
• A report on End-Users Standardisation demands (Deliverable 3.2)
• An overview of the structure of the Supplier Community (Deliverable 4.1)

www.resistand.eu

The European Project EDEN: when numbers count

Fifteen demonstrations, 109 tools evaluated, more than 200 End-Users involved and 90 gaps addressed: these are the headline numbers presented by the Coordinator of the European Project EDEN, Clive Goodchild (BAE Systems), during the final conference held in Brussels on 11 and 12 October 2016.

These figures represent extensive work by 36 partners from 15 European countries who for more than three years developed innovative tools and procedures for preventing and responding to CBRNE (Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear and Explosive) threats and incidents with a focus on integration of capabilities, technologies and systems.

As part of the consortium development activities over 50 existing tools were developed and matured, including new methods for determining system resilience, hazard and population response modelling, remote sampling and detection, multi-level situational awareness systems and a European first (Nuclear Reactor core integrity sensing) and 10 new innovations were invented and developed during the Project, with 2 of them being taken to full commercial availability.  A new concept for allowing existing systems to be integrated with new innovations was demonstrated and implemented in all demonstrations.

The fifteen demonstrations were grouped into three scenario themes: firstly, emergencies arising from biological and chemical contamination in the food supply chain, secondly responses to chemical attacks and thirdly radiological and nuclear security. The demonstrations ranged from Large Scale Actions, with the active involvement in the field of hundreds of First Responders to Table Top Exercises carried out in simulated environments. The added value of the EDEN project was the deployment during the demonstrations of 109 tools and their evaluation by End-Users who assessed whether the tools were effective in addressing the gaps identified at the beginning of the project during a series of workshops and provided feedback on improvements that could be made to meet there operational needs. Great importance was set upon the constructive involvement of SMEs during the demonstrations who nowadays play an energetic and constructive role in R&D for the security sector and whose contribution to EDEN was coordinated by the SME Platform working closely with the Supplier Platform.

Two key elements of the EDEN Final Conference was the presentation of the final version of the EDEN STORE and the CBRNE FAIR 2016 held simultaneously with the Conference.

EDEN STORE is web accessible application providing stakeholders in the CBRNE sector a set of functions which include a catalogue of more than 270 tools with different capabilities and functionalities, a simulation and real time crisis management environment, a secure forum to allow practitioners to share information and expertise and a central repository to share training kits/modules and operating procedures. This achievement puts Europe ahead in the field of research and development in the CBRNE sectors of prevention and response. It is accessible through the link https://eden.astrium-eu-projects.eu after authentication.

The CBRNE FAIR 2016 was a two day exhibition held in Brussels where the Project EDEN partners and members of the SME and Supplier Platforms exhibited solutions developed during the project. Stakeholders and End Users had the opportunity to learn about the project and its results. The Fair was an important opportunity for the cross-fertilisation of research ideas including product development and an opportunity to boost collaboration between organisations thereby enhancing European liaison to tackle the CBRNE threats.

The legacy of Project EDEN is conspicuous and valuable providing a tangible impact for improving the security of European citizens and infrastructure.

Updates and reports on the EDEN project are available at the web address https://eden-security-fp7.eu/.

 European SME week
“Helping Europe’s entrepreneurs reach new heights”
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How do SMEs benefit from standards?

 

Within a fortnight we will be celebrating the European SME week! A great opportunity to promote how standards help SMEs to do better business. This year’s theme is “Helping Europe’s entrepreneurs reach new heights”. CEN and CENELEC together with SBS (Small Business Standards) would like to showcase how standards can help SMEs to reach new heights.

Are you an SME, take this opportunity to promote your business! Send a quote (max. 100 words) and share why you use standards and/or why you are involved in standardization. Maybe you contributed to the development of a particular standard? Tell all about it! Your activities will be promoted through social media and on website to kick-start the SME week on 21 November.

Need inspiration for a quote? Maybe these tips will help:

1: There are many benefits that SMEs can gain from using standards. Knowing which standards to use, and how to apply them in the correct way, is vital for the success of your business.
Why do you use standards?  (e.g. to ensure quality/safety of products/services, compatibility between product/components, market access, meet legislation, ...)
Which standards are relevant to your company?

2: It is also important to understand how standards are made, and how SMEs can contribute to the standardization process.
Why did you get involved in European standardization?
What did you get out of this involvement? ?  (e.g.  networking, advance knowledge of new technologies and innovation, ...)

3: SMEs face specific challenges (problems, obstacles…) to participate in standardization (e.g. they often don’t have the time or resources to get as involved as they would wish)
What challenges if any did you meet?
How do you think the standards organizations (or anyone else) can help?

4: And, don’t forget to present yourself and your company (name, company name and main activity, number of employees). If you could add a picture, that would be nice too  

CEN, CENELEC and SBS are looking forward to receiving your quotes by November 16 at SME-NEWS@LISTSERV.CENCENELEC.EU.

Unless explicitly mentioned, CEN/CENELEC and SBS understand that they have agreement to publish and share the quotes/pictures received.

 

PESI, the Spanish Technology Platform for Industrial Safety, along with its European counterpart ETPIS will hold the European Forum S2R, "Future Safety & Security Research in Europe 2016" in order to highlight and publicize European technological development and innovation in Industrial Safety, the strategies and support given by the European Commision to R+D in this field, as well as the most active and innovative research centers and companies.

 

The event is mainly focused on the strategic directions of the future research and technology development on both areas of Safety and Security in the Industrial sectors and infrastructures (energy, manufacturing, chemistry, oil & gas, water, engineering, utility networks, transport infrastructures and means, electronics & telecoms., cybersecurity, inspections… ).

 

Innovative projects, new technologies and practical experiences on Industrial Safety, OSH, Road safety at work, Security and CI Protection, Cybersecurity, Transport safety, among other issues will be presented during the tree days of the conference. Plenary sessions will focus on the H2020 Strategy, Factory 4.0, safety-security integration, smart cities, civil use of drones and the human factor in security & safety culture.

 

Call for papers is open until 31 July (just briefings, full papers during September).

 

For registration : http://www.s2rforum.es/en/inscripciones/

 

For more information, please visit

http://www.s2rforum.es/

 

Join the European Week for healthy workplaces for all ages

The 2016 European Week for Safety and Health at Work - 24 to 28 October - a key part of the Healthy Workplaces for All Ages Campaign, starts today. Through the hundreds of events taking place across Europe this week, the European Agency for Safety and Health at Work (EU-OSHA) and its network of partners stress the importance of ensuring safe and healthy conditionsthroughout working life.

 

https://osha.europa.eu/en/about-eu-osha/press-room/join-european-week-healthy-workplaces-all-ages

 

By 2030, workers aged over 55 are expected to make up 30% or more of the total workforce in many EU countries.This creates challenges for employees, employers and businesses. In light of an ageing population and declining demographics, it is vital to create safe and healthy conditions for all workers throughout working life. Doing so ensures the European workforce is sustainable and dynamic. EU-OSHA and its partners are taking the lead inpromoting sustainable working lives and helping employers gather the benefits that older workers can bring to organisations.

 

EU-OSHA assists campaign partners with their efforts by providing numerous free resources on the campaign website: for instance, the interactive and user-friendly e-guide which provides easy-to-follow information and practical guidance on managing the safety and health of an ageing workforce has recently been released in over 30 country-specific versions. Information is tailored to each country and users can customise information according to their needs as employers, workers, HR managers or OSH professionals.

 

Several info sheets summarising the main reports from the project “Safer and healthier work at any age
– occupational safety and health (OSH) in the context of an ageing workforce” have also just been released. They cover topics such as the benefits older workers can bring to organisations, the added risks women encounter in the workplace, systems for rehabilitation and return to work in place across Europe, and an overview of policies and strategies aimed at sustaining Europe’s ageing workforce. These info sheets underline, for example, that factor s linked to lifestyle or specific occupations can play an even more important role in overall health and workplace risk than chronological age does.

 

The Healthy Workplaces Campaign network − including leading health and safety organisations, businesses,
employer organisations, trade unions, as well as OSH specialists − are coming up with a variety of ways to discuss the campaign messages throughout the year and more specifically during this European Week. For instance, EU-OSHA focal points are hosting numerous events in more than 13 countries, such as a conference in Austria (24 October) showcasing the potentials of generational diversity at work or an event in the Czech Republic (25 October) which covers the latest OSH legislation news. EU-OSHA Director, Dr Christa Sedlatschek, will present findings on major EU-OSHA activities at a conference in Slovakia which also covers new technologies and forms of employment. And in Spain a full programme of more than 60 events across 39 cities in several regions is taking place, including some creative initiatives, such as the one in the Canary Islands with the collection of short videos of multigenerational workers performing good safety and health practices under the title “15 seconds of healthy workplaces in each age”.

 

Official Campaign Partners are also actively supporting the European Week through several activities and
initiatives: The Safety in Action Conference, hosted by DEKRA Insight brings together safety leaders and teams from world-class companies on October 26-27, in Antwerp, Belgium. Meanwhile, the Federation of the European Ergonomics Societies (FEES) has dedicated the entire month of October to the subject ‘Ergonomics for all ages’ to demonstrate the potential of ergonomics to promote a sustainable working life.

 

Promotor BHP, a campaign media partner from Poland, is hosting the ‘Human Factor in Safety’ conference during this week to share the tools and experiences for creating safe working conditions in the mining, fuel and energy and metallurgical industries.

 

An EU target for employment has been set — 75% of the EU population aged 20-64 should be inemployment by 2020. Age-sensitive OSH practices and ensuring well-being at work throughout working life are two critical pieces of achieving this target. All the European Week activities and events taking place allow for the campaign’s network of partners and other workers and employers alike to exchange best practices and generate ideas to work towards this goal together.

 

Links:

• See the European Week events
• Use the multilingual e-guide  to find out how to manage safety and health for an ageing workforce.
• Find out more about the Healthy Workplaces for All Ages campaign at the campaign website.

 

 

The CBRNE INNOVATION FAIR 2016 will take place 11-12 October 2016 in Brussels and will bring together decision-makers, from government, operational units, industry, science and research in CBRNE and crisis management.

The industry’s top performing companies and organisations will present their products and innovations. Among the products presented a special focus will be on EDEN Store, tools developed by the EDEN project and constructive dialogue and collaboration on topics relevant to disaster risk management and crisis management.

The EDEN Consortium invites decision makers, operators and donors of CBRNE technologies to join its Final Conference on 11 October 2016 organised jointly with the CBRNE INNOVATION FAIR 2016 in Brussels.

During the event, EDEN partners will present their results and achievements obtained in the last years of work in terms of technology, procedures and methods for the management of CBRN accidents. The EDEN Store will be presented and the movies from the validation exercises displayed.

EDEN Final Conference | Tuesday 11 October 2016, 11:00–16:30

Project Results EDEN Store EDEN Demonstrations Results (food, chemical, radiological) EDEN Trainings End-users Assessment of EDEN Solutions The Future

www.eden-security-fp7.eu

Registration at www.cbrne-fair2016.eu
Attendance is free of charge, but registration is required (number of visitors is limited).

EU-VRi (Operating Agent of ETPIS) is coordinating the project’s Supplier Platform that is reaching out for innovative solutions throughout the CBRNe security cycle. In addition, the institute is in charge of standardization aspects, acting as organization in liaison with CEN TC 391 on Societal and Citizen Security on behalf of the consortium

 

The 2nd edition of the ARTEMIS Technology Conference will take place on October 4-6, 2016 in Madrid, Spain. After a successful first ARTEMIS Technology Conference 2015 in Turin, the Steering Board decided to continue with this type of event with themed workshops.

This event features the following opportunities to gain knowledge and to network.

 

H2020 Pre-Brokerage

This year's ATC includes a Pre-Brokerage on 4-5 October with a project idea exhibition and project idea pitches, all related to the field of Embedded Intelligence (Embedded & Cyber-Physical Systems, Internet of Things, Digital Platforms). Make use of the possibility to present your project idea in a pitch by submitting your data in the Project Idea Tool.

 

ATC Theme sessions

Project partners provide technical insight on 5-6 October, based on the themes:
  1. Smart Cities
  2. Smart Energy
  3. Interoperability in CPS and IoT
  4. Future CPS industrial research challenges

 

ATC Workshops

The half- and full-day technological workshops including demo-models will run parallel on 5-6 October, and are organised by the projects Arrowhead, EMC2, R5COP, ACCUS and CP-SETIS, showcasing project achievements and state-of-the-art technology.

 

Registration

There is limited availability, so do not miss out on this event and register today by using your personalised registration link: http://www.artemis-ia.eu/d/38258eb0

The Advanced Manufacturing & Materials Brokerage Event is the right place to meet Horizon 2020 Key Players both from the Industry and Academia who organisers looking for potential partners from all over Europe and beyond for the upcoming NMBP & FoF calls. This event will be held in San Sebastian, Spain on September 27^th, 2016.

Vision2020 Network is an innovation platform for research organisations and companies (especially SMEs) participating in the Horizon 2020 EU funding programme. Due to the NMBP & FoF focused meeting Vision2020 will celebrate the previous day in the Basque Country, this international network will be part of the organization of this Event.

Boost your possibilities of participating in innovative manufacturing and materials technologies oriented H2020 calls. Discover challenges, partners and ideas to face the new era of Industry 4.0 and Advanced Materials at EU level. Attending this B2B event will give you a fast, broad and easy access to expert researchers and innovative companies in the field of manufacturing and materials.

Focus

• Get the latest information about the challenges the European Industry is facing
• Discover EU Funding Programmes to support Advanced Manufacturing & Materials research
• Participate in tech-oriented workshops to find out new ideas and potential collaborators
• Learn from European level experts how to improve your success rate in H2020 calls
• Meet your partners in 20 minute B2B conversations to foster effective networking

Main topics

• Advanced Manufacturing
• Process Technologies
• Innovative Materials
• Micro & Nanotechnology

 

For more information about Advanced Manufacturing & Materials Brokerage Event and registration, please visit

https://www.b2match.eu/advancedmanufacturing2016 

ESREL 2106

It aims to bring together industrial and academic experts in safety and reliability, focusing particularly around core areas of expertise and industrial needs, in energy (oil and gas, renewables, nuclear), aerospace, and defence in particular. The Programme Committee will be led by Lesley Walls (Strathclyde), while the meeting will have three co-chairs – Terje Aven (ESRA), Richard Denning (SaRS) and Tim Bedford (Strathclyde). Jacqueline Christodoulou, Safety and Reliability Society’s Chief Executive Officer said, ‘This as a major opportunity for everyone involved in safety and reliability to come together at an international conference where cutting edge research meets industry innovation. The last ESREL conference held in the UK in 2000 forged partnerships on all levels that have lasted – we hope that ESREL 2016 will provide an opportunity for industry, academia and professional institutes to meet and network to the benefit of all.

Key dates:

• Abstract submission deadline 1st February 2016
• Abstract notification 15th February 2016
• Paper submission 4th April 2016
• Paper notification 30th April 2016
• Final paper submission 23rd May 2016

This year the conference chairs seek submissions from industry as well as academia to fulfil the theme of ‘Cutting Edge Research meets Industry Innovation’. To facilitate this there will be an opportunity to submit abstract and short paper and flexible attendance options as well as academic papers. If you have any questions about the program please contact the organisers who can clarify.

This will be first time since 2000 that ESREL has taken place in the UK, where it was last jointly organised by the Safety and Reliability Society in Edinburgh attracting more than 700 delegates to multiple streams over three days.

If your organisation is interested in early details about sponsorship or exhibition opportunities at the conference or wishes to register interest, please contact the conference secretariat by email at esrel2016@in-conference.org.uk.

More information at www.esrel2016.org

 

IRGC Resource Guide on Resilience

 

In the context of its work to improve the governance of systemic or emerging risks marked by uncertainty, IRGC developed a web-based Resource Guide on Resilience for researchers and practitioners.

The first comprehensive compilation of major resilience schools and quantification approaches, this collection of over 40 authored pieces offers researches and practitioners a review of concepts, approaches/frameworks/methodologies and case-studies for comparing, contrasting and integrating risk and resilience, and for developing resilience across sectors, focusing on possible measurement.

All papers follow a common structure: The authors' view of an operating definition of resilience is followed by a discussion of the purpose, utilisation and instruments to deploy resilience, closing with potential indicators and metrics to review and assess resilience management. The guide offers a holistic view on resilience, featuring papers from ecology, engineering, community, business and other fields.

Editorial lead and coordination:

• Dr Igor Linkov, Risk and Decision Science Team Lead, Research and Development Center, US Army Corps of Engineers, and Adjunct Professor of Engineering and Public Policy, Carnegie Mellon University
• Marie-Valentine Florin, EPFL International Risk Governance Center

Do you have any questions or feedback regarding this project? Get in touch with us at irgc@epfl.ch.

 

 

In the context of implementing Horizon 2020 (H2020), the European Union’s Research and Innovation Framework Programme (http://ec.europa.eu/programmes/horizon2020/en), The European Commission would like to give your organisation the opportunity to contribute to the development of the work programme 2018-2020 defining the calls and action that will implement the Framework Programme.

Concretely, The European Commission would like to ask for your comments on the report of the Advisory Group (AG) for Horizon 2020's Societal Challenge 1 (on Health, Demographic Change and Well-being) for the programming exercise 2018-2020. It is the basis for this Consultation:

Also available on: http://ec.europa.eu/research/health/pdf/ag_advice_report_2018-2020.pdf

For any input, please consult and use the template (link) to give your comments on the content of the AG Report and on your rationale for this feed-back. In view of the tight time table the deadline for this exercise is the 11th of July 2016. Contributions must be sent using the template below to RTD-HEALTH-H2020-STAKEHOLDERS@ec.europa.eu. 

For background information, please consult the H2020 Specific programme (the Societal Challenge on Health, Demographic Change and Well-being is at page 999):

http://ec.europa.eu/research/participants/data/ref/h2020/legal_basis/sp/h2020-sp_en.pdf

 

 

 

In the occasion of the "40 years anniversary of the disaster of Seveso*", The European Commission would like to invite you to the conference Resilience and Technological Risk: comparative experiences after the 40 years of disaster of Seveso to analyse in-depth the effectiveness of the adoption of the European Directives and by local governments and debate how “resilience actions” have been lasting uninterrupted for forty years. 

Experts of the European Commission and EU regional authorities will discuss how risk management and prevention have been improved thanks to the synergy between Institutional and socio-economics regional and local structures as well as the new perspectives: ranging from environmental restoration, scientific research and safety regulations. 

Confirmation to the participation is required by June 20th, 2016 to silvia.dognini@flanet.org (specifing surname, first name, date of birth, type and number of document, organization). 

*The accident of Seveso (July 1976) marked the start of a series of “resilience actions” which has been lasting uninterrupted for forty years thanks to an active participation of the civil society. 

 

Informations:

40°  Anniversary after Seveso: 
Resilience and Technological Risk: comparative experiences 40 years after the disaster in Seveso 
29/06 at Committee of the Regions 
Bâtiment Jacques Delors, Rue Belliard 99-101 - Bruxelles 
Room JDE53 (5th floor of the JDE building) 

 

 

 

The 25th Silver Jubilee Annual meeting of Society for Risk Analysis Europe (SRA-E) will be held in Bath, UK, 20-22 June 2016. The theme of this conference is "Understanding Risk: From Theory to Application in Policy and Practice".

SRA-E provides a platform for academics, national and local policy makers and businesses to discuss the ‘state of the art’ and future directions in the study of risk analysis, to understand concerns about risk from both public and scientific perspectives, to develop effective risk communication and to promote efficient risk mitigation.
This conference is an opportunity for academics and practitioners to come together to discuss issues, problems, goals, solutions and future research questions.
The conference website is: http://www.bath.ac.uk/ipr/events/news-0171.html. Information on the programme, registration procedures, transportation and venue will also be posted here, on SRA Europe's website. 

Core Risk Topics for the 2016 conference:

• Learning from major events
• Methodological progress in risk research
• Evidence to inform risk relevant policy
• Risk policy and regulation
• The role of trust for organisations
• Decision-making and uncertainty
• The relevance of risk perception
• Citizen and stakeholder roles in risk management
• The role of social media in risk communication
• Safety and security issues
• International and cross-border collaborations in risk reduction
• Using new forms of data to understand risk
• Risk analysis and assessment of natural and technological hazards

Submission of abstracts:
Abstracts will be accepted for symposia, as well as individual presentations and posters.
Abstracts for all talks and posters must be submitted to the organising committee through the submission system by 22 January 2016.  

Authors whose abstracts have been accepted (whether or not part of a symposium) will be expected to attend the conference and present their work in person.

 

TECNALIA and the Spanish and European Technology Platforms on Industrial Safety and Security PESI-ETPIS, in cooperation with the Ministry of Security on the Basque Government and the Council of Bilbao, with the support of the European Commission, organized the Conference "Resilient Regions in Europe: paradigm and practical experiences" that took place in Bilbao on June 13th and 14th 2016.

More than sixty professionals attended the event from nine European countries including the participation of the Department of Homeland Security of USA. The active participation of the CIP & Resilient community, regional and local governments, LEAs, utilities’ operators, integrators and academia & research centres, become an opportunity to share strategies, tools and models in developing on-the-ground Resilience approaches in Europe and strength the good relations and networking to work together in future initiatives to improve Security and Resilience.

The conference was inaugurated by Ms Estefanía Beltran de Heredia Arroniz, Security Minister of the Basque Government, with welcome words from Mr Mikel Alvarez, Economic Development & Governance Strategy Councillor of Bilbao, and from Mr James Urquhart in representation of the Scottish Government.

During the first journey the event was mainly focused on the different approaches and practical experiences on Resilience deployed by a significant selection of innovative operators in European Regions. After an overview of the MiRACLE European Project, and the introduction of CIRIN.Net network, the Scotland delegation presents their critical operator’s case studies focused on weather impacts on power supply, the challenges and opportunities of providing telecoms to remote and vulnerable communities and the protective security enhancement. From Lombardy Ms Cinzia Secchi presented the CIP policy programme and Governance model, including the developing resilient strategies for the regional transport integrated system and the weather impacts on power distribution networks in urban areas. At the local level, the conference emphasized the Regional and Resilience model in Euskadi, including the Bilbao Resilience model and the Donostia-San Sebastián Climate Resilience model. The day ended with an official reception at Bilbao Town Hall offered by the Security Councillor of Bilbao City Hall.

During the second day relevant sessions were offered to the audience. First the Keynote speeches presented by Mr Georgios Giannopoulos from the prestigious EC Joint Research Centre and Mr William McNamara, from the Office of Infrastructure Protection in the Department of Homeland Security (USA). Different European projects and networks completed the day. ENEA presented the CIPRNet model oriented to building and sharing pan-European knowledge and expertise on Critical Infrastructures Protection & Resilience. Other interesting projects supporting the Critical Infrastructure Protection and Resilience in Europe were ERNCIP, READ; Resilience through Education and CONSERVE. 

Both days delegates had the chance to visit the Basque Police Headquarters and the Basque Country Emergencies (SOS DEIAK 112) & Traffic Management Units.

Both the quality of the contents and the good atmosphere among participants, allowed setting next conference in Rotterdam during 2017 to advance in the CIRINT.NET community and continue the exchange of experiences and project results with other European Regions and Cities.

More information here

 

DECHEMA e.V. will organize on June 5-8, 2016, in Freiburg (Germany) the event Loss Prevention 2016.

The Loss Prevention 2016 will have a strong praxis oriented focus and addresses professionals of all career levels working on or interested in occupational, plant and process safety.

The lecturers and participants come mainly from these sectors:

• process industries (chemical, pharma, petrochemical, bio,…)
• technology providers (safety devices, software solutions, …)
• services (consulting, testing and certification, training, …)
• academia and other non for profit organisations
  (research, associations, committees and technology platforms,…)
• policymakers (European, national and local authorities,
  governmental organizations, agencies,…)
• SMEs

Poster Communications at LP2016:

The call for papers for the 15th Loss Prevention Symposium has closed. It is no longer possible to submit a scientific paper to be published.
However, if you have a contribution to make at the event, which fits one of the LP2016 themes (listed below), you can still present your work as a Poster Communication (Deadline: March 1st, 2016).

More information at: http://www.dechema.de/en/lossprevention2016.html

 NanoSafety Cluster Newsletter: Issue 7 | Spring 2016

This edition begins with a look at the ‘Closer to the Market’ Roadmap (CTTM), which is now finalised, followed by reports from current projects including NanoDefine, NanoMile, SUN, NANoREG, ProSafe and GUIDENano and NanoPUZZLES. A ‘Spotlight on NanoFASE’ focuses on three central workpackages that together are delivering an integrated environmental Exposure Assessment Framework for nanomaterials.

Meanwhile, eNanoMapper provides an extensive update on key ontology and database developments.

Further on in this edition, NSC says goodbye to the highly successful NanoValid initiative, which generated a wide range of well-defined reference tools, including new and validated SOPs, reference test materials (p.22). Out with the old, and in with the new as we welcome the ‘New Kids on the Block’: the YoungNanoScientists@NanoFASE.eu initiative (p.32); SKHINCAPS (p.32) and NanoGENTOOLS (p.33).

Thier regular feature of events, conferences and workshops provides you with key dates for your diaries. An additional feature is thier ‘Opportunities’ section, offering openings for partnerships and collaborations, calls for tenders, and a request for information sharing. 

Newsletter

Final Newsletter

NanoValid has reached a successful conclusion!

After 48 months of intensive research and development work, a vast amount of novel results has been produced, including a wide range of new and well-defined, representative tests and reference materials and a large number of newly validated standard operation procedures (SOPs) for methods to reliably characterise different types of nanomaterials, and to accurately assess their hazards and exposure.
This newsletter marks the culmination of a huge endeavour, but the work performed and the results achieved will have a long-lasting effect far beyond the project. It will continue to inspire new expert groups and trigger new research activities  that will take up and carry on the new knowledge and understanding that NanoValid has produced for the safe and  sustainable use of nanotechnology.

Newsletter

2016-2017 Campain : Healthy Workplaces for All ages

Safe and healthy working conditions throughout the whole working life are good for workers, business and society as a whole. This is the main message of the 2016–17 Healthy Workplaces Campaign.

 

The 2016-2017 Healthy Workplaces Campain has four key objectives:

1. promoting sustainable work and healthy ageing from the start of the working life;
2. preventing health problems throughout the working life;
3. providing ways for employers and workers to manage occupational safety and health in the context of an ageing workforce;
4. and encouraging the exchange of information and good practice.

Campain events: 

• Campaign launch, April 2016
• European Weeks for Safety and Health at Work, October 2016 and 2017
• Presentation of the Healthy Workplaces Good Practice Awards, April 2017
• Healthy Workplace Summit, November 2017

There are also many smaller events throughout the campaign. Get in touch to find out about workshops, seminars and networking opportunities.

 

Who can take part? How can you get involved?

The campaign is open to individuals as well as organisations of all sizes in all sectors, including small and medium-sized enterprises. These can be, among others:

• managers, supervisors and workers;
• trade unions and safety and health representatives;
• OSH and HR professionals;
• professional associations;
• and providers of training and education.

You are encouraged to:

• pass on campaign materials;
• organise activities and events;
• use the age management tools;
• take part in the Healthy Workplaces Good Practice Awards;
• join the European Weeks for Safety and Health at Work of 2016 and 2017;
• become an official or national campaign partner;
• follow the campaign on Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn and other social media.

 

The previous campaigns :
https://osha.europa.eu/en/healthy-workplaces-campaigns/previous-healthy-workplaces-campaigns

IOSH research funding opportunity

IOSH has just opened the call for research proposals to applications.

This year we are inviting researchers to submit proposals (written in English only please) for high quality research that will support us, and our stakeholders, in providing an evidence base for effective occupational safety and health (OSH) policy and practice. IOSH particularly welcomes that our research outputs, where appropriate, should also lead to practical resources e.g. guidance, tools and case studies that is useful to the workplace. We will consider any proposal that supports the theme/s below and are keen to receive bids from researchers that intend to engage OSH practitioners (and/or other working professionals) as part of their field work.

• Health and wellbeing - key elements of successful interventions eg prevention, screening and monitoring to improve health and wellbeing in the workplace; effective management of mental health and chronic health conditions; return to work and re-deployment following long term sick leave.
• Organisational change and OSH performance e.g. OSH leadership and accountability within changing organisational structures. What do leaders in organisations need to do to ensure that OSH performance is not compromised as a result of organisational change? How can OSH performance be sustained or enhanced as a consequence of organisational change? What are the opportunities to enhance OSH performance during organisational change?
• Occupational Health and safety performance reporting and Sustainability and OSH as ‘a material issue’ i.e. exploration into context, metrics, non-financial reporting, human capital, integration into and influence in mainstream business. What constitutes good occupational health and safety performance reporting? What are the key elements of performance that Boards and managers need to be aware of as part of the Human Capital pillar? How should occupational health and safety performance be used to determine future priorities? How should KPIs and SPIs (Safety Performance Indicators) be derived and linked to business strategies and occupational health and safety plans for action?
• Learning and Training Methodologies and OSH - investigations into effective methods for workers’ and managers’ learning, training and sustained upskilling in OSH. Coaching, mentoring and general awareness-raising, eg accessing OSH information through internal briefings, benchmarking and guidance from authoritative sources, may also be included.

If you're interested in applying for IOSH funding for a research project, send in your application by the closing date Tuesday 15 March 2016, midnight (GMT). For more information visit: www.iosh.co.uk/researchcomp

 

Ready for the new PPE regulation?

The PPE seminar will, once again bring together the European PPE experts to share knowledge, exchange experiences and develop new ideas in the PPE sector. All interested in PPE are welcomed to join the discussion!

The main themes of the seminar are

- New PPE regulation and its implementation
- Situation with PPE in Europe 2025
- Use of PPE in practice

 

Check the programme at the seminar website

www.ttl.fi/ppe2016

Interested in giving a presentation?

If you are interested in giving a poster presentation (with brief oral presentation included) or demonstration at the seminar, please submit your abstract to the Organizing Committee.

You can find instructions and the abstract template at the seminar website www.ttl.fi/ppe2016

Submit your abstract by October 31 2015.

Safe and Healthy Workplaces: a precondition for well-being, growth and competitiveness in Europe

 

the Partnership for European Research in Occupational Safety and Health (PEROSH), the European Forum of Insurance against Accidents at Work and Occupational Diseases and the European Agency for Safety and Health at Work (EU-OSHA) cordially invite you to a breakfast discussion about “Safe and Healthy Workplaces: a precondition for well-being, growth and competitiveness in Europe”

 

on Tuesday, 12 January 2016, at 8:00 am

at the European Parliament

Members Restaurant Salon, ground floor, rue Wiertz 60, 1047 Brussels

 

Employment in a healthy and safe working environment is not only beneficial for the individual employee but also for employers and insurers and therefore enhances the European economy. Employers with high occupational safety and health standards tend to be more successful and profit from lower sickness absence rates of their employees. Furthermore, occupational safety and health prevention measures contribute to the sustainability of social insurance systems as the reduction of work-related accidents and diseases avoids further medical and rehabilitation expenses.

ESIP and PEROSH as well as the EU-OSHA and the European Forum of the insurance against accidents at work and occupational diseases being active in the field of occupational safety and health at European level have published several positions on this issue. In this breakfast event we would be happy to discuss important future research and policy priorities as well as best practices to minimise occupational accidents and work-related hazards with experts and decision makers in the field.

 

Please register here

Conference language: English

 

TOSCA WEBINARS

TOSCA project (Total Safety Management) organizing a series of webinars to present some of the tools and case studies developed.

All workshops are at 10am GMT/11am CET:

• Friday 4th December: Total Project Planning and Optimisation - https://global.gotomeeting.com/join/603158573
• Friday 11th December: Integrated Risk-based Management System - https://global.gotomeeting.com/join/546220653
• Friday 18th December: Human Factors Engineering - https://global.gotomeeting.com/join/790712733
• Friday 15th January: Participatory Risk Assessment - https://global.gotomeeting.com/join/422098741
• Friday 29th January: Advanced Methods for Risk Assessment and Consequence Modelling - https://global.gotomeeting.com/join/285694909
• Friday 5th February: Testing and Training Critical Activities in VR - https://global.gotomeeting.com/join/389028781
• Friday 12th February: Risk Register - https://global.gotomeeting.com/join/314769837
• Friday 19nd February: eMentoring Safety Expertise - https://global.gotomeeting.com/join/445986861
• Friday 29th January: Advanced Methods for Risk Assessment and Consequence Modelling - https://global.gotomeeting.com/join/285694909
• Friday 5th February: Testing and Training Critical Activities in VR - https://global.gotomeeting.com/join/389028781
• Friday 12th February: Risk Register - https://global.gotomeeting.com/join/314769837
• Friday 19th February: eMentoring Safety Expertise - https://global.gotomeeting.com/join/445986861

More information at: http://www.toscaproject.eu/webinar

 

The 8th International Conference Safety of Industrial Automated Systems (SIAS 2015) will take place in Königswinter (Germany) on November 18-20, 2015.

SIAS has a long tradition. It was first organised in Montreal in 1999. In the meantime, events in Bonn, Nancy, Chicago, Tokyo, Tampere and Montreal again marked milestones in the follow-up of the initial gathering. SIAS has become a steady appointment for OSH experts, players in industry and the public sector. Nowadays, while technological developments are continuing by leaps and bounds, the conference has grown all the more important: It is a forum to share proven safety solutions, identify emerging OSH risks in good time and discuss chances and drawbacks of technology advances on a regular basis.

In 2015 the Institut für Arbeitsschutz der Deutschen Gesetzlichen Unfallversicherung (IFA) in Germany will be the conference host for the second time in the history of SIAS. After a successful event in Bonn on the Rhine at the beginning of the millennium, the conference will now move upstream to Königswinter at the foot of the Siebengebirge. The romantic landscape together with the approaching Advent season and the renowned German Christmas markets will set a perfect framework for fruitful and inspiring exchanges.

Conference topics

• Safety of machinery
• Innovation and the future
• Risk assessment
• Practical applications and experience
• Training
• Safety equipment and systems
• Safety-related control systems
• International standardization
• Functional safety
• ... 

More information at: https://express2.converia.de/frontend/index.php?folder_id=167

 

SCAFFOLD delivers reports and tools
for occupational nanosafety in construction

Scaffold is an EU-funded research project which aims at providing a set of practical, robust, cost effective and easy-to-use guidance documents and tools to improve safety at work for the construction sector dealing with Manufactured Nanoparticles. This includes aspects of prevention and protection, exposure measurement, risk assessment and risk management as well as training.

The Scaffold website www.scaffold.eu-vri.eu serves as central point for information and provides public access to a large number of results developed within the project and to relevant material from other resources.

20 public Scaffold reports are available already now and can be downloaded here. The Scaffold toolkit will be published by the end of this month and the Scaffold integrated handbook by the end of this year.

An overview of the project achievements is provided in the Results Summary and (more in detail) in the Final Newsletter.

On April 15, 2015 Scaffold organized a joint workshop with NanoMicex and SanoWork on "Operational occupational Risk Management Models and tools for MNMs in the industry". The agenda, presentations and summary of the panel discussion can be found here.

The Scaffold research has received funding from the European Community’s Seventh Framework Programme (FP7/2007-2013) under grant agreement number 280535.

 

On the occasion of the 10th Anniversary of ENETOSH the 2nd Joint Workshop Mainstreaming OSH into Education will be organized jointly by ILO, ISSA, EU-OSHA and NIOSH.

Apart from a look back into the past of ENETOSH, the recent developments concerning education and training in OSH will be investigated from different perspectives in a dynamic and interactive way. The workshop will cover recent research, leading approaches to mainstreaming OSH, practical examples of how to do the training and awareness raising campaigns. Last but not least a picture of the future of disseminating the ENETOSH model globally will be developed.

The number of participants will be limited.
If you are interested to participate please contact: enetosh@dguv.de.

More information at: http://enetosh.net/webcom/show_article.php/_c-196/_nr-6/_p-2/i.html

Cast your vote now for the challenge you want to be the first ever Horizon Prize for Social Innovation!

Innovations are new or significantly improved goods, services, processes and methods; they are social if they are designed to benefit society rather than the indiv idual. Very often social challenges cannot be met with traditional recipes and approaches.

The European Commission, in cooperation with the European Investment Bank Institute, plan to launch a € 2 Million Horizon prize on a social challenge chosen by the public, as part of Horizon 2020, the EU's biggest ever research and innovation framework programme.

Horizon prizes are inducement prizes that offer a reward to whoever can most effectively meet a defined challenge. The aim is to engage communities to work towards a common goal, spur interest in a particular issue, attract new, dynamic innovators to an area, mobilise additional private investment for research and innovation, and stimulate novel, replicable solutions to the grand challenges, for the benefit of European citizens.

Please cast your vote for one of five challenges (Childhood obesity, Ageing population, Integration of immigrants in the labour market, Women entrepreneurship and women-led enterprises, Citizens for clean energy). The challenge with the most votes will then become the subject of a Horizon Prize.

Link to vote:
http://ec.europa.eu/research/horizonprize/index.cfm?prize=social-innovation

France is pleased to host the Congress ECCE10 + ECAB3 + EPIC5 in Nice from September 27th to October 1st 2015.

The reindustrialization and development of industries of the future will need to keep in mind three key fields: the preservation of the environment and sanitation, energy savings and protection of the human health, involving education adapted to new industrial challenges. The Congress ECCE10 + ECAB3 + EPIC5 aims to participate in this great economic project, which concerns all countries in Europe. Through four scientific themes and an overall issue, scientists and industrialists will present their steps towards a new sustainable manufacturing.

Fifteen sessions through lectures will be offered during the five days of the congress, which will be added in time for exchanges and workshops.

More information at http://www.ecce2015.eu/

Petition on standardisation

The European Safety Federation launched a petition concerning standardisation for PPE. We are in favour of high quality standards reflecting the essential health and safety requirements of the legislation. However unnecessary testing needs to be avoided. At the same time, market surveillance needs to be strengthened.

We take note of:

A growing number of product requirements in standards, be it by adding tests in the revision of a standard or by adding new standards.  There is no mechanism to ensure that the added requirements and tests are purely based on added value for the safety and health of the users of the PPE. The ‘CE-marking’ thus becomes more and more expensive, which, without a performant market surveillance leads to a weakened position for our companies within the European market. For markets outside the EU, the competitive position of EU companies is even more at stake.
Therefore we call upon the concerned stakeholders both on European and national level to avoid unnecessary requirement and make sure harmonised standards cover essential health and safety requirements to ensure the protection of the user of the PPE.

Link to sign the petition:
www.eu-esf.org/petition

Background information is available on the petition webpage.

The following steps will be taken:

• The result of the petition will be communicated to the relevant authorities (EU Commission, EU Parliament, national authorities) and stakeholders (CEN, CENELEC, ISO, IEC, Coordination of Notified Bodies, national standardisation bodies, ...).
• Meetings between ESF, authorities and CEN/CENELEC and stakeholders to discuss solutions in practice will be organised.
• A press conference will be planned at the occasion of the A+A exhibition (27-30/10/2015 in Düsseldorf, Germany).
• Based on the outcome of the discussions, concrete proposals will be prepared and defended

HORIZON 2020 - Draft work programmes 2016-17

The draft versions of the Horizon 2020 work programmes for 2016-2017 have been published.

These documents are being made public just before the adoption process of the work programme to provide potential participants with the currently expected main lines of the work programme 2016-2017. They are not yet endorsed by the Commission and they do not in any way prejudge the final decision of the Commission.

https://ec.europa.eu/programmes/horizon2020/en/draft-work-programmes-2016-17

Prevention Yearbook 2014/2015
Vision Zero: one world, one vision

Under the heading "Vision Zero: one world, one vision", the DGUV's Prevention Yearbook 2014/2015 provides an introduction to selected activities in the area of prevention. The focus lies upon the XX World Congress on Safety and Health at Work 2014: Global Forum Prevention. The reader is taken on a tour of the Congress and introduced to the topics and formats of the event. The atmosphere at the Congress in Frankfurt is conveyed to the reader through numerous expressive images. The yearbook contains information on concepts and activities conducted jointly at national, European and international level and on numerous other activities in the areas of prevention culture, health hazards, employability and new technologies. The file uses accessible technology in accordance with the ISO PDF/UA standard. http://www.dguv.de/medien/inhalt/praevention/praev_lohnt_sich/jahrbuch/documents/jb_2015_en.pdf

 European NanoSafety Cluster Compendium

As FP7 ends and Horizon2020 begins in earnest, the focus on nanosafety and responsible innovation continues, with significant investment throughout FP7 and beyond. About fifty nanosafety projects were funded under FP7, many of which are completed, but about 15 will continue well into 2017 producing important data and knowledge regarding the safe design of nanomaterials.  The first H2020 projects are just about to start (September 2015) and three are also presented in the 2015 Edition of the NSC Compendium.  The focus is shifting towards supporting industry, commercialisation and regulation, and addressing the major gaps that still exist, primarily in terms of prediction of impacts and read-across from existing materials to emerging ones. Please click on the link below to view the latest version (June 2015) of the European NanoSafety Cluster Compendium, which contains information on all running or recently completed projects funded under the Seventh Framework Programme FP7, information on the 1st H2020 nanosafety projects and updates from the NSC Working Groups whose aim is to support collaboration and knowledge-sharing across the nanosafety projects. Information on older projects can be found in the previous editions.

EC CONFERENCE
'Opening up to an ERA of Innovation'

In the presence of Commissioner Moedas, this conference will bring together some 500 participants from key research and innovation organisations to discuss EU policies on three interconnected topics: Open Science, the European Research Area and Innovation.Please mark these dates in your agenda; the detailed programme and the link to the registration page will be sent as soon as they are available.

Brussels, 22-23 JUNE 2015

The 2nd European Symposium on Fire Safety Science
(under the auspices of the International Association of Fire Safety Science – IAFSS)

The 2nd European Symposium on Fire Safety Science will take place on June 16-18, 2014, in Cyprus.

The 2nd European Symposium on Fire Safety Science aims to bring together young and experienced researchers from Europe and beyond in 5 interesting topics. The Symposium will be revolved around 5 themes, with the following keynote lectures:

• Fire Hazards with New Energy Carriers – Guy Marlair (INERIS)
• Fire Suppression in Large Facilities – Bert Yu (FM Global)
• Probabilistic Structural Fire Engineering – Luke Bisby (The University of Edinburgh)
• Forest Fire Research – Domingos Viegas (Coímbra)
• Fire Research for the Fire Service – Stefan Svensson (Lund University)

Five half-day sessions will be organized, one in each of the above mentioned themes. Each session starts with a keynote lecture, followed by a poster session and finalized with a workshop with summarizing discussions. The conference language is English.

Call for papers

Practitioners, Researchers and Policy Makers are invited to submit papers related to one of the following themes:

• Fire Hazards with New Energy Carriers
• Fire Suppression in Large Facilities
• Probabilistic Structural Fire Engineering
• Forest Fire Research
• Fire Research for the Fire Service

Authors are invited to submit a 1-page abstract and, upon acceptance, a 6-page paper that fits within one of the 5 themes.
Important note: the themes will be interpreted in a broad manner for the poster sessions, so authors are encouraged to submit their work, even if it does not fit perfectly into one of the 5 themes. ‘Work in progress’ submissions are particularly encouraged.

Important Dates

Abstracts due: February 1st 2015
Notification of acceptance: March 1st 2015
Paper submission due: May 1st 2015
1st CoSaCM conference: June 16th to 18th 2015

Abstract Submission

Please submit your abstract electronically in MS Word or PDF format at: https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=2ndesfss no later than February 1st 2015.
Receipt of abstracts will be acknowledged and decisions on acceptance will be provided no later than March 1st 2015. 

Event website: http://2ndesfss.com/

 EuroNanoForum 2015

The EuroNanoForum 2015 will take place on June 10-12, 2015, in Riga, Latvia.

The EuroNanoForum 2015 is Europe’s largest networking conference on nanotechnologies and advanced materials science, innovations and business, across all industrial sectors. The Latvian capital of Riga will host the bi-annual conference that is expected to attract more than 1200 visitors from over 50 countries during its three-day programme.

The EuroNanoForum 2015 is a meeting point for industry, science and policy. It enables its participants to explore cutting-edge research, latest innovations and rising companies from all around Europe, provides extensive networking and matchmaking possibilities, and features aspects of upcoming H2020 calls as well as regional and public-private partnerships.

Over the three days, a range of must-see talks, reviewing the status of European technology development in nanotechnologies and advanced materials, will be delivered by the leading minds to complement vast opportunities for doing building partnerships for business and research. Essentially, EuroNanoForum 2015 enables its participants to be in the vanguard to explore cutting-edge research, innovations with an impact, and rising companies from all around Europe. A Brokerage Day helps to find research and business contacts, as well as partners for future EU projects.

Additional details are available at www.euronanoforum2015.eu. To keep up-to-date with announcements and news for EuroNanoForum 2015, follow @ENF2015 on Twitter.

FIRM15 - FEHRL Infrastructure Research Meeting

The FEHRL Infrastructure Research Meeting 2015 (FIRM15) will be held on 22nd & 23rd April 2015 at the Diamant Centre in Brussels, Belgium.

This key event, which will be held in English and cost 150 Euros per person (2 days conference, exhibition entrance and cocktail), will gather some 120 transport infrastructure innovation and research experts, including European and national policy makers, leading industry, standardisation agencies, SME's and the media.

With the theme  of  "Innovative maintenance of Transport Infrastructure. Faster, cheaper, more reliable, safer, greener", FIRM15 will feature multiple information sessions on the following themes.

• Infrastructure level: Engineering and technical solutions 
• System level: operations including monitoring inspections
• Governance level: management and financial issues

Register now

Click here if you are a speaker for guidelines on your presentation. 

Contact isabelle.lucchini@fehrl.org to send any documents and if you need any more information about the event.

 

The Finnish Institute of Occupational Health (FIOH) organizes an International Congress on Safety of Engineered Nanoparticles and Nanotechnologies - SENN2015, on 12- 15 April 2015, in Helsinki, Finland.

The goal of the Congress is to:

• examine and discuss safe practices in handling nanomaterials
• to promote nanosafety at work with an emphasis on detection methods, tools and safer production processess
• to improve the understanding of the biological basis of nanosafety

The abstract submission deadline for SENN2015 is 17 October 2014.

Should you have any questions about the SENN2015 Congress, please do not hesitate to contact the organizing committee: SENN2015@ttl.fi.

More information about the programme and practical arrangements is available at: www.ttl.fi/senn2015

SafeLife-X Workshop

The next set of workshops of SafeLife-X will take place in Brussels, on March 19-20, 2015.

Overview of the event:

March 19, 2015	March 20, 2015
	From 09:00 to 12:30 3rd meeting of the Implementation strategy (Deltares)
LUNCH	LUNCH
From 14:00 to 17:30 4th meeting for the preparation of the SRA and adoption (Tecnalia)	From 13:30 to 17:00 2nd meeting to prepare the sustainable structure (VCE)
DINNER

 

Location:

These events will be hosted by FEHRL at the following address:

FEHRL - Forum of European National Highway Research Laboratories
Blvd. de la Woluwe 42 bte 3
B-1200 Brussels
Belgium

Please find here more information about the venue (including a list of hotels).

Registration for SafeLife-X events:
We kindly ask you to register by February 27 at the following link:

http://www.safelife-x.eu-vri.eu/Events/apply.aspx?EventID=8341

Contact: SafeLifeExtension@eu-vri.eu