Browsing NTNU Open by Author "Albrechtsen, Eirik"
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A study of experience feedback from reported unwanted occurrences in a construction company
Sandberg, Eunike; Albrechtsen, Eirik (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018)An interview study in a major Norwegian construction company was conducted to analyse learning from reports of unwanted occurrences (RUO). Systems for reporting unwanted occurrences are on of the most important tools in ... -
Accident and disease prevention in working life: Common grounds and areas for mutual learning
Albrechtsen, Eirik; Jørgensen, Rikke Bramming; Kongsvik, Trond; Svendsen, Kristin V Hirsch (Chapter, 2018)Globally, there are more than six times more fatalities caused by a poor working environment than due to occupational accidents. In this paper we compare the basic strategies involved in accident and disease prevention. ... -
Accident types and barrier failures in the construction industry
Winge, Stig; Albrechtsen, Eirik (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018)The paper identifies frequent accident types in the construction industry, characterises the accident sequence, and identifies barrier failures for the most frequent accident types. 176 accidents in the Norwegian construction ... -
Advancing safety management in construction: Additional inputs through information sharing and an integrated safety approach
Edwin, Kinga Wasilkiewicz (Doctoral theses at NTNU;2023:321, Doctoral thesis, 2023)Summary of the thesis Managing safety is an essential function in construction projects, yet unwanted incidents continue to occur. Though injury and fatality rates in the Norwegian construction industry have decreased ... -
Aligning the Sharp End and the Blunt End in Construction Projects: Planning and Execution for Safety as Case
Wagstaff, Lindsay; Vala, Marit; Steiro, Trygve Jakobsen; Albrechtsen, Eirik (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)Purpose: The construction industry is one of the most hazardous work sectors in Norway according to Statistics Norway. The purpose of this study was to study planning at various levels of construction projects, including ... -
An Investigation of Arctic Safety Events
Lorentzen, Johannes Pippidis (Master thesis, 2017)The Arctic is increasingly becoming an important area in Industry, Science, Tourism, and Education. With the increased activity, the number of accidents are increasing and causing a demand for better safety management. It ... -
Analyse av alvorlige ulykker med anleggsmaskiner i anleggsprosjekter
Alhaffar, Ahmad Mohamad (Master thesis, 2020)Formålet med denne oppgaven var å gjøre en analyse av alvorlige ulykker med anleggsmaskiner og finne årsakene til disse, slik at man kan gir anbefalinger for å redusere og hindrer ulykker. Bygg- og anleggsbransjen er ... -
An analysis of the relationship between project management and safety management in the Norwegian construction industry
Edwin, Kinga Wasilkiewicz; Kongsvik, Trond Øystein; Albrechtsen, Eirik (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2024) -
Anvendelse av maskinlæring til å forbedre sikkerheten i bygg- og anleggsbransjen
Kjerpeseth, Hanne Grethe (Master thesis, 2020)Denne masteroppgaven har sett på hvordan maskinlæring kan brukes til å forbedre sikkerheten i bygg- og anleggsprosjekter. Maskinlæring er en form av prosessering av data som stadig tas mer i bruk i samfunnet på grunn av ... -
Arctic Safety - Human Reliability in Arctic Environments
Gjørtz, Kristoffer; Skjerve, Andreas Halvorsen (Master thesis, 2018)This thesis presents the research on human performance in the Arctic by K. Gjørtz and A. Skjerve in connection with their master s degree during the Spring of 2018. The result is based on face-to-face interviews conducted ... -
Bruk av risikoanalyser i ulike faser i bygg- og anleggsprosjekter
Olsen, Håvard Andres; Håkonsen, Martin (Master thesis, 2015)Norsk bygg- og anleggsbransje er utsatt for skadetall langt over gjennomsnittet for sammenlignbar industri i Norge. Den store utfordringen er identifisert til å være de stadig skiftende forholdene rundt prosjektet, som ... -
Causal factors and connections in construction accidents
Winge, Stig; Albrechtsen, Eirik; Mostue, Bodil Aamnes (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018)The aim of this study was to add to the relatively sparse literature on accident causality in the construction industry by identifying frequent causal factors and connections between causal factors. Using the Construction ... -
Changes in Norway’s societal safety and security measures following the 2011 Oslo terror attacks
Nilsen, Marie; Albrechtsen, Eirik; Nyheim, Ole Magnus (Journal article, 2017)This paper characterizes changes in Norway’s civil protection and emergency preparedness five years after the Oslo and Utøya terror attacks. Data from 48 interviews conducted in the period 2014–2016 with civil servants ... -
A comparative analysis of safety management and safety performance in twelve construction projects
Winge, Stig; Albrechtsen, Eirik; Arnesen, Jan (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2019)Safety management in construction is complicated due to the complex “nature” of the construction industry. The aim of this research was to identify safety management factors (e.g., risk management and site management), ... -
Compliance with requirements versus situation-based adaptions to work operations in the construction industry
Kortner, Jens Nikolai Berdal (Master thesis, 2013)This thesis studied two different safety approaches in the sharp end at a large Norwegian construction company; compliance with requirements versus situation-based adaption (resilience) to work operations. The research ... -
Conflicting Objectives in Interfaces of Construction Project
Liu, Tianshu (Master thesis, 2014)As a high hazard industry, it is important to pay high attention to the health and safety of the working. Nowadays, with the fierce market competition and the complexities that construction projects face, the presence of ... -
En komparativ analyse av ulykker med varierende kompleksitet ved bruk av tre ulykkesmodeller; MLCM, OAM og STAMP.
Rønne, Pia (Master thesis, 2023)Samfunnet i dag er i rask endring grunnet økt kompleksitet i teknologiske systemer. Dette skaper nye farekilder og endrer årsakene til hvorfor ulykker oppstår. Flere ulykkesmodeller klarer ikke lenger å fange opp samspillet ... -
Essays on socio-technical vulnerabilities and strategies of control in Integrated Operations
Størseth, Fred; Andersen, Siri; Besnard, Denis; Grøtan, Tor Olav; Hollnagel, Erik; Hovden, Jan; Mostue, Bodil Aamnes; Vatn, Jørn (Sintef rapport;A14732, Research report, 2010)The report consists of 11 essays written by authors representing different disciplines and schools in risk research. The collection of essays elaborates various threats and vulnerabilities in Integrated Operations (IO) ... -
Examining the suitability of industrial safety management approaches for information security incident management
Line, Maria Bartnes; Albrechtsen, Eirik (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2016) -
Field operations in the high Arctic - experienced feedback and tacit knowledge as key tools for safety management
Indreiten, Martin; Albrechtsen, Eirik; Cohen, Sarah S. (Chapter, 2018)The paper demonstrates the importance of tacit knowledge to cope with various situations during field work in the high arctic. Two cases from field work at the University Center in Svalbard (UNIS) are shown to exemplify ...