Hydrogen has not only the potential of tackling climate-related issues by replacing fossil fuels, but it also plays a main role in the energy transition which will have several geopolitical implications. According to the ...

A Belgian manufacturing company uses pallet movers for internal transport. Despite the company’s efforts to improve occupational safety, accidents with pallet movers remain noteworthy. In order to control occupational ...

In the last decades, energy request has been increasing due to a continuous economic and social progress. Although the increasing use and development of renewable resources, the primary energy resource is considered to be ...

The oil and gas sector is one of the most dangerous and stringent workplaces, due to the hazardousness of materials involved as well as the critical tasks that workers have to perform. Cranes are widely used in this sector ...

Learning from previous events represents a crucial element to improve the design and operations of industrial processes, especially considering the many variables characterizing the functioning of a plant. This learning ...

This article brings to attention learning from the failure - blackout, loss of propulsion and near grounding - of Viking Sky cruise ship which occurred in Hustadvika, Norway, in March 2019. Failures and accidents in the ...

This article investigates the successful survival of the Onagawa nuclear power station during and after the 2011 Tohoku earthquake and tsunami. As a research method, a system approach investigation and analysis— CAST (Causal ...

Liquid hydrogen (LH2 ) spills share many of the characteristics of liquefied natural gas (LNG) spills. LNG spills on water sometimes result in localized vapor explosions known as rapid phase transitions (RPTs), and are a ...

Climate change has contributed to an increasing frequency and severity of natural hazards accidents over recent years, and the increasing trend is expected to continue and escalate. Globally, demographics are changing and ...