Search for dissertations about: "doctoral thesis traffic safety at work"

Showing result 16 - 20 of 31 swedish dissertations containing the words doctoral thesis traffic safety at work.

  2. 16. Work and Technology Use in Centers of Coordination : Reflections on the relationship between situated practice and artifact design

    Author : Maria Normark; Kerstin Severinsson Eklundh; Susanne Bødker; KTH; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; Sociology; Sociologi; Computer and systems science; Data- och systemvetenskap;

    Abstract : The research problem explored in this thesis is how technology and work practice are related in coordinative situations (collocated and over distance). Further, the problem of how this kind of research results can be transformed and used in the development of new technology is discussed. READ MORE

  4. 17. In search of risk and safety cultures : empirical and theoretical considerations in the settings of northern and western Europe

    Author : Karin Melinder; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
    Keywords : injury; traffic accidents; suicides; Nordic countries; ICD; mortality; Europe; culture; value; risk; safety;

    Abstract : There has been an increasing interest in determinants of public health at societal level. These factors have often been of a socio-economic nature, whereas culture has attracted less attention. READ MORE

  5. 18. Management of condition information from railway punctuality perspectives

    Author : Rikard Granström; Luleå tekniska universitet; []
    Keywords : TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; Drift och underhållsteknik; Operation and Maintenance;

    Abstract : Due to the increasing need for transportation and environmental concerns, there is a social and political will to transfer transportation services from roads to rail. The increasing demand for railway transportation services has a significant effect on important stakeholder requirements, such as safety, punctuality, dependability, sustainability and costs. READ MORE

  6. 19. Development of life cycle cost model and analyses for railway switches and crossings

    Author : Arne Nissen; Ajit Kumar Verma; Luleå tekniska universitet; []
    Keywords : TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; Drift och underhållsteknik; Operation and Maintenance;

    Abstract : Infrastructure managers need to have a safe and available infrastructure, so that train operators can deliver a transport product at an affordable price. In the future, as traffic volume increases, higher utilisation of the existing capacity, less time for maintenance and fewer unplanned interruptions will be critical for meeting the ever increasing need of transport capacity. READ MORE

  7. 20. Injury prevention and safety promotion in rural communities : contribution of community health workers and an injury data registry system in Iran

    Author : Forouzan Rezapur Shahkolai; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
    Keywords : Road traffic injuries; Injury healthcare-seeking; Community health worker; Behvarz; Injury prevention; Data registration system; Middle-income countries; Iran;

    Abstract : Injuries affecting people from the rural populations of middle-income countries are poorly documented and so are people health care seeking behaviour and their views and concern about injury prevention. The aim of this thesis, based on studies conducted in rural areas of the Twiserkan district (Iran) is to increase knowledge about injury epidemiology and the potential contribution of community health workers to the control and prevention of injuries. READ MORE