Icing affects the infrastructure dramatically, especially in the cold region. Therefore, applying effective ice disaster management (IDM) to provide a systematic approach to dealing with atmospheric icing on power lines is essential. It includes preparedness, response, recovery, learning, risk assessment, and prevention. Integral to this management is the accurate prediction and modeling of icing, ...

Over the recent years, ship traffic in the polar areas has increased. There is reason to believe that this traffic, and especially the cruise traffic, will increase further as the ice retracts towards the poles. There is also reason to believe that with the continued focus and exposure of the Polar Region, the cruise tourism to the region will grow. The increased presence in the polar areas will ...

<p>With the recent developments in augmented reality (AR) technologies comes an increased interest in the use of smart glasses for hands-on training. Whether this interest is turned into market success depends at the least on whether the interaction with smart AR glasses satisfies users, an aspect of AR use that so far has received little attention. <p>With this contribution, we seek to change ...

Rapporten beskriver resultatene fra en kartlegging der formålet har vært å få økt kunnskap om verneombudets rolle, utfordringer og muligheter knyttet til deres deltakelse i sikkerhetsarbeidet i bygg- og anleggsprosjekter.<br><br> Datainnsamlingen har vært to-delt: Intervjuer med ulike aktører i tre case-prosjekter, og intervju/samtaler med RVO Bygg og RVO Anlegg. Det er identifisert åtte ...

In the maritime industry, it is of vital importance that personnel onboard ships are familiarized with the ship’s layout, along with safety equipment and processes for safeguarding of the individual seafarer and the ship’s crew. In fact, international maritime regulations require that all personnel employed or engaged on a seagoing ship receive proper familiarization training. However, several studies ...

Municipalities have an important role in crisis management. The Norwegian emergency principles of responsibility, parity and proximity are central, and the government expects municipalities to take care of crises in their area in accordance with the civil protection law. Due to the varying natures of different crises, one can expect crisis management to take different paths. This paper challenges ...

Wind chill factor is explained as the cooling sensation due to the exposure of wind temperature environment. The wind chill factor depends on air temperature, wind velocity and humidity. Wind chill poses serious health risks. Various wind chill index models are given in literature. In order to understand the wind chill effect, it is important to understand the phenomenon of heat transfer. There are ...