Essays about: "Work Health and Safety"

Showing result 11 - 15 of 177 essays containing the words Work Health and Safety.

  1. 11. From Ocean to Table: Microplastic contamination in Nordic salts

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Centrum för miljö- och klimatvetenskap (CEC)

    Author : Anna Nyika; [2023]
    Keywords : Microplastic MP ; MP pollution; plastic pollution; sea salt; rock salt; Nordics; Iceland; Denmark; plastic waste management; human health; marine environment.; Earth and Environmental Sciences;

    Abstract : Large amounts of plastic in the oceans originate from mismanaged plastic waste, and microplastics (MPs) are the most common type of waste. They can be found in household products, such as sea salts. Therefore, monitoring pollution levels is essential to improve marine health and food safety. READ MORE

  3. 12. Automating the harm evaluation methodology

    University essay from Högskolan i Skövde/Institutionen för ingenjörsvetenskap

    Author : David Rubiño Espinosa De los Monteros-Aliaga; Cristina Rodriguez Arriaza; [2023]
    Keywords : Automation; ergonomic evaluation method; time reduction; interface; HARM; motion capture; industry; Xsens technologies; MATLAB and force sensors;

    Abstract : The advance of automation in industry has meant that in recent years companies have begun to look for other ways to improve the efficiency of their productivity. Automation is present in all types of activities in industry, however, there are certain activities that cannot be fully automated due to the difficulty to develop them. READ MORE

  4. 13. Moon plasma environment and its implications for lunar space missions

    University essay from Luleå tekniska universitet/Rymdteknik

    Author : Mirko Viviano; [2023]
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    Abstract : This study investigates the lunar plasma environment and its implications for the safety and success of future crewed missions to the Moon. The Moon’splasma environment, formed by the solar wind, galactic cosmic rays and solar flare particles, presents potential hazards to human life and property. READ MORE

  5. 14. From Manual to Robotic -Assessing the Potential Benefits of Automation in Railway Inspections and Maintenance

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Trafik och väg

    Author : Benjamin Furberg; [2023]
    Keywords : Railway; Inspections; Maintenance; Robotics; Automation; Turnouts; Technology and Engineering;

    Abstract : The railway industry plays a crucial role in the global freight transport and passenger mobility market, providing an efficient and low-emitting mode of transportation. However, to compete with other modes of transportation, the railway must improve its reliability. READ MORE

  6. 15. The female perspective on a situation of uncertainty : examining gendered and accumulated vulnerability in multiexposure to stressors through a case study in rural Nepal

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Urban and Rural Development

    Author : Filippa Dahlback; [2023]
    Keywords : Multi-exposure; stressors; climate change; Ghorka earthquake; COVID-19; vulnerability; gender; Nepal; life histories; small-scale farmers;

    Abstract : Climate change impacts are becoming more severe globally, with estimations of a continued negative trend in the future. This interacts with increasing natural disasters as well as non-climatic stressors, such as pandemics or social stressors, creating a multi-exposure to stressors especially harmful for rural populations and small-scale farmers who depend on natural resources for their livelihoods. READ MORE