Background
The series of Safety Research courses started in the early nineties as there were young people entering the field of safety and research and working towards a PhD degree. The Safety Research course was planned for people who either aim to become researchers or who use research results in their work. Well over hundred people have taken the course. About 25 of them have completed their doctoral degrees, so far. The participants are a multidisciplinary group, for example engineers, psychologists, social scientists, physiologists, medical doctors, etc.

The course covers the research of all kinds of accidents, e.g. occupational, home and leisure, and traffic accidents. The different disciplinary backgrounds have been a clear advantage for the course. The participants represent different types of organisations. This diversity of backgrounds has given strength to the course and we expect a similar mix of people on this course as well.

Objectives
The purpose of the course is to provide the participants with basic knowledge about studying accidents and their prevention. Basic concepts will be explained and discussed. The term accident itself, risks, accident models, safety culture, safety management, etc. are examples of concepts. Therefore, the focus is in methodological issues.
Good research practices will be explored.

An important goal of the course is to help participants to network. Especially young people benfit from the contacts they can create during the course. The previous courses have created contacts for life time.

Another important goal is to provide the participants an opportunity to hear senior scientists with good track record. The lecturers are selected so that they represent the best researchers in the are of safety. They also represent different disciplinary angles in safety. The participants get an opportunity to exchange opinions with these senior people, and also to spend leisure time with them. The lecturers have also served as editors in scientific journals and are able to give advice regarding scientific publishing.

Main topics
The first week of the course deals with relevant concepts and theories. Various accident models and theories are explained. The participants will get sufficient knowledge also about the evolution of accident theories. Concepts, such as accident itself, are important for the participants to understand, just as how accidents are caused and how their prevention can be studied. Research methods and study designs are important topics on the first week. Measuring safety and its various facets are also essential in good research. The first week should give the participants a solid base for writing a study protocol.

The second week focuses specifically on presenting means of preventing and on studying preventive strategies. Various intervention studies will be discussed and evaluated. The design aspects of intervention studies are important. The participants
will have an opportunity to present their own research work and plans during the second week, and get feedback from other participants and the lecturers. Participants will have a possibility to influence the program of the second week.

Course structure and working method
The course consists of two course weeks. The total effort for the complete course is five weeks. In addition to the two course weeks, the participants need to read a set of articles and write a study protocol for their own project during the time between the course weeks. They will then have an opportunity to present their protocols on the second week. There is an exam at the end of the second week covering both course weeks and the articles read between the weeks. NIVA will provide a certificate indicating the amount of work the course required. Participants can use the certificate as a part of their PhD studies.

The course is suitable also for people who use the results of safety research. In this case, the participant can choose to take part only in the course weeks. Such people may represent authorities, consulting firms, or safety experts in other companies. These participants will also receive a certificate of attendance on the two course weeks.

Lecturers on the first week:
Professor Gudela Grote
Professor of Work and Organizational Psychology
Department of Management, Technology, and Economics
ETH Zürich, Switzerland

Professor Ragnar Andersson
Karlstad University, Sweden

Dr. Johnny Dyreborg
National Research Centre for the Working Environment, Denmark

Dr. Pete Kines
National Research Centre for the Working Environment, Denmark

Professor Jorma Saari , Course leader, Finland
Professor Saari has retired from the Finnish Institute of Occupational Health. He has also served as Professor at two Canadian universities and at a technical university in Finland.

Venue and accommodation
The first part of the course will take place at Hotel Frederiksdal, which is situated in a scenic area bordering on the lakes of Bagsværd Sø, Lyngby Sø and Furesøen and is conveniently located 15 minutes outside of Copenhagen. Accomodation has been reserved for the participants at the hotel. The total price of a single room with full board is EUR 1270/person, starting Monday morning and closing with afternoon coffee on Friday. The price includes accommodation, breakfast, conference coffees, lunch, dinner and the social program. For arrival on Sunday an additional cost of EUR 210/person will be charged; this includes accommodation, breakfast and dinner on Sunday evening. If you do not need accommodation, a day-package is also possible; price EUR 105/person/day including conference coffees and lunch buffet. Please contact the course coordinator for other options. The price and the program are subject to minor changes. For more information on the hotel please, visit the website: www.frederiksdal.dk

The second part of the course will take place at Hotel Urku in Kangasala. The Hotel Urku is a family-owned hotel in a stunning, hundred-year-old organ factory. The old factory has been skilfully converted into a comfortable hotel where you can enjoy a unique athmosphere: all the 21st century's modern conveniences and technology within a historical setting. The Hotel Urku is located in the centre of Kangasala, only a 20-minute drive from the centre of Tampere; the distance to the Tampere airport is about 30 kilometres. The nearest bus stop is 100 meters away from the hotel.
(www.hotelli-urku.fi/eng/)
Please check www.niva.org for information on accommodation nearer to the course date, 7-11 March 2011.

Registration deadline
30 April 2010 . Please register at www.niva.org/registration

Registration fee
EUR 480/ course, joint price for both courses EUR 800 (accommodation and meals are not included in this price).
When paying the fee, please indicated clearly:
1. Your name
2. Course fee (in EUR)
3. Course code 6005

The payment should be made by 30 April 2010 to:

Nordea Bank Finland Plc
Meilahti Branch, Tukholmankatu 2
FI-00250 Helsinki, Finland
Account no: 226238-2043
IBAN: FI79 2262 3800 0020 43
Swift code: NDEAFIHH

Cancellations and refund policy
Cancellations received by 23 April 2010; full refund
Cancellations received between 23 April and 29 April 2010; 50% refund of the registration fee.
Cancellations received after 29 April 2010; no refund

A confirmation letter with detailed information on payment of accommodation as well as information about the practical arrangements will be sent to the participants after the registration deadline.

Language
The language of the course is English.

Course leader
Prof. (emer.) Jorma Saari
Finnish Institute of Occupational Health
Topeliuksenkatu 41 a A
FI-00250 Helsinki, Finland
Tel. +358 40 518 5775
E-mail: jorma.saari@ttl.fi

Course coordinator
Siv Jansson
NIVA
Topeliuksenkatu 41 a A
00250 Helsinki
Finland
Tel. +358 30 474 2488
siv.jansson@ttl.fi




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