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Target group
The course is suitable for safety experts and HR-specialists in enterprises, insurance companies, consultants and authorities, as well as PhD students specializing in safety as well as for anyone interested in the latest trends of safety promotion and wellbeing at work.
Lecturers and topics Short summaries of lectures
Course leader Tuula Räsänen, Finnish Institute of Occupational Health, FI:
Safety as a substantial part of well-being in work
Senior researcher Pete Kines, National Research Centre for Working Environment, DK:
What gets measured gets managed! Measuring safety perceptions, attitudes, behaviour, communication
Daniel Podgórski, Central Institute for Labour Protection - National Research Institute, PL:
The role of tacit knowledge in safety and health management
Professor Emeritus Jorma Saari, FI:
Why do accidents happen, what do theories tell us?
Senior researcher Luigi Macchi, VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland, FI:
Diagnosis of safety culture
Human Factors and systems safety – organisational resilience
Management of uncertainty – Theory and application in the design of systems and organisations
Professor Gerard Zwetsloot, TNO, The Netherlands: Safety and the influence of contextual factors and complex changes, examples and methodological issues
Dr. Birute Strukcinskiene, Klaipeda University, Lithuania
Course structure and working method
The course consists of two course weeks and is suitable for PhD students and also for people who use the results of safety research and the new integrated concept of well-being at work - individuals working in authorities, consulting firms, or as safety experts in companies. Participants can choose to take part only in one of or both of the course weeks.
For those wanting to acquire credits/points for their work, the total work effort for the complete course is five weeks. In addition to the two course weeks, these participants will 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 during 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 if they so wish.
Venue and accommodation
The venue of the course, Hotel Gabija, is located in Palanga, Lithuania. Palanga is famous for its glorious sandy beaches and is a popular summer resort. Palanga airport is just 8 km north of the town. The airport serves flights from Riga, Copenhagen and Oslo, although there might be some changes and additional flights for the summer season. A good way to see the small town and to get around is to hire a bicycle for the course week.
Hotel Gabija (****) is situated on the edge of the Botanical Park and less than a five-minute walk from the sea. The hotel offers spacious, comfortable and elegant rooms, modern conference facilities and also a wellness centre.
NIVA has reserved accommodation for the participants at the hotel. The total price of a single room with full board is EUR 620€/person, starting Sunday with dinner and closing on Friday with lunch. The price includes accommodation, breakfast, conference coffees, lunch, dinner and the social program. The price and the program are subject to minor changes. As part of the social program, we are going to visit the curonian spit, which is a Unesco-protected slither of sand stretching from Kalingrad's Sambian Peninsula in the south all the way to, but not quite touching, Klaipèda (www.nerija.lt/en).
If you do not need accommodation in Palanga, you can also choose a day-package which includes the conference facilities, coffees and lunch. The price for all five days in total is EUR 130. Please note that this price does not include the social program.
Registration deadline
25 March 2012
Please register from the links at the top or the bottom of this page.
Registration fee
EUR 540 EUR (accommodation and meals are not included in this price).
(490 + 490 EUR if both parts are attended. Second part in 2013)
When paying the fee, please indicate clearly:
- your name
- course number 6203
The payment should be made by 31 March 2012 to:
NIVA (VAT: 0496588-9)
Bank:
Nordea Bank Finland Plc
Meilahti Branch, Tukholmankatu 2
00250 Helsinki, Finland
Account no: 226238-2043
IBAN: FI79 2262 3800 0020 43
Swift code: NDEAFIHH
Cancellation and refund policy
Cancellations received by 31 March 2012; full refund.
Cancellations received after 31 March 2012; no refund.
A confirmation letter with detailed information on the payment of the 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.
Scholarships
Finnish participants can apply for financial support from the Finnish Work Environment Fund (Työsuojelurahasto). Further information can be found on the website: www.tsr.org
Applicants from North-western Russia or the St. Petersburg area can apply for a NIVA scholarship to cover the course fee and accommodation. Please contact NIVA for further information.
Other Nordic and international participants can turn to their own national education authorities, the Ministry of Health or the Ministry of Labour for financial support.
Course leader
Dr. Tuula Räsänen, Team Leader
Finnish Institute of Occupational Health
Topeliuksenkatu 41 b
FI-00250 Helsinki
Tel. +358 30 474 2688
E-mail: tuula.rasanen@ttl.fi
Course coordinator
Siv Jansson
NIVA
Topeliuksenkatu 41 a A
FI-00250 Helsinki
Tel. +358 30 474 2488
E-mail: siv.jansson@ttl.fi
For updated information on this event, please check: www.niva.org
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