43 research outputs found
Causes and circumstances of accidents at work in the European Union, Slovakia and Czech Republic
There are several challenges in occupational safety and health that need to be addressed. The basic premise is the reduction of occupational accidents in individual sectors. Finding effective tools to reduce them is very challenging. Safety culture is perceived differently in the countries of the European Union. The basic intention of this article is to compare the accidents number in these two countries and in the European Union in selected NACE categories. This comparison is based on the statistical processing of data by NACE category and representation of accident rates in individual industries. The main causes of accidents were identified, which give space for further research in this field a state measures to prevent work accidents to happen or to reduce its numbers
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Competence Checking for the Global E-Service Society Using Games
We study the problem of checking the competence of communicative agents operating in a global society in order to receive and offer electronic services. Such a society will be composed of local sub-societies that will often be semi-open, viz., entrance of agents in a semi-open society is conditional to specific admission criteria. Assuming that a candidate agent provides an abstract description of their communicative skills, we present a test that a controller agent could perform in order to decide if a candidate agent should be admitted. We formulate this test by revisiting an existing knowledge representation framework based on games specified as extended logic programs. The resulting framework finds useful application in complex and inter-operable web-services construed as semi-open societies in support of the global vision known as the Semantic Web
Occupational accidents in Slovak Military Forests and Estates: incidence, timing, and trends over 10 years
IntroductionForestry provides a wide range of employment opportunities worldwide and is seen as one of the high-risk industries in terms of occupational accidents.ObjectivesThe submitted study analyzed the injury rate in the Military Forests and Estates of the Slovak Republic (62.6 thousand ha) between 2013 and 2022.MethodsThe data analyses included regression and correlation analyses, χ2 tests to analyze the relationships between studied variables, and incidence rates.ResultsDuring the observed period, employees suffered 26 occupational accidents, of which 19.2% were light, 57.7% were registered, 23.1% were severe, and 0% were fatal. For every 1 million m3 of harvested timber, 7.7 accidents occurred. The incidence rate during the observed period was 672.1/100,000 employees. The highest proportion of accidents was in the age group 51–60  years and in employees with the lowest length of work experience <5  years. Regarding time, the highest proportion of occupational accidents occurred between 8:01 and 10:00  AM (53.8%) and day-wise on Thursdays (46.2%). The highest proportion of accidents occurred among forest workers (65.3%) during pruning and silviculture activities (42.3%). The most common injury site was forest stands (65.3%). Superficial injuries (34.6%) were the most common, mainly affecting the lower limbs (50%). The most frequent material agents causing the accidents were work and transport areas as sources of worker fall (38.5%), and the most frequent reason for an accident to occur was the lack of personal requirements for proper work performance (92.4%), whereas only (3.8%) of accidents occurred due to the use of forbidden or hazardous working procedures.ConclusionThe presented study identified the most vulnerable worker groups and provided an overview of the overall injury rate at the state forest company in Slovakia. The documentation can be incorporated into the safety strategies of forest enterprises
The Nebraska Transcript, Spring 2016, Vol. 49 No.1
2 Dean’s Message -- Richard Moberly
Faculty Updates
4 Works, Kirst & Lyons retirement
6 Faculty Notes
Around the College
17 Moberly appointed interim dean
18 Berger, assoicate dean
18 Sullivan joins Law College
19 Beard & Hurwitz named Trailblazers
Feature
20 Poser closes UNL chapter
Around the College
23 3L gains policy work experience
24 ILSA hosts USPTO’s Morris
25 West African leaders share insight
26 McCoy joins admissions office
27 BYC Boost program
28 Collingsworth, Dean’s roundtable
29 Yale’s Langbein delivers lecture
30 Heiliger, Sheldon at UNK
31 Vinton competes on Jeopardy
32 LL.M., Carns earns promotion
32 Law Team wins Ag Law Quiz Bowl
34 December 2015 commencement
Our Alumni
36 Curtiss visits Entreprenuership Clinic
37 Pittman promoted to head of chamber
38 Blakeman in the Super Bowl
39 AlumNotes
50 In Memoriam
52 Annual Report on Giving
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The Nebraska Transcript, Spring 2016, Vol. 49 No.1
2 Dean’s Message -- Richard Moberly
Faculty Updates
4 Works, Kirst & Lyons retirement
6 Faculty Notes
Around the College
17 Moberly appointed interim dean
18 Berger, assoicate dean
18 Sullivan joins Law College
19 Beard & Hurwitz named Trailblazers
Feature
20 Poser closes UNL chapter
Around the College
23 3L gains policy work experience
24 ILSA hosts USPTO’s Morris
25 West African leaders share insight
26 McCoy joins admissions office
27 BYC Boost program
28 Collingsworth, Dean’s roundtable
29 Yale’s Langbein delivers lecture
30 Heiliger, Sheldon at UNK
31 Vinton competes on Jeopardy
32 LL.M., Carns earns promotion
32 Law Team wins Ag Law Quiz Bowl
34 December 2015 commencement
Our Alumni
36 Curtiss visits Entreprenuership Clinic
37 Pittman promoted to head of chamber
38 Blakeman in the Super Bowl
39 AlumNotes
50 In Memoriam
52 Annual Report on Giving
Calendar of Events
84 Calenda