The International Section of the ISSA on Machine and System Safety has worked for some time on the subject “future – work – prevention – what can risk management and risk governance contribute?” The results of the project were published in 2008 in the book “ Risks in Modern Society” (Springer Science + Business Media).

The book shall be presented 10 December, 2009, in Brussels in representation of the state of Baden-Württemberg (presentation 6.00 p.m. – 7.30 p.m., afterwards reception). Patron is Prof. Peter Frankenberg, Minister for Science and Research of the Province of Baden-Württemberg who shall be personally present. The presentation shall in particular deal with the importance of risk management and risk governance for industry and economy, politics, insurance and the question: Why is it useful to focus on occupational safety and health?

As the number of participants is limited, we recommend to register at your earliest convenience at the following address:

International Section of the ISSA on Machine and System Safety, Dynamostr. 7-11, 68165 Mannheim, scholl@ivss.org.

Programme [     4 - Program Brussels.pdf 53.57 kB ]

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