Řada bezpečnostní inženýrství. 2020, roč. 15 / Safety Engineering Series. 2020, vol. 15
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Item type: Item , Stakeholders Engagement in the Disaster Recovery Phase as a Means of Increasing Resilience Community(Vysoká škola báňská - Technická univerzita Ostrava, 2020) Polcarová, Eliška; Pupíková, JanaThis article focuses on the role of stakeholders in ensuring the protection of the community, on the evaluation of their goals and tasks in the phase of disaster recovery. It introduces the issue of community resilience and its connection with disaster management. It describes the life cycle of disaster management, its individual phases, and processes to reduce risks and ensure sustainable development. Subsequently, a detailed analysis of stakeholders is played, who plays a crucial role in disaster management in the reconstruction phase, both at the national and local levels, in the public and private sectors and within communities.Item type: Item , The Need for Enhanced Heavy Vehicle Crash Investigation: Beyond 'Blame the Driver'(Vysoká škola báňská - Technická univerzita Ostrava, 2020) Cikara, Ivan; Dell, Geoff; Toft, Yvonne; Dell, Shevaun; Skřížovská, MichaelaThe heavy vehicle transport industry is considered to be the most dangerous to work in. The number of crashes resulting in injuries and deaths surpasses that of other transport and industrial sectors combined. The economic and personal impacts are immeasurable. There is a distinct absence of a uniform approach to investigating these crashes to identify the systemic causal factors, as is in place for other transport industries. There is a need for governments, to accept that current investigation processes are not working and a new approach to investigating heavy vehicle crashes is needed to assure the underlying causes are identified, the lessons learned and effective corrective actions informed to prevent future crashes.Item type: Item , Adolescents and Learning to Drive: Recommendations to Improve Road Safety Through Additional Driver Education(Vysoká škola báňská - Technická univerzita Ostrava, 2020) Delaney, Darren; Klockner, Karen; Toft, YvonneMotor vehicle accidents have catastrophic consequences and whilst the presumption is that every accident can be identified to a single unambiguous cause, educational campaigns are being implemented to reduce the high rate of accidents that occur on the roadway. Whilst the premise behind these campaigns is to highlight the risks to the road user, they appear to be misguided in their approach by focusing on the changing the behaviours that have already been learned. To incorporate these campaigns into the Graduated Licensing Scheme new driving modules can be integrated to ensure every new motorist understands how to drive safely.Item type: Item , Comparison of Various Approaches for Determination of Separation Distances(Vysoká škola báňská - Technická univerzita Ostrava, 2020) Pitelková, Daniela; Hejtmánek, Petr; Mózer, VladimírThe extent of fire spread by radiation is delimited by separation distances, required to prevent external fire spread due to excessive radiation heat or falling burning brands. The simplified calculation method uses a series of precalculated tabulated values. Alternatively, a more precise analytical calculation approach can be used. The resolution of the method can determine the required separation distances significantly. This paper evaluates analytical calculation methods and CFD simulations to determine their accuracy of separation distances prediction. The most appropriate are standard analytical calculation methods with sufficient number of evaluation points along the radiating surface.Item type: Item , Pre-Terrorist Attack Indication Related to Electricity Critical Infrastructure: A ‘Red Cell’ View(Vysoká škola báňská - Technická univerzita Ostrava, 2020) Birkett, DavidThis paper identifies, examines, and analyses the variable intricacies and the most significant vulnerability from potential future acts of terrorism, related to the electricity sector grids of Europe’s Power Grid. More specifically this paper illustrates a ‘Red Cell’ View from the external terrorist targeting tactics and behavioural strategies when planning an attack on Electricity Critical Infrastructure (ECI). This unique research additionally identifies potential future initiatives and opportunities, which may enhance and provide increased protective resilience, to European ECI, against this form of external adverse human intervention, prior to any potential future terrorist attack.Item type: Item , Use of the Digital Mobile Radio Technology Standard for Emergency Public Information Provision through Electronic Warning Endpoints(Vysoká škola báňská - Technická univerzita Ostrava, 2020) Ginzl, FrantišekThis paper describes experiments and results of evaluation of the intelligibility of verbal information within the population protection. Direct remote announcements to warning endpoints would mean a substantial improvement in the quality of the unified public warning and notification system of the Czech Republic. Through announcements it would be possible to provide up-to-date information about impending dangers and operational instructions that would improve measures to protect lives, health and assets of the population in the Czech Republic.Item type: Item , The Explosion Hazard Research of the Polyethylene Dust(Vysoká škola báňská - Technická univerzita Ostrava, 2020) Sklenárová, Martina; Štroch, Petr; Bernatík, AlešThe aim of the article is to point out the dangers arising from the properties of plastic dust and what influence its properties have on the origin and course of the explosion. The present project analyzed the sample of polyethylene dust,by-product of granulate production and storage. The explosion tests were performed on containers of a similar shape to those found in a plants. By examining the properties of plastic dust and its behavior in the event of an explosion we have observed that the risk of explosion in technological equipment can not be underestimated. Knowledge about explosiveness of dust samples will be used in comprehensive safety solution of a particular technological node.Item type: Item , Dynamic Energy Assessment Tool for the Hospitals(Vysoká škola báňská - Technická univerzita Ostrava, 2020) Víchová, Kateřina; Hromada, MartinElectricity represents an essential part of the infrastructures in the whole world. Power outage could be caused as the impact of a natural or anthropogenic disaster, terorism, imbalance between production and consumption and others. The failure also affects infrastructure elements such as hospitals. There is a significant problem if the supply is interrupted in the hospitals. Accessories such as Uninterruptible Power Supply and generators are used for this purpose. Furthermore, it is crucial here to ensure the fuel supply of the units. The aim of this article is to present the possibilities of solving the fuel supply.