The Impact of prevention measures and organisational factors on occupational injuries

This paper analyses the impact of a series of managerial and organisational factors on occupational injuries. These consist of occupational safety measures, as regards both the intensity and the orientation of risk prevention in companies, and the adoption of certain work organisation practices, quality management and the use of flexible production technologies. We estimate a negative binomial regression based on a sample of 213 Spanish industrial establishments, defining a constant random parameter to take account of non-observable heterogeneity. Our results show that occupational safety measures, the intensive use of quality management tools and the empowerment of workers all help to reduce the number of injuries. We have also confirmed the presence of synergies between the organisational factors analysed and the development of an occupational safety strategy featuring participation and the extension of prevention to all levels of the organisation.

Caracterització radiològica i dosimètrica ambiental d'una planta de producció de fosfat bicàlcic

The production of dicalcium phosphate are included in the list of industries classified as NORM in Euratom 29/96. The aim of this study is to determine the con-centrations of specific flows and their variability over time of 226Ra, 210Pb and 210Po in the inputs and out-puts of the production process. Also classified areas of the plant and the workers according to the radio-logical risk and radiation protection measures have been proposed. The results show that the rock phos-phate has a high specific activity of the 226Rn, 210Po and 210Pb in secular equilibrium (1500-2000 Bq • kg-1) but the outputs of the process will distort the secu-lar equilibrium. The only shortfall is the flow balance of 226Ra, which accumulates in the process. The dis-tribution of the dose in the plant concentrates on the area of reactor tanks and slop pipes as regards exter-nal irradiation dose and the grinding zone, the area of packaging and loading area so respects dose inhaled. We propose a signaling areas, cleaning and replace-ment of old equipment in the facilities and radiological safety of the maintenance staff.

Filtrat de Pàgines Web

Aquesta memòria sintetitza el treball de desenvolupament d¿una aplicació per realitzar el filtrat de pàgines web.Els objectius principals del projecte han estat d¿una banda obtenir una aplicació que permeti realitzar el filtrat i de l¿altra aprofitar el projecte per construir un model complet de desenvolupament de programari per a industrialitzar futurs projectes. En quant a la metodologia, s¿ha emprat el cicle de vida RUP de forma incremental en les tres parts de l¿aplicació, (proxy, filtres i log). En la seqüència de quatre fases s¿executen iterativament una sèrie de processos. Pel que fa al producte obtingut, es tracta d¿un servidor proxy, que realitza la funció de filtrat de pàgines web, mitjançant dues utilitats, ¿llista negra¿ d¿adreces i ¿llista negra¿ de continguts, ames de disposar d¿un registre d¿activitat log.

Escenari Client - Servidor Segur

Consisteix en la implementació d¿un escenari segur client - servidor amb un proveïdor d¿identitat i un control d¿accés extern. En concret, s¿hand¿implementar principalment dos components web, el proveïdor de servei i el proveïdor d¿identitat.

J2EE : proveïdor de seguretat en un entorn distribuit

Aquest TFC-J2EE, està basat en l'anàlisi, disseny i implementació d'un proveïdor de seguretat en un entorn distribuït. Ha consistit en dues aplicacions independents, una consumidora i l'altre servidora que es comunicaven usant el patró Façana (una façana amigable amaga el negoci i la complexitat de l'aplicació a la que es vol accedir).

Proveïment de serveis segurs

Aquest projecte és una mostra de les possibilitats de dotar de seguretat a les aplicacions web i d¿arquitectura Client/Servidor basades en Java

Desenvolupament d'un sistema d'avaluació de les tecnologies segures que s'apliquen en les indústries càrniques

La finalitat del projecte és crear un sistema d’avaluació dels equips de treball usats en un escorxador des del punt de vista de la prevenció de riscos laborals, per tal de facilitar la tasca d’elecció d’una eina o màquina per a un lloc de treball determinat, garantint la seguretat i la salut del treballador que l’ha d’emprar

Proyecto de climatización de un estabulario para un laboratorio de investigación

Mediante el presente Proyecto Final de Carrera se pretende dar una solución a la climatización de un edificio destinado a la investigación con elementos bacteriológicos sobre animales vivos. Se entenderá por instalación de climatización, la instalación encargada de asegurar las condiciones de temperatura, humedad y calidad del aire requeridas por el uso del edificio. La instalación objeto del presente proyecto corresponde a un laboratorio con clasificación de Contención Biológica de nivel III: agente patógeno que pueda causar una enfermedad grave en el hombre y presente serio peligro para los trabajadores; existe el riesgo de que se propague a la colectividad pero existen generalmente profilaxis o tratamientos eficaces. La instalación de control formará parte de otro proyecto que deberá ser complementario a éste

Impacto de los errores de medicación en una unidad de curas intensivas y grado de implicación de los profesionales de enfermería

El presente estudio identifica los errores de medicación y valora el grado de notificación de estos errores por parte del personal de enfermería en el Servicio de Medicina Intensiva (SMI), del Hospital Universitario Doctor Josep Trueta.Se realizará un estudio observacional, descriptivo y transversal en el hospital de referencia de las comarcas gerundenses durante el año 2013 y 2014.Los sujetos a estudio serán los profesionales enfermeros y los pacientes ingresados en la unidad. Las variables principales son, por un lado, el error de medicación y por otro la notificación del error.El procedimiento de recogida de datos se basará en proporcionar un cuestionario auto administrado al personal de enfermería, caracterizado por seis preguntas con respuestas cerradas, dos de las cuales tienen la opción de ser abiertas.Para el análisis estadístico se utilizará el programa SPSS. Para la obtención de los resultados se realizará un análisis descriptivo univariante. La variable “error de medicación” se expresará como número de casos y en 1.000 pacientes / día. Las demás variables se presentarán mediante frecuencias

Radial measures of public services deficit for regional allocation of public funds

The goal of this paper is to present an optimal resource allocation model for the regional allocation of public service inputs. Theproposed solution leads to maximise the relative public service availability in regions located below the best availability frontier, subject to exogenous budget restrictions and equality ofaccess for equal need criteria (equity-based notion of regional needs). The construction of non-parametric deficit indicators is proposed for public service availability by a novel application of Data Envelopment Analysis (DEA) models, whose results offer advantages for the evaluation and improvement of decentralised public resource allocation systems. The method introduced in this paper has relevance as a resource allocation guide for the majority of services centrally funded by the public sector in a given country, such as health care, basic and higher education, citizen safety, justice, transportation, environmental protection, leisure, culture, housing and city planning, etc.

Radiation protection education and training in several ionising radiation applications

Ionising radiation (IR) applications are quiet common among several areas of knowledge, medicine or industry. Medical X-rays, Nuclear Medicine, Xrays used in non-destructive testing or applications in research are a few examples. These radiations originate from radioactive materials or radiation emitting devices. Radiation Protection education and training (E&T) is of paramount importance to work safely in areas that imply the use of IR. TheTechnical Unit for Radiation Protection at the University of Barcelona has anextensive expertise in basic, initial and refresher training, in general or specificareas, as well as in courses validated by the Spanish Nuclear Safety Council orto satisfy specific needs with bespoke courses. These specific customer needsare evaluated and on-site courses can also be carried out.

Beyond Value-at-Risk : GlueVaR Distortion Risk Measures

We propose a new family of risk measures, called GlueVaR, within the class of distortion risk measures. Analytical closed-form expressions are shown for the most frequently used distribution functions in financial and insurance applications. The relationship between Glue-VaR, Value-at-Risk (VaR) and Tail Value-at-Risk (TVaR) is explained. Tail-subadditivity is investigated and it is shown that some GlueVaR risk measures satisfy this property. An interpretation in terms of risk attitudes is provided and a discussion is given on the applicability in non-financial problems such as health, safety, environmental or catastrophic risk management

Safety and sustainability research for university schools of fine arts

Designing new teaching programs for both undergraduate and graduate university studies involves integrating concepts and methodologies regarding quality, work safety and hazard prevention, and environmental protection. One of the challenges facing Spanish research within the realm of European Higher Education concerns health and safety issues in the Arts.In the case of Fine Arts, student exploration is one of the fundamental pillars of the study program; therefore it is imperative that art studios be optimized. This optimization affects both designated resources (infrastructures, materials, equipment, etc.) and organization of the teaching force.In this context, the aim of our research is to improve educational practices by designing quality measures that are both friendly to the environment and hazardous free. The aim here is to assure adequate art studio and laboratory management, and provide students with hazard free health and environmentally safe concepts that can be incorporated in their professional lives.The school of Fine Arts at the University of Barcelona is part of a pilot program, where our experience in educational innovation and research is serving as a reference for the implantation of OSHAS 18001 norms.

Safety and sustainability research for university schools of fine arts

Designing new teaching programs for both undergraduate and graduate university studies involves integrating concepts and methodologies regarding quality, work safety and hazard prevention, and environmental protection. One of the challenges facing Spanish research within the realm of European Higher Education concerns health and safety issues in the Arts.In the case of Fine Arts, student exploration is one of the fundamental pillars of the study program; therefore it is imperative that art studios be optimized. This optimization affects both designated resources (infrastructures, materials, equipment, etc.) and organization of the teaching force.In this context, the aim of our research is to improve educational practices by designing quality measures that are both friendly to the environment and hazardous free. The aim here is to assure adequate art studio and laboratory management, and provide students with hazard free health and environmentally safe concepts that can be incorporated in their professional lives.The school of Fine Arts at the University of Barcelona is part of a pilot program, where our experience in educational innovation and research is serving as a reference for the implantation of OSHAS 18001 norms.

Safety and sustainability research for university schools of fine arts

Designing new teaching programs for both undergraduate and graduate university studies involves integrating concepts and methodologies regarding quality, work safety and hazard prevention, and environmental protection. One of the challenges facing Spanish research within the realm of European Higher Education concerns health and safety issues in the Arts.In the case of Fine Arts, student exploration is one of the fundamental pillars of the study program; therefore it is imperative that art studios be optimized. This optimization affects both designated resources (infrastructures, materials, equipment, etc.) and organization of the teaching force.In this context, the aim of our research is to improve educational practices by designing quality measures that are both friendly to the environment and hazardous free. The aim here is to assure adequate art studio and laboratory management, and provide students with hazard free health and environmentally safe concepts that can be incorporated in their professional lives.The school of Fine Arts at the University of Barcelona is part of a pilot program, where our experience in educational innovation and research is serving as a reference for the implantation of OSHAS 18001 norms.