THEMES - Thematic Network for Safety Assessment of Waterborne Transport
Overview
Background & policy context:
THEMES was a Thematic Network (TN) funded by the European Commission under the 5th Framework Programme for Research, Technological Development and Demonstration. The network was co-ordinated by Det Norske Veritas, with Bureau Veritas taking part in the secretariat. The network was founded on the basis of work carried out in previous concerted actions and EU-funded projects. The results from Concerted Action on Formal Safety and Environmental Assessment (CA-FSEA) and BERTRANC (Concerted action on casualty analysis) are of special importance.
Objectives:
The overall goal of THEMES is to improve industrial safety and environmental protection in shipping, through support to and development of a pro-active safety culture.
A thematic network is a framework for reaching the overall goal of this research activity. Its suitability is particularly apparent in reaching a critical mass of participants with the view of contributing to a harmonised approach to the subjects under discussions and to common implementation strategies.
The project objective is to enable the overall goal with regard to shipping safety and marine environmental protection to be achieved by initiating and effectively managing a programme of work aimed at establishing a common knowledge base and a comprehensive framework of safety assessment and safety management for waterborne transport.
Methodology:
The objective will be met by:
- describing state-of-the-art for aspects related to safety assessment including human factor issues;
- establishing a common framework for safety assessment based on present standards;
- describing requirements and implementation strategies for improved knowledge on risk factors;
- identifying knowledge gaps and proposing further research to be carried out; and by
- making available and disseminating present knowledge for safety assessments.
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