New skills needed to avoid major disasters
Regulations and procedures in themselves are not enough to ensure safety during oil-drilling operations, conclude SINTEF researchers who have studied the accident investigation reports from the Deepwater Horizon disaster in the Gulf of Mexico.
Contact: Ranveig Kviseth Tinmannsvik

Cost of cancer in the Nordic countries
A comparative study of health care costs and public income loss compensation payments related to cancer in the Nordic countries in 2007.
Contact: Jorid Kalseth

A week of sick-leave costs 13,000 kroner
Industry has estimated that a week of sick-leave costs.
Contact: Karl-Gerhard Hem

Award for Design Excellence for a sleeping bag for women
Our Work Physiology Laboratory has contributed to the development of the innovative product.
Contact: Mariann Sandsund

Still lack of knowledge about fatigue diseases
Few municipalities offer services sufficient for the needs of patients with CFS/ME.
Contact: Jan Wilhelm Lippestad

SINTEF on the World Cup team
 SINTEF is research partner to Swix for the development of the new racing suit.
Contact: Hilde Færevik

Possible to reduce absenteeism and increase job presence by focusing on work environment, management and local cooperation.
It is still too much focus on repair rather than prevention, a new study on inclusive employment in municipalities.
Contact: Solveig Osborg Ose

New FME - "energy team" with a social perspective
SINTEF Technology and Society is a partner in one of three new national centers for sustainable energy (FME).
Contact: Arne Magne Stokka