Noise induced hearing loss (NIHL) is one of the most common occupational diseases. This is a fact even if most countries have legislations specifying how much sound employees can be exposed to. Therefore new models for NIHL seem to be necessary to...
A Norwegian satellite project could provide broadband coverage in the Arctic. Telenor Satellite Broadcasting AS and the Norwegian Space Centre have joined forces in a project that aims to identify future needs for data communication in the Arctic.
SINTEF has developed a new tool for mapping of noise from road traffic. It is in use by NPRA – Norwegian Public Road Administration to monitor the noise pollution that bothers 1 500 000 Norwegians on a daily basis.
Every 5 years since 1979 SINTEF has performed nationally extensive registries of patients in mental health care. The registries have included all patients in 24-hour institutions and under private care at the time of registry. From 1989 onwards...
Norway has the opportunity to develop the macroalgae cultivation to a new, large industry. Industrial cultivation of macroalgae gives many opportunities within the production of bioenergy, food and health food, chemicals, and contributes to...
In order to improve reliability related to operation of flexible risers there is need for cooperation, improvements and systematic work. The starting point should be an industry consensus of what is the current status and secondly promote and obtain...
Does the current regime work? Follow-up, dialogue, reporting, controls and sanctions.
The main goal is to improve the clinical understanding of relationships between clinical/radiological characteristics, disease courses and treatment responses in brain tumor patients. This will enable improved classification and improve patient...
The project is based on a health and function obstacle perspective focusing on sports and leisure activities for elite athletes and recreational athletes. The goal is to create more opportunities for people with functional reduction units so that...
The overall objective of the project is to establish basic understanding of deep water pipeline repair welding and hot tapping, as studied in both national and international laboratories using pressure chambers to simulate dry hyperbaric welding...
The main goal of the project is to establish criteria and solutions for safe and cost-effective application of materials for hydrocarbon exploration and production in arctic regions.
SINTEF Fisheries and Aquaculture has for years worked with environmental analysis of Norwegian seafood. We have, among other things, shown where and how the Norwegian fishing and aquaculture industries can reduce their climate impact.
Mental health care in the municipalities include prevention, diagnosis and function, early intervention and treatment in general, rehabilitation, follow-up, psychosocial support and counseling and referral to specialist services. The possessing...
This project use anthropological method and theory to study the health and safety in the fishing fleet.
The aim of CheckIT is to assist the companies and other actors in identifying and solving security and safety problems that arise in a network of cooperating firms relying on ICT systems.. Our experience suggests that the method also can help actors...
HFC - Human Factors in Control is a network for researchers, industry and consultants that are working with human factors (HF - Human Factors).
ELCOM-90 is an efficient tool for data communication between control centres as well as for communication between substations and control centres.
Dynamic models of wind farms for power system studies This Annex facilitated an international collaboration organised under the International Energy Agency (IEA) Implementing Agreement for Co-operation in the Research and Development of Wind...