Public standards for chicken chain in Vietnam are mainly offered by MARD. In comparison with international recognized practices, the standard system is not complete in all aspects of governancemanagement, operational management of certification schemes and standard content. The main problem with governance …

Pilot fatigue has been identified as a determinative factor in various safety events, leading to the introduction of Fatigue Risk Management regulations and standards worldwide. The scope of this study was to examine whether event and pilot characteristics recorded in safety investigation reports were …

Nursing staff working in long-term institutional care attend to residents with an increasing number of severe physical and cognitive limitations. To exchange information about the health status of these residents, accurate nursing documentation is important to ensure the safety of residents. This study …

Background. There is an increasing need for a worldwide professional integration of conventional medicine and traditional/complementary whole medical systems (WMSs). However, the integration is perceived by conventional medicine as problematic or unacceptable, because of a supposed lack of evidence for …

This research was executed in response to the behaviour of many personnel during a Risk Advisory and Assurance Services (RAAS)-audit on board a R-class vessel of Holland America Line (HAL), one of the subsidiary companies of Carnival Corporation. A RAAS-audit is an internal audit performed by auditors …

The remarkable and continuous growth of the unmanned aircraft market has brought new safety related challenges, as those are recorded in various accident and incident reports. Although drones with an operating weight higher than 20-25Kgs are technologically advanced and often subject to standards (e.g., …

Sustainability challenges are among the most complex and difficult problems facing businesses today. These challenges involve many actors and interests and overlapping concerns, and addressing them requires significant investments and out-of-the-box thinking. Issues such as safety, supplier compliance, …

De onderhandelingen tussen de EU en de VS (Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership - TTIP) begonnen in 2013. Ze hebben als doel het slechten van handelsbarrières en het harmoniseren en standaardiseren van voorschriften. In de thesis wordt onderzocht, in hoeverre de regelgeving in de EU op het …

This research paper concerns itself with the technical and political obstacles of securing the EU cyber space against espionage and surveillance both amongst the member states and particularly those emerging from foreign powers. The scope of the research is limited to signals intelligence (SIGINT) related …

The current water management of the Ooijpolder is focused on discharging the excess domestic water to the Waal. This takes place by one (or in heavy rain two) pumps. Due to safety standards it is mandatory to have two additional pumps which can support the discharge of the water in case of extreme rainfall …