Tag Archives: accidents

Global Energy Giant Equinor Records Continued Safety Improvements in Q3 2023

(IN BRIEF) Equinor, a global energy company, reports a continued improvement in safety as it records a decline in serious incidents and injuries per million hours worked in the third quarter of 2023. The serious incident frequency remains steady at … Read the full press release

Granvia launches two prevention campaigns to promote road safety in Slovakia

(PRESS RELEASE) RUEIL-MALMAISON, 26-Mar-2021 — /EuropaWire/ — VINCI Highways’ subsidiary Granvia announces the launch of two prevention campaigns in Slovakia. The campaigns are in replacement of its traditional “Safety Days” which the concession company is unable to organise due to … Read the full press release

Atos joins Horizon 2020 program’s Search & Rescue project to support First Responder teams during rescue operations

(PRESS RELEASE) MADRID, 12-Nov-2020 — /EuropaWire/ — Digital transformation leader, Atos announces its participation in the European research project Search & Rescue (S&R). The project aims to support First Responder teams during rescue operations – following natural disasters, accidents or … Read the full press release

Destatis: total of 36,900 accidents occurred under the influence of alcohol during 2013 in Germany

WIESBADEN, 29-12-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Following Ascension Day (Father’s Day), New Year’s Day 2013 was the day of the year when most alcohol-related road traffic accidents occurred. The Federal Statistical Office (Destatis) reports that, on the first day of the new year, … Read the full press release

University of Duisburg-Essen Chemists develop nanopaste for the repair of bone defects

Balsam for the Bones 23-5-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — Following accidents or cancer surgery surgeons often have to transplant healthy bone tissue or synthetic material to repair the resulting bone defects. Unfortunately, these procedures do not always have the desired effect. Now … Read the full press release

The European Parliament adopted the EU legislative proposal on safety of offshore oil and gas operations in EU

Energy Commissioner Oettinger welcomes Parliament adoption of offshore legislation Brussels, 21-5-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — Günther Oettinger, EU Commissioner for Energy said: “I welcome this major step enhancing the safety of offshore oil and gas production in the EU. Past accidents have shown … Read the full press release