Browsing TØI Vitenarkiv by Author "Nævestad, Tor-Olav"

A survey of vehicle fires in Norwegian road tunnels 2008-2011

Nævestad, Tor-Olav; Meyer, Sunniva Frislid (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2013-12-31)

Norway is one of the countries that constructs most road tunnels, and there are well over 1000 in the country today. The aim of this study is to map the prevalence and describe the characteristics of vehicle fires in ...

Care organisations role as intermediaries between the authorities and the marginalised in crisis management

Nero, Kristi; Orru, Kati; Nævestad, Tor-Olav; Olson, Alexandra; Schobert, Maira; Windsheimer, Peter; Keränen, Jaana; Jukarainen, Pirjo; Kajganovic, Jelena (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2023-02-15)

Social service providers work to alleviate social disadvantages, which may particularly loom during crises. These organisations have a close understanding of the needs of their clients. However, this knowledge is rarely ...

Competence, equipment and behavioural adaptation on Norwegian winter roads: A comparison of foreign and Norwegian HGV drivers

Nævestad, Tor-Olav; Sagberg, Fridulv; Levlin, Gunhild Meyer; Bjørnskau, Torkel (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021-02-03)

There seems to be a widespread view that foreign lorry drivers’ lack of competence on Norwegian roads, especially related to winter driving, is a signiﬁcant safety problem. It has, however, been suggested that foreign heavy ...

A critical appraisal of individual social capital in crisis response

Morsut, Claudia; Kuran, Christian Henrik Alexander; Kruke, Bjørn Ivar; Nævestad, Tor-Olav; Orru, Kati; Hansson, Sten (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021-07-30)

Eco driving as a road safety measure: Before and after study of three companies

Nævestad, Tor-Olav (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022-10-14)

This study reports the results of a natural before and after study of economic driving and use of fleet management system recording driving style as a road safety measure. The study includes three companies studied on three ...

Effects on accidents of police checks of drivers of heavy goods vehicles in Norway

Elvik, Rune; Pasnin, Live Tanum; Nævestad, Tor-Olav (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022-04-22)

During the period from 2007 to 2019, the number of drivers of heavy goods vehicles checked by the trafﬁc police in Norway varied substantially. It declined during the ﬁrst years of the period, then increased. This paper ...

The engagement of informal volunteers in disaster management in Europe

Nahkur, Oliver; Orru, Kati; Hansson, Sten; Jukarainen, Pirjo; Myllylä, Miia; Krüger, Marco; Max, Matthias; Savadori, Lucia; Nævestad, Tor-Olav; Meyer, Sunniva Frislid; Schieffelers, Abriel; Olson, Alexandra; Lovasz, Gabriella; Rhinard, Mark (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022-11-04)

Informal volunteering is increasingly important in disaster management, but authorities remain cautious about collaborating with informal volunteers. Relatively little is known about the extent to which informal volunteers ...

Estimating Safety Outcomes of Increased Organisational Safety Management in Trucking Companies

Nævestad, Tor-Olav; Phillips, Ross Owen; Hovi, Inger Beate; Jordbakke, Guri Natalie; Elvik, Rune (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022-05-06)

The present study investigated possible consequences for the number of killed and seriously injured (KSI) in traffic if trucking companies in Norway introduced the organisational safety management (OSM) measures in the ...

Examining the most accident-prone sector within commercial aviation: Why do accidents with light inland helicopters occur, and how can we improve safety?

Nævestad, Tor-Olav; Bye, Rolf Johan; Antonsen, Stian; Berge, Siri Hegna; Hesjevoll, Ingeborg Storesund; Elvebakk, Beate (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021-03-18)

Light inland helicopter has for several years been the most accident-prone sector within commercial aviation, with a more than 10 times higher accident risk than offshore helicopters. The main aims of this article are to: ...

Factors contributing to the decline in the number of heavy goods vehicles involved in injury accidents in Norway from 2007 to 2020

Elvik, Rune; Nævestad, Tor-Olav; Sagberg, Fridulv; Hesjevoll, Ingeborg Storesund; Hovi, Inger Beate (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022-12-14)

There has been a large decline in the number of police reported injury accidents on public roads in Norway after 2007. The decline has been particularly large for accidents involving heavy goods vehicles. From 2007 to 2020, ...

Factors influencing safety in a sample of marked pedestrian crossings selected for safety inspections in the city of Oslo

Elvik, Rune; Sørensen, Michael Wøhlk Jæger; Nævestad, Tor-Olav (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2013-05-22)

This paper reports an analysis of factors influencing safety in a sample of marked pedestrian crossings in the city of Oslo, Norway. The sample consists of 159 marked pedestrian crossings where a total of 316 accidents ...

Framework conditions of occupational safety: Comparing Norwegian maritime cargo and passenger transport

Nævestad, Tor-Olav; Størkersen, Kristine Vedal; Laiou, Alexandra; Yannis, George (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018-10-26)

Seafaring is among the most hazardous occupations, and more knowledge is needed to inform preventive measures. One way of developing such knowledge is to compare different sub-sectors, to shed light on factors influencing ...

How can regulatory authorities improve safety in organizations by influencing safety culture? A conceptual model of the relationships and a discussion of implications

Nævestad, Tor-Olav; Hesjevoll, Ingeborg Storesund; Elvik, Rune (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021-06-17)

Regulators have increasingly started to focus on safety culture. The causal link between regulatory initiatives to improve safety culture and a potential decline in accidents may, however, appear like a “black box”, involving ...

How can we explain improvements in organizational information security culture in an organization providing critical infrastructure?

Nævestad, Tor-Olav; Honerud, Jon Hovland; Meyer, Sunniva Frislid (Chapter, 2018-06-15)

The aims of the present study are to 1) Compare results from a study conducted before and a study conducted after efforts to improve organizational information security culture in an organization providing critical ...