Risk assessment in work environments: modeling and simulation

  • Authors:
  • Mariagrazia Fugini;Claudia Raibulet;Luigi Ubezio

  • Affiliations:
  • Dipartimento di Elettronica e Informazione, Politecnico di Milano, Milan, Italy;Dipartimento di Informatica, Sistemistica e Comunicazione, Universitá degli Studi di Milano-Bicocca, Milan, Italy;Dipartimento di Informatica, Sistemistica e Comunicazione, Universitá degli Studi di Milano-Bicocca, Milan, Italy

  • Venue:
  • Concurrency and Computation: Practice & Experience
  • Year:
  • 2012

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Abstract

The paper proposes a characterization of risks and a service-oriented prototype to face risky situations in work environments, such as in industrial plants or building construction areas. A risk is the overture of emergencies that produce human and/or material damages. Therefore, it is particularly critical to identify and manage risks to avoid their evolution into emergencies. In this paper, we outline the technological features of a risk environment and propose a risk model and a service-based simulation prototype aimed to improve safety in work environments. We discuss engineering issues concerning risk modeling and management. Furthermore, we propose a risk management system solution and its related implemented prototype composed of services able to detect and also to prevent the occurrence of risk conditions. Copyright © 2012 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.