The initiative to this book came from the Norwegian Centre for Maritime Medicine. From our network we have recruited experts of maritime medicine to contribute with authorship to this "first edition". The ...
... evaluation and management of health-related risks and demands on people at sea. People may be at sea for a variety of reasons, working in maritime transportation and the fishing industries, travelling ...
ALF MAGNE HORNELAND Medical selection inevitably involves differential treatment of individuals. Some will be allowed to work in a specific position or profession, while others will be denied. The ...
... College of Ireland, Co. Cork, Ireland. Introduction A ship is a ‘hole’ in the water that we put people into. It contains the complex work dynamics of any group of people working on a common task. ...
... a range of legal instruments that they adopt as the basis for common international standards. Conventions are the most binding form of instrument. A convention is an agreement worked out by interested ...
... from surveillance as evidence on whether there are shortcomings in the risk assessment and risk management. Often information from a group of exposed workers needs to be analysed. Health surveillance, ...
... worked as editor from 2017 to 2021, and Alf Magne Horneland and Jon Magnus Haga took over in the final phase when she moved on to other her new position. Tim Carter has given important editorial advice ...
... research is focused on epidemiology of infectious disease related to cross-border health threats, maritime health, water safety and health and hygiene on cruise ships. She has been working as the manager ...
... Dr Herttua has experience and interests particularly in topics such as health inequalities, mortality, morbidity, mental health, medication use, work environment, evacuations at sea, alcohol-related harm ...
... of medical care and devotion to his work on minimizing community exposures to marine contaminants. Specifically, he has overseen the examinations of over 3,000 Faroe Islanders of five prospective studies ...
Patrick Steenacker started his career as a seafarer. He has 24 years experience seagoing and inland shipping. After his years at sea he worked at a Maritime Company, where he was 12 years worldwide consultant ...
... Chamber of Shipping. Sue worked at the Norwegian Centre of Maritime and Diving Medicine until July 2020 and has previously held Medical Director positions at Carnival UK and International SOS, London. ...
Dr. med. Clara Schlaich, MPH (Johns Hopkins University, USA) ist an epidemiologist and medical doctor specialized in infectious diseases and occupational medicine. She has worked in the field of maritime ...
Sandra Roberts, as a registered nurse with 45 years’ experience, has worked in many settings including the military. She was senior lecturer at Warsash Maritime Academy responsible for the delivery of ...
Christopher Petrie is a Canadian qualified lawyer who joined Gard AS in 1994. He worked in Gard’s People Claims Department from 1999 – 2019 and has been involved in numerous crew-related projects over ...
George Panagakos is a senior researcher at the Technical University of Denmark (DTU) and works on the environmental performance of transport operations with a specialization in shipping and policy related ...
After my graduation I did my first education as a nurse. While working as a nurse I started studying Medicine at the Heinrich-Heine-University in Düsseldorf, Germany. First experience of working abroad ...
Myrseth is a Police Superintendent in Bergen, West Police District, currently working as an on-scene commander. On Three occasions during 2016 and 2017 she participated in two different operations at sea ...
Vivek Associate Director, Global Operations & Industry Engagement of The Maritime Anti-Corruption Network (MACN). Vivek is responsible for engaging the maritime industry towards MACN’s vision, executing ...