ESPRiT 592deg
 
 
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"ENHANCING INDUSTRIAL SAFETY, ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AND RISK MANAGEMENT IN SERBIA BY MEANS OF DEDICATED TRAINING, EDUCATION AND TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER"
Acronym: ESPRiT 592deg
Start date: June 1, 2008
End date: May 31, 2010
Total project value: ~ 0.45 Million €
Project coordinator: Steinbeis Transfer Institute Advanced Risk Technologies
Total number of partners: 12
Contact person (name/email): Prof. Dr. Aleksandar Jovanovic / jovanovicrisk-technologies.com
Project webpage R-Tech/EU-VRi: http://www.esprit.risk-technologies.com/
Official webpage (coordinator): www.risk-technologies.com
On-the-job training - visit to EnBW Power Plant Altbach, September 17, 2009
Description: ESPRiT is a project aimed at improving of industrial safety and environmental protection by means of enhanced Risk Management in the companies, especially in the small and medium enterprises (SMEs).

The “infrastructures” needed for the achievement of the project goals have been developed in the project and have included:
• the educational infrastructure
• the IT-infrastructure, local offices and
• the modules of the special courses which became part of the curricula at the Serbian Universities.

This overall infrastructure should help the Serbian government (e.g. the Ministries responsible for Environment and Education), as well as the innovation centers at the Universities of Belgrade and Novi Sad, to create a sustainable set of measures for improvement of industrial and occupational safety, and environmental protection in Serbia.

The key elements of the education and training concept were implementation of an overall risk management system compatible with the EU-norms, and education of the HSE (Health, Safety, Environment) responsible professionals, according to the EU and German practices. The implementation of this concept has taken into account the specific factors and difficulties in Serbia such as, e.g., those in the area of education. In parallel to these technical activities a comprehensive dissemination and PR network has been created created.

Main results of the project have included:
• 14 different 5-days courses prepared
• 21 instances of the courses held
• 843 participants of the courses
• 742 certified risk professionals
• 25 certified risk examiners and senor risk assessors
• 18 trained trainers for ESPRiT courses
• two universities have extended the education curricula using ESPRiT courses.

As a measurable parameter of the successful project implementation, the KPIs (Key Performance Indicators), at least 2 of them in 2 Serbian plants have been improved by at least 5 % as the result of the project.

On the overall economic plan, the project lead to increased attractiveness of Serbia for foreign investors, due to the improved possibilities to meet the requirements resulting from the use of the EU legislation.

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