Risk Management and Safety Engineering

Dear Colleagues,

The contents of this Special Issue refer to the main question on “Sustainable Risk Management: How we can manage risks in a responsible manner?”

This subject was selected in response to the uncertainties that make safety decision making very difficult. The possibility of making a wrong decision has particular relevance due to the increasing complexity of all managing aspects characterizing contemporary system. Hence, an approach based on a more holistic perspective allows us to assure a state of resilience and sustainability.

In fact, sustainability and safety risk management are still underestimated issues within the concept of sustainability, although fostering the promotion of safety, health, and workplace welfare play a critical role in sustainable development at individual, organizational and societal levels.

Evidence of the requirement to approach the theme of sustainable risk management is among the difficulties to explain and resolve the problems of health and safety, row materials and power generation.

The hindered uptake of innovative solutions and rigorous standards in many product sectors shall be replaced by responsible networking and sharing of knowledge to technology and management development.

Our scientific community feel a moral obligation to contribute to decision making and to outline policies based on scientific approach. This Special Issue aims to provide a collection of the current advances and cutting-edge approaches in risk management and sustainable safety engineering considering a thorough point of view.

For these reasons, we would like to call on all colleagues to collaborate and engage with this special topic.

Prof. Dr. Mara Lombardi
Prof. Fatma El Zahraa Ashour
Prof. Massimo Guarascio
Dr. Mario Fargnoli
Guest Editors

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