Guarantee Strategy for the Safety of Agricultural Industry in Hunan Province

The safety of agricultural industry in Hunan Province shows an upward trend from"basically safe"to"very safe",but the state in the"safe"or"very safe"range is still unstable.In view of this,Hunan Province should guarantee the agricultural production ability,cultivate and enhance the core competitiveness of agriculture,firmly grasp the agricultural control power,attach importance to the export quality of agri-cultural products and other aspects to ensure the safety of agricultural industry.

Application of fuzzy integrated evaluation in the safety of coal industry of China

Based on fuzzy integrated evaluation theory, the safety of coal industry was analyzed, the factors affecting the safety of coal industry was considered, and its fuzzy in- tegrated estimating theory and results were given. Finally this paper proposed a new method of industry safety estimation. According to this method, we can integrate the fac- tors affecting coal industry and deal with the parameters and targets of evaluating factors by quantitative analysis, thus give a scientific and reasonable safety degree analyzing evaluation.

Evaluation of Agricultural Industry Safety in Hunan Province——Based on Factor Analysis and Fuzzy Comprehensive Evaluation

By constructing the index system of " four forces" and adopting the fuzzy comprehensive evaluation model under the new membership function,this paper makes an empirical analysis on the safety of agricultural industry in Hunan Province from 2001 to 2013. The results show that the safety degree of Hunan agricultural industry is always in the range of " basically safe" and above,it was in the range of " safe" in 2010 and 2011,in the range of " very safe" in 2013,and in the range of " basically safe" in the other years; the indices of productive force,competitiveness and dependency of agricultural industry is always in the state of " basically safe" or above,while the index of control force of agricultural industry is in the trend of changing from " basically safe" to " unsafe". Therefore,it is necessary to accelerate the innovation process of agricultural industry and improve the export quality of agricultural products,especially to establish a stricter market mechanism for foreign capital entry and foreign capital merger and acquisition,improve the control power of agricultural industry,and provide favorable guarantee for the safety of agricultural industry.

OSH star enterprise pilot scheme——a partnership approach to improve the safety performance of construction industry in Hong Kong SAR

Background: The Occupational Safety and Health Council(OSHC) is committed to improve the safety performance of the high risk construction industry.In the past three years,about 40% of the fatal accidents in the construction industry were related to Renovation,Maintenance,Alteration and Addition(RMAA).Due to the poor safety record,some of the RMAA contractors have difficulty in obtaining the Employees' Compensation Insurance(ECI) cover in the market,or if they could obtain the ECI,the premium rate would be exceedingly high.In view of this,the OSHC,the Labour Department jointly launched"OSH Star Enterprise-Pilot Scheme on Safety Accreditation for the RMAA Industry",which prompts the industry to take practicable safety measures to improve the safety of working environment and reduce occupational injuries.The program also helps the stakeholders and insurers to identify safety-conscious contractors and thereby provide them with a favourable premium rate under the Employees' Compensation Insurance Residual Scheme(ECIRS).Objectives: The OSHC launches the Pilot Scheme to improve the safety performance of the RMAA industry through providing safety training,subsidizing enterprise to purchase safety equipment and providing safety audit.We also use financial incentive to encourage RMAA enterprises to join the Pilot Scheme-for those who are accredited as "OSH Star Enterprise"could receive a premium discount from the ERIRS when obtaining the ECI.The scheme also differentiates those safety-conscious and law-abiding enterprises from the poor performers,which helps the industry and public identifying the RMAA contractors who pay attention to work safety.Methods: The Pilot Scheme targets RMAA enterprises that employ less than 50 employees in Hong Kong.A three-pronged approach is used to improve the safety performance of the RMAA industry: the Pilot Scheme provides(1) financial support for the RMAA contractors to buy a transportable temporary anchor device and full body safety harness and its anchor system;(2) safety training on RMAA work safety and safety & health supervisor course;and(3) safety audit.Results: Enterprises that successfully pass the safety audit and satisfied the Scheme requirements will be accredited as"OSH Star Enterprise",which will be valid for two years.These enterprises can also be upgraded to"OSH Gold Star Enterprise"based on their continuous improvement in safety performance.OSHC will set up a register of OSH-accredited enterprises in RMAA works for reference of the public to facilitate their choosing of accredited contractors.The Employees' Compensation Insurance Residual Scheme Bureau will provide privileged premium rate for enterprises with OSH accreditation."OSH Star Enterprise"could enjoy 40% discounts when joining their insurance scheme.For example,a skilled worker's annual premium can be reduced by about HK $ 36,000.While,the "OSH Gold Star Enterprise"could enjoy 50% discounts when joining their insurance scheme,which means a skilled worker's annual premium can be reduced up to HK $ 45,000.Achievements: This Pilot Scheme offers practical assistance as well as attractive financial incentives for the RMAA industry to improve their safety performance.The Employees'Compensation Insurance Residual Scheme provides premium discounts for enterprises that have a good safety record.It provides incentive for RMAA contractors to actively participate in the Pilot Scheme.The Scheme demonstrates that by providing a safe working environment and appropriate personal protective equipment to workers,the enterprise not only helps to reduce the accident rate of the industry but also receive an economic return.The Pilot Scheme bridges stakeholders of RMAA industry,the government and the insurance industry creating an "all-win"situation.This partnership approach to prevent injuries and accidents in the construction industry could be an effective model for other industries.

Early Warning of Agricultural Industrial Safety in Hunan Province:Based on Entropy Weighted Grey Relational Analyses

In this article,early warning analyses on agricultural industrial safety in Hunan Province from 2001 to 2013 are performed by constructing a four-indexed evaluation system and adopting the entropy weighted grey relational analysis model.The results show that Hunan's agricultural industrial safety showed a good trend of transforming from"heavy warning"to"light warning";the early warning results of agricultural industrial productivity index and the overall index remained consistent and performed well;the agricultural industrial competitiveness index and dependence index changed frequently and fluctuated around"medium warning";and the control power index showed a deteriorating trend from"light warning"to"heavy warning".Therefore,support shall be increased continuously for the agricultural industry in terms of system construction,policy support and capital supply,and technological innovations and system innovations in the agricultural industry shall be promoted,especially for the improvement of the independent control of domestic capital,truly ensuring the efficiency,stability and safety of the agricultural industry development.

Drone Applications for Preventing and Responding HAZMAT Disaster

Introduction: This article describes some possibilities of drone applications for pre-venting and responding hazardous materials disasters. Methods: Apart from reviewing the little professional literature available, the author relied on his own practical expe-rience and adopted other researchers’ related findings. He also applied logical reason-ing, systematization as well as adopting an economic approach—to assess efficiency. Results: There are two basic possibilities for the use of drones in the field of chemical disasters: one is for prevention to support the work of authorities, while the other is connected to the response to accidents or disasters. To summarize the research find-ings, the author explored the typical possibilities for use, illustrating with actual exam-ples to prove their usefulness, identified certain risks and made recommendations on further researches.

Call For Paper 5th International Maritime Conference on DESIGN FOR SAFETY and 4th Workshop on RISK-BASED APPROACHES IN THE MARINE INDUSTRIES

In 1999, the first International Maritime Confere- nce on Design for Safety was successfully held in Glasgow, UK as a WEGEMT Euro Conference with the sponsorship of the European Commission. Respo- nding to the expectation from the world maritime safety community, the second was held in 2004 in Japan. The third and fourth were held in USA, 2007 and Italy, 2010, respectively. This year the Design for Safety conference including a single event of the 4th Workshop on Risk-Based Approaches in the Marine Industries will be held in Shanghai on November 25- 27, 2013. The conference is organized by Shanghai Jiao Tong University and is co-organized/sponsored by Marine Design and Research Institute of China （MARIC） and China Classification Society （CCS~.