The SAF€RA Brokerage Event for the 10th Joint Call  took place online on 12 March 2026 , bringing together researchers, industry representatives, safety professionals and public organisations interested in collaborative research on industrial and occupational safety. The event introduced the objectives and funding modalities of the 10th SAF€RA Joint Call , entitled: “Innovative solutions and technologies to improve safety of workers and emergency responders.” Participants had

The rapid growth of electric vehicles will generate a large volume of end-of-life lithium-ion batteries — creating a significant secondary market for second-life applications. While second-life LIBs offer clear environmental and economic benefits, they also introduce complex safety challenges. Current standards are largely designed for first-life batteries and do not fully reflect the heterogeneous history, ageing behaviour and failure characteristics of repurposed cells and

SAF€RA is pleased to share that results from the SAF€RA-funded HumanDT project will be presented during a dedicated Technical Day at BIEMH 2026  (Bilbao Exhibition Centre, Spain) on 4 March 2026 . The event will introduce the forthcoming HumanDT Guideline , which provides practical recommendations for the design and implementation of safe, ethical and human-centric Digital Twins in manufacturing , aligned with the principles of Industry 5.0. Digital Twin technologies are rap