Symposium 2023
The SAF€RA Symposium 2023 was hosted by FonCSI in Toulouse, France.
This symposium showcased the latest results from SAF€RA-funded projects, highlighting advances in worker safety.

Opening of the Symposium
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Welcome address by Mª Nieves de la Peña Loroño, OSALAN & Chairperson of SAF€RA
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Welcome address by Jean Paries, Scientific Director at Foncsi
Presentations from SAF€RA funded projects
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Robot-assisted Environmental Monitoring for Air Quality Assessment (RASEM) - Mikko Poikkimäki (FIOH, Finland)
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Safety assessment of flow battery electrolytes (SABATLE) - Claudia Mair-Bauernfeind (University of Graz, Austria)
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Hazard characterization of graphene-based nanomaterials in energy production and storage (GrapHazard) - Marco Pelin (University of Trieste, Italy)
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On dynamic capabilities for resilience in industrial supply chains – Lessons learned from a SAF€RA affiliated project - Arto Reiman (University of Oulu, Finland)
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Lithium-ion battery’s life cycle: safety risks and risk management at workplaces - Carita Aschan (FIOH, Finland)
Keynotes
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Talking about tradeoffs, adaptation and resilience - Jean Paries (Foncsi, France)
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Safety of hydrogen in the energy transition - Benjamin Truchot (INERIS, France)
Round table on the “Tradeoffs between safety and sustainability in all transitions”
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Panelists: Alexandar Pogany (Federal Ministry for Climate Action, Environment, Energy, Mobility, Innovation and Technology, Austria), Olivier Salvi (INERIS DEVELOPPEMENT, France)
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Topics:
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Addressing the tradeoffs between different risks, e.g. for H2
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Safe and sustainable by design for green technologies to eliminate the tradeoff between different risks, sustainability and safety
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Management of change in safety-related transitions
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