Month: January 2019

“A lot of new research challenges some of the traditional ways of approaching safety promotion”

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Course leader presentation: Pete Kines Safety Promotion – Research and Good Practice, 7th – 9th of May 2019, Hanaholmen/Hanasaari, Espoo (Helsinki area), Finland Presentation of Pete Kines, Senior scientific researcher, The National Research Centre for the Working Environment Pete Kines (psychologist and PhD-civil engineering) has been involved in safety promotion since 1996 in both traffic and … Continued

How to communicate and use science

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How to communicate and use science Introduction to the course “Finding and Implementing Scientific Evidence”, 10th – 12th of April 2019, National and University Library of Iceland, Reykjavik, Iceland Jani Ruotsalainen, Managing Editor, Cochrane Work Review Group Apparently we live in the time of post-truth and alternative facts. However, we do not have to take … Continued

“It is important to discuss what kind of information is actually trustworthy and who we can label as being credible experts”

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Course leader presentation: Jani Ruotsalainen Finding and Implementing Scientific Evidence – a core element in OSH expertise, 10th – 12th of April 2019, National and University Library of Iceland, Reykjavik, Iceland Presentation of Jani Ruotsalainen, Managing Editor, Finnish Institute of Occupational Health I am a research psychologist by training and I have been working in … Continued