Acronym SAFE@SEA
Category
Fisheries
Title Protective clothing for improved safety and performance in the fisheries Programme FP7
Instrument (FP6)
Contact Type (FP7)
Strand (Interreg)
FP7 - Collaborative Project targeted to a Special Group (such as SMEs)
Theme (FP7)
Activity Area (FP6)
Regional Area (Interreg)
Action (COST)
NMP – Nano-sciences, nano-technologies, Materials and new Production Technologies
Specific Programme (FP7)
Cooperation
Funding source European Coordinator Hilde Færevik Coordinator email Hilde.Ferevik@sintef.no
Coordinator institution
SINTEF - SINTEF (Norway)
Institutions involved
CenTexBel - Belgian Textile Research Centre (Belgium) ,
NA - F.O.V. Fabrics AB (Sweden) ,
NA - Grado Zero Espace srl (Italy) ,
NA - Hansen Protection AS (Norway) ,
IMHA - International Maritime Health Association (Belgium) ,
ISP - International Safety Products Ltd (United Kingdom) ,
LEIA - Leia Foundation. Technological Development Center (Spain) ,
NA - Ohmatex ApS (Denmark) ,
NA - Oy B-Huhta AB (Finland) ,
NA - Sisyfos AS (Norway) ,
NA - Swerea IVF AB (Sweden) ,
TUT - Tampere University of Technology (Finland) ,
Start year 2009 End year 2012 Funding (€) € 4,187,848 Website https://cordis.europa.eu/project/id/229334 Summary Safe@Sea addresses the strategic objective to reduce the risk of injury in complex systems through advanced personal protective equipment. The main objective of Safe@Sea is to develop a new generation of advanced personal protective clothing for the fishing industry that will lead to a significant increase in safety without reducing work performance. Fishing is among the most dangerous of all professions. The concept behind Safe@Sea is to increase safety by implementing improved solutions for buoyancy, tear and puncture resistance, head and hand protection, emergency warning and positioning systems. This will be achieved by the integration of state of the art materials and ICT systems and the development of new high performance materials. An ergonomic design will be developed to solve the contradictory requirements of functionality, comfort and safety. Specifications will be developed (WP2) that provide input to concept development and prototyping (WP3) in close interaction with development and integration of materials (WP4) and integration of ICT solutions (WP5). The developed solutions, ergonomic design and usability will be thoroughly validated and tested (WP6). Manufacturing concepts, a standardisation strategy and roadmap for product maturing and market introduction will be developed (WP7). Demonstration of the technology developed and precommercial activities such as presentations of prototypes on exhibitions and trade fairs will take place in WP9. This will be supplemented by exploitation and dissemination activities (WP 8) and project management (WP1). The consortium consists of Ohmatex ApS, FOV Fabrics AB, SISYFOS AS, Grado Zero Espace SRL, and International Safety Products Limited who are leading European SMEs that develop specialised fabrics, clothing and electronics. Helly Hansen Pro AS will be responsible for the end product of fishermen clothing. The industry partners are complemented by strong scientific expertise in materials research and integration.
Keywords
Human health;
Fishing technology;
Vessel technology;
Marine Region
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Skagerrak, Kattegat (27.IIIa)
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Norwegian Sea (27.IIa)
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Barents Sea (27.I)
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Northern North Sea (27.IVa)
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