Jacopo Jiritano University of Udine. PhD in "Environmental and Energy Engineering Science [http://phd.diegm.uniud.it//eees-phd/]", XXXV cycle. PhD in progress. Supervisor: Prof. S. Grimaz

Ensuring the safety of people is one of the main concerns of public administrators in hazard-prone territories, particularly with reference to strategic and relevant major public buildings, such as schools. This requires the definition of a rational and effective strategy for risk reduction based on the level of risk, points

"Evaluate and classify rapidly, to effectively manage a plurality of critical situations". This is the operational need that inspired the SPRINT-Lab researchers of the University of Udine in identifying and formulating a solution to the problem, by borrowing the concept of triage from the medical sector and applying

Italian National Fire Corps - Ministry of Interior (Italy) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Regional Civil Protection – Friuli Venezia Giulia Region (Italy) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- National Institute of Oceanography and Experimental Geophysics (Italy) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Coventry University - Faculty of Engineering, Environm

The first phase for the application of the VISUS methodology in Dominican republic is concluded. VISUS will be implemented in Dominican Republic within the BERLAC5 UNESCO project (component 2.2) and in the project "Providing decision-making information and tools for enhancing school safety worldwide through school facilities assessment"

The VISUS Academy, developed by the UNESCO Chair on Intersectoral Safety for Disaster Risk Reduction and Resilience at the University of Udine, serves as a comprehensive training platform dedicated to the VISUS methodology. This methodology, known as Visual Inspections for defining Safety Upgrading Strategies, is designed to assess and enhance

Journal: Geosciences, Authors: Ertuncay D., Malisan P., Costa G., Grimaz S.