Madrid, March 27, 2023.
The first official university master’s degree in Industrial Safety is presented in Spain, a discipline in charge of preventing and limiting risks and protecting people, goods and the environment in industrial activity, facilities and equipment
Industrial Safety is a discipline of great importance to prevent risks, protect people, property and the environment, and respond to business needs for protection against facility failures. To meet this need, the Polytechnic University of Valencia has created an official Master’s Degree in Industrial Safety in Spain, which aims to train engineering professionals capable of coordinating, managing and executing tasks in this field, identifying and assessing the legal, organizational, technical, technological and environmental conditions. The Master is made up of three modules; one compulsory, another optional, and another Master’s thesis and is aimed at university graduates in engineering from the industrial branch, as well as engineering graduates (Industrial, Chemistry, Mechanics, Materials, Electricity, and Electronics). The program is taught in 50% by external professionals from national and international companies of recognized prestige, business associations and professional associations, which makes it possible to provide students with a practical and realistic vision of the performance of the profession for which they are being trained. DEKRA, as a company with extensive experience in the area of training in all areas of process safety, will be one of the companies that impart the contents of the master’s degree in terms of: • Identification and quantitative analysis of risks • Cybersecurity in security of processes• Prevention and protection against ATEX explosionsIn the words of María Cabrelles, Director of DEKRA Process Safety Spain: “it is a true honor for DEKRA to participate in this master that was born with the vocation of covering the need clearly expressed by the industrial sector for the existence of professionals with extensive knowledge in industrial and process safety. Personally, I am especially excited since the UPV is the university where I studied and it is wonderful to have the opportunity to collaborate with this excellent educational institution”. an opportunity for professionals to specialize in Industrial Safety, and be able to respond to the needs sities that companies have to improve their industrial safety to achieve the standards required by regulations. In addition, it should be noted that industrial and process safety is a key piece on the road to sustainability and resilience of companies. Click here for more information and pre-registration for the master’s degree. About DEKRA DEKRA has been working in the field of security for almost 100 years. Founded in 1925 in Berlin as Deutscher Kraftfahrzeug-Überwachungs-Verein e.V., it is today one of the world’s leading expert organizations. DEKRA SE is a subsidiary of DEKRA e.V. and manages the operational business of the Group. In 2022, DEKRA generated preliminary sales of almost €3.7 billion. The company currently employs more than 48,000 people (as of 30.09.2022) in approximately 60 countries on all continents. With the services of qualified and independent experts, they work for safety on the road, at work and at home. These services range from vehicle inspection and expert reports to claims services, industrial and building inspections, security consulting, testing and certification of products and systems, as well as training courses and temporary work. The vision for the company’s 100th anniversary in 2025 is for DEKRA to be the global partner for a safe and sustainable world. With a platinum rating from EcoVadis, DEKRA is now in the top one percent of ranked sustainable companies.
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