Prof. Dr. Jürgen Schmidt

What is your vision for the future? Does our world have to become even safer? Surely! There are an unbelievable number of opportunities to make our plants even safer. However, we have to redefine safety and dare to cut off old “braids”. Safety technology must become intelligent and adaptable to processes, and we must stop discharging hazardous...

Gasfernleitungen gehören zur kritischen Infrastruktur - sie sind für die Energieversorgung der Industrie und der Bevölkerung unerlässlich. Das Gasnetz der Fern- und Verteilerleitungen erstreckt sich innerhalb Deutschlands auf über 510.000 km [1] und dient gemeinsam mit den Hausanschlussleitungen der Energieversorgung. Nach dem...

Gas transmission pipelines belong to the critical infrastructure – they are essential for the energy supply of the industry and public households. International and national statistics1,2 show a continuous decrease in the number of events per 1000 km pipeline length as a result of a permanent increase in Technical Safety during the last thirty...