CHALLENGES FOR SAFETY SCIENCES AND EDUCATION IN THE LIGHT OF THE CURRENT EXPERIENCE WITH THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC

Abstract

The subject of the research conducted for the purpose of this article was the crisis generated by the COVID 19 p andemic, which continues to spread around the world. An attempt was made to define the current and anticipated consequences of the pandemic in terms of several areas of the broadly understood concept of safety. Purpose: The purpose of the article was to present one of the possible methods for examination of the multidimensional safety problems generated by the pandemic at a national and international level. Method: The article was prepared using a problem based approach and elements of the heuristic method: the new look method and the analogue method The research part was, in turn, based on critical document analysis. Results: The article demonstrates the possibilities offered by a holistic researc h perspective and the need for an inter and transdiscipli nary approach. On the basis of the current experience with the pandemic, several theoretical models were suggested for examining the consequences of COVID 19 and prepare for similar challenges in the future The applicability of these models was previously tested empirically in relation to the crisis management system in Poland. Conclusions: The conclusions may have cognitive and practical value, especially in relation to safety systems and the related subsystem of health safety, as well as for education.

Keywords

• consequences of the covid-19 pandemic
• health safety
• health safety culture
• education for safety