Project Meetings

On November 5th – 7th, 2024, the First professional consultation: Transport of dangerous goods was organized at the Faculty of Transport and Traffic Engineering in Doboj, University of East Sarajevo. The organisation of the professional consultation Transport of dangerous goods – conference, has been initiated by DGTRANS project. This event attended more than 150 participants including government representatives, representatives of the municipality of Doboj, representatives of the companies dealing with the transport, enterprises, academic representatives for different Universities/Faculties

First day

Opening session
After participants registration, the official opening ceremony of the conference began at 10 a.m., at which the Dean of the Faculty of Transport and Communications, Prof. Dr. Miroslav Kostadinović, representatives of the government, the municipality of Doboj and representatives of companies addressed and welcomed the gathering. After the official opening ceremony of the conference, certificates of appreciation were presented to long-term partners.

Session 1
Following opening session, first session started –
Section chair: Prof. Dr Nebojsa Arsic, Prof. Dr. Osman Lindov, Prof. Dr. Zeljko Stevic and Prof. Dr. Sinisa Sremac.
The following papers/topics were presented:
– Ammonia – basics, distribution of accidents and consequences with presentation of a specific case, authors Prof. Dr. Ilija Tanackov, Prof. dr Gordan Stojić, Faculty of Technical Sciences, University of Novi Sad, Serbia;
– Transportation of dangerous goods, legislation, international agreements and directives, Pero Limić, Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Republic of Srpska, Department for Explosive Substances and Fire Protection Affairs, BiH;
– DGTRANS ERASMUS+ project promotion and it`s results, Doc. dr Aleksandra Petrović, Faculty of Technical Sciences, University of Pristina in Kosovska Mitrovica, Serbia;
– A model for assessing the consequences in the event of an incident situation with a vehicle transporting gasoline tested by multi-agent simulation, Prof. dr Branko Milovanović, Faculty of Traffic, University of Belgrade, Serbia;
– Risk management during the uncontrolled release of volatile organic compounds (VOC) during the filling of underground tanks at the facility and the filling of fuel tanks of vehicles at fuel supply stations, authors Vedrana Medan, Momčilo Matijašević, NIS a.d. Novi Sad, Serbia.

Session 2
Section chair: Prof. Dr. Gordan Stojic, Prof. Dr. Slavko Veskovic, ass. Dr. Dragan Stanimirovic, ass. Dr. Natasa Đalic.
The following papers/topics were presented:
– Model for defining locations for parking vehicles with dangerous goods, authors Dragan Smiljanić, Prof. dr Siniša Sremac, Elixir Šabac & Faculty of Technical Sciences, University of Novi Sad, Serbia;
– Challenges and perspectives in hazardous waste management in the Republic of Serbia Marko Rokvić, Green Group, Serbia;
 Experiences from the last dangerous goods fair – Leipzig 2024, Prof. dr Siniša Sremac, Faculty of Technical Sciences, University of Novi Sad, Serbia;
– Legal regulation throughout the lifetime of the chemical, Jelena Hodak, SAVHEM Novi Sad, Serbia.

Session 3
Section chair: Prof. Dr. Branko Milovanovic, ass. Dr. Bosko Matovic, Momcilo Matijasevic, Jelena Hodak.
The following papers/topics were presented:
– Safety requirements for tunnels related to the transport of dangerous goods (ADR), Prof. Dr Snežana Petković, Mr Željko Đurić, Prof. dr Valentina Golubović Bugarski, Nataša Kostić, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, University of Banja Luka & Ministry of Transport and Communications of the Republic of Srpska, Bosnia and Herzegovina;
– Transport of dangerous goods on RRS – scope and procedures, Rade Cvijanović, Railways of Republika Srpska, Bosnia and Herzegovina.

Panel discussion Challenges in the transport of dangerous goods
Moderator: Miroslav Đerić, Ministry of Communications and Transport of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Panelists:
– Prof. Dr. Božidar Krstić, Faculty of Engineering Sciences, University of Kragujevac, Serbia
– Miroslav Đerić, Ministry of Communications and Transport of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bosnia and Herzegovina
– Jugoslav Ilić, NIS AD Novi Sad, Rafinerija Pančevo, Serbia
– Spasoje Mićić, Ministry of Transport and Communications of the Republic of Srpska, Bosnia and Herzegovina

After presented sessions, special session of the DGTRANS project Fourth Steering Committee meeting organized. First day of the meeting after conclusions ended at 18 p.m.
During second and third day of the Conference special session devoted to DGTRANS project have been organized.

Second day
Special session of the DGTRANS project during the second day of the Conference started at 10 a.m. following participants registration, where the papers prepared by DGTRANS project partners were presented.
Section chair: Prof. Dr. Nebojsa Arsic, Prof. Dr. Ágota Drégelyi-Kiss, Prof. Dr. Georgios E. Stavroulakis.
The following papers/topics were presented:
– Analysis of key issues for transport dangerous goods in Serbia, authors Dr. Milos Pljakic, Dr. Aleksandra Petrovic, Prof. Dr. Nebojsa Arsic, Dr. Predrag Stanojevic, Prof. Dr. Zivce Sarkocevic, UPKM;
– Integrating Environmental Concerns into Regulatory Frameworks in Albania, authors Elona Karafili, Sadmira Malaj,Flora Krasniqi, UPOLIS;
– Advances in risk assessment, authors Ágota Drégelyi-Kiss, Georgina Nóra Tóth, András Horváth, Gabriella Farkas, OE;
– Modeling and Mitigating Thermal Runaway Reactions: A Safety-Centric Approach Using AVEVA Process Simulation software, authors Milan Protić, Milan Gocić, Ana Miltojević, Miomir Raos, UNI;
– Preliminary results of the survey among stakeholders from selected WB countries, authors Drago Sever, Marko Renčelj, UM.

Third day
Special session of the DGTRANS project during the third day of the Conference started at 10 a.m. following participants registration, where the papers prepared by DGTRANS project partners were presented.
Section chair: Prof. Dr. Drago Sever and Prof. Dr. Osman Lindov.
The following papers/topics were presented:
– Fuzzy control of active vehicle suspensions for the safe transport of goods, authors Georgios K. Tairidis , Konstantinos Marakakis, Athanasios Protogerakis and Georgios E. Stavroulakis, TUC;
– Enhanced Protection: Exploring the Penetration Resistance of star shape Auxetic Material, authors Ntintakis Ioannis, Georgios E. Stavroulakis, Eirini Stouraiti., TUC;
– The Perspective of Gas Distribution from the Russian Federation on the World Market, authors Milan Veselinovic, Jelena Stanojevic, Damir Gashi, IBCM.

After the Fourth Quality Assurance Committee meeting and general conclusions conference closed.