10 Years with Springer, 17 Books Published, 1.4 Million Downloads!

In 2016, Foncsi signed a partnership with the leading scientific publisher Springer to create a new collection titled “SpringerBriefs in Safety Management”. The first Foncsi book was published a few months later in 2017.

An Academic Collection of Reference Works on Risk

This open‑access collection offers a series of books gathering scientific chapters written in English on the management of industrial safety.

Drawing on insights from different disciplines – combining the humanities and social sciences, engineering sciences, as well as economics, law and management – the collection explores new topics related to safety, anticipating operational challenges in industrial sectors while addressing broader societal concerns.

The books published by Foncsi in “SpringerBriefs in Safety Management” primarily target an academic audience, experts and practitioners. All high risk activities –energy, process industries, transportation, and services (notably healthcare) – are concerned by the concepts and findings presented.

Already 17 “SpringerBriefs”

At a steady pace of 1 to 3 books per year, the Foncsi has published a total of 17 “SpringerBriefs”, each comprising around fifteen scientific chapters. The books can be downloaded in full or chapter by chapter.

These 17 books are the results of the Foundation’s various research efforts, whether arising from strategic analyses conducted within its scientific programs or the seminars organized with the NeTWork international expert network.

All books have been downloaded several tens of thousands of times, and 5 of them –  the oldest ones – have even surpassed 100,000 downloads.

With more than 250,000 downloads, the book Safety Cultures, Safety Models (2018) holds the current record.

Another more recent book, Climate Change and Safety in High Risk Industries (2024), promises strong performance with already 70,000 downloads in only eight months.

Finally, one last impressive figure confirming the success of this open access collection: the 17 books have collectively reached a total of 1.4 million downloads.

Upcoming Books

2026 is shaping up to be an extremely productive year for Foncsi’s “SpringerBriefs” collection: 

• 2 books on Safety of the future and emerging challenges in a rapidly changing world
• 1 book on Skills and careers in safety toward 2040, based on a dedicated strategic analysis
• 1 book on activity silos, based on the 2025 NeTWork seminar
• 1 book in collaboration with the Resilience Engineering network
• 1 book on resilience training, produced in collaboration with the University of Geneva
   

Exciting – and insightful – reading ahead!