Journal articles and books

2024–2026

• R. Goertz, E. Castriciones: Chemical Safety in a Low-Regulation Context: An Example of an ADR-Based Master’s Programme in Collaboration with the University of the Philippines Diliman and the University of Wuppertal, Germany, ACS Chem. Health Saf., 2026, 33, 82–89. Available at: https://pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/acs.chas.5c00162
• J. Backhaus, M. Glockmann, P. Haffner, M. Henseleit, K. Klicker, K. Müller, M.-C. Ockfen, D. Schmitz, B. Wegener, R. Goertz: Chemical Safety and Fire Defence as the Basis for Safe and Effective Fire Service Response in the Context of Safety Engineering, in Safety Engineering – Fundamentals, Methods, Research Topics, Springer Verlag Wiesbaden, 2025, 321–349. Available at: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-658-47473-7_14
• H. Behrendt, R. Goertz, P. Haffner, J. Körner, A. Rohr: Location planning for ambulance stations: A technical classification of mathematical optimisation models, RETTUNGSDIENST Issue 8, 2024, Vol. 47 , Rettungsdienst S + K Verlag, pp. 16–18
• L. H. Guenther, V. Klein, G. Loef, A. Pohl, H. Okube, R. Winterbur, G. Röwer, B. Wegener, R. Goertz, S. Bracke: Second Life for Lithium-Ion Traction Batteries, Sustainability, 16, 2024, 7288. Available at: https://www.mdpi.com/2071-1050/16/17/7288
• F. Ladzinski, R. Goertz: Initial fires in workplaces: Fire science characterisation in the context of ASR A2.2 and conclusions for fire-fighting equipment, sicher ist sicher, 4, 2024. Available at https://doi.org/10.37307/j.2199-7349.2024.04.04
• K. De Lannoye, C. Trettin, A. Belt, E.A. Reinecke, R. Goertz, L. Arnold: The influence of experimental conditions on mass loss during TGA in fire, *Fire Safety Journal*, 144, 2024, 104079. Available at https://doi.org/10.1016/j.firesaf.2023.104079

2020–2023

• M. Dambach, J. Fieber, M. Wanzenried, T. Fehr, C. Konrad, R. Goertz, D. Fieber: Use of ‘high-flow’ oxygen therapy in the emergency medical services: What risks do users face from the perspective of occupational health and safety and fire safety?, Anaesthesiologie 2022, 846–851
• R. Goertz, F. Ladzinski: Conceptual Fire Safety, Erich Schmidt Verlag, Berlin 2022.
• M. Bier, F. Hafner, F. Ladzinski, R. Goertz, A. Kahl: Occupational safety at Solar Decathlon Europe 21/22 – An international architecture competition with a focus on safety, Sicherheitsingenieur, Issue 5, 2022, pp. 26–30.
• H. Behrendt, R. Goertz, P. Haffner: Standardised quantification of fire service call-outs – An appropriate performance comparison for fire safety requirements planning, BRANDSchutz/Deutsche Feuerwehr-Zeitung, Issue 2, 2021, pp. 88–98.
• R. Goertz: Home storage systems for photovoltaic installations – challenges for fire safety?, VersicherungsPraxis, Issue 7/8, 2021, pp. 18–20

2015–2019

• A. Schaberg, L. Wienecke, U. Spor, R. Goertz: Preventive and reactive fire safety in polymer fires – Investigation of the fire and extinguishing behaviour of polyethylene. In: sicher ist sicher – Arbeitsschutz aktuell 69 (4), 2018, pp. 163–166. Available online at https://www.arbeitsschutzdigital.de/sis.04.2018.163.
• A. Schaberg, R. Wroblowski, R. Goertz: Comparative study of the thermal decomposition behaviour of different amino acids and peptides. In: J. Phys.: Conf. Ser. 1107, 2018, p. 32013. DOI: 10.1088/1742-6596/1107/3/032013.
• A. Schaberg, L. Wienecke, U. Spor, R. Goertz: Preventive and reactive fire protection in polymer fires – findings from research projects on fires in waste treatment plants and tyre storage facilities. In: Association for the Promotion of German Fire Protection (ed.), vfdb Annual Conference. Bremen (64), 2017.
• R. Goertz, J. Moser, U. Spor, M. Schwer: End-of-life tyres as combustible material in waste treatment plants. Final report, 2017.
• R. Goertz: Fires in waste treatment plants. In: sicher ist sicher – Arbeitsschutz aktuell 67 (4), 2016, pp. 188–195. Available online at https://www.arbeitsschutzdigital.de/sis.04.2016.188.
• P. Henkelmann, F. Kubowski, B. Liske, E. Müksch, R. Goertz: Scenario definition and fire-extinguishing agent calculation in accordance with ASR A2.2. A fire engineering approach. In: sicher ist sicher – Arbeitsschutz aktuell 66 (04), 2015, pp. 196–202. Available online at https://www.sisdigital.de/sis.04.2015.196
• R. Goertz: Hazards posed by secondary lithium-ion batteries. In: BRANDSchutz/Deutsche Feuerwehr-Zeitung (1), 2015.
• R. Goertz: Extreme events. In: Gefahrgut (03), 2015, pp. 8–10. Available online at http://www.wiso-net.de/document/GG__031505011.

2012–2014

• R. Goertz, M. Hauser: Objectives of preventive fire safety yesterday and today. In: BRANDSchutz/Deutsche Feuerwehr-Zeitung (12), 2014.
• R. Ries, R. Goertz: A new generation of fire extinguishers. In: Crisis Prevention (3), 2014, pp. 40–42.
• R. Goertz: Is a further development of fire safety objectives necessary? In: sicher ist sicher – Arbeitsschutz aktuell 65 (4), 2014, pp. 187–188. Available online at https://www.arbeitsschutzdigital.de/sis.04.2014.187
• R. Goertz, M. J. Trieu: The specific hazard in the hazard prevention inspection. In: Journal of Research, Technology and Management in Fire Protection / Vfdb 63 (2), 2014, pp. 74–79.
• D. Schillinger, R. Goertz: Bomb detonation at a construction waste recycling plant. In: BRANDSchutz/Deutsche Feuerwehr-Zeitung (3), 2014.
• R. Goertz: Challenges in fire safety. In: sicher ist sicher – Arbeitsschutz aktuell 64 (4), 2013, pp. 171–173. Available online at https://www.arbeitsschutzdigital.de/sis.04.2013.171.
• R. Goertz, D. Schillinger, S. Wünschel: Accident involving the river cruise ship ‘Bellriva’ on the Rhine near Karlsruhe. In: BRANDSchutz/Deutsche Feuerwehr-Zeitung (6), 2013.
• B. Kramp, R. Goertz: First workshop on ethics in the fire service. In: BRANDSchutz/Deutsche Feuerwehr-Zeitung (6), 2013.