Impact of accident precursors on risk estimates from accident databases

Journal of Loss Prevention in the Process Industries

Volumn 10, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 159-167

  Kirchsteiger, C ^a  

^a JOINT RESEARCH CENTRE   (Italy)

Author keywords

accident database; accident precursors; Bayesian analysis; industrial risk; probabilistic method; risk assessment

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENT DATABASE; ACCIDENT FREQUENCY ESTIMATION; ACCIDENT PRECURSORS; BAYESIAN ANALYSIS; INDUSTRIAL RISKS; RISK ESTIMATES;

DATABASE SYSTEMS; PARAMETER ESTIMATION; PROBABILITY; RISK ASSESSMENT;

ACCIDENTS;

EID: 0031131613     PISSN: 09504230     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0950-4230(96)00047-2     Document Type: Article

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