The functioning and status of the EC's major accident reporting system on industrial accidents

Journal of Loss Prevention in the Process Industries

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 29-42

  Kirchsteiger, Christian ^a  

^a JOINT RESEARCH CENTRE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Accident database; Chemical safety; Industrial accidents; Major accidents; Seveso Directive

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; EUROPEAN UNION; INDUSTRIAL POLICY; INDUSTRY;

EUROPE;

EID: 0032798005     PISSN: 09504230     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0950-4230(98)00035-7     Document Type: Article

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