Encouraging inherently safer production in European firms: A report from the field

Journal of Hazardous Materials

Volumn 78, Issue 1-3, 2000, Pages 123-144

  Ashford, Nicholas Askounes ^a,b   Zwetsloot, Gerard ^c  

^a MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b Ergonomia   (Greece)

^c TNO   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Accident prevention; Environmental management systems; Inherent safety; Pollution prevention; Prevention; Safety management systems; Seveso directive; Technology assessment

Indexed keywords

ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING; OCCUPATIONAL RISKS; PRODUCTION ENGINEERING; RISK ASSESSMENT;

INHERENT SAFETY OPPORTUNITY AUDIT (ISOA); INHERENTLY SAFER PRODUCTION (ISP); INHERENTLY SAFER TECHNOLOGY (IST); SPECIFIC INHERENTLY SAFER OPTIONS; TECHNOLOGY OPTIONS ANALYSIS (TOA);

ACCIDENT PREVENTION;

ACCIDENT; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; GREECE; INDUSTRY; LAW; MANAGEMENT; METHODOLOGY; NETHERLANDS; POLLUTION; PREVENTION; PRIMARY PREVENTION; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; SAFETY; TECHNOLOGY;

EID: 0034602590     PISSN: 03043894     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0304-3894(00)00220-X     Document Type: Article

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