Appropriate risk assessment methods for major accident establishments

Process Safety and Environmental Protection: Transactions of the Institution of Chemical Engineers, Part B

Volumn 81, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 12-18

  Carter, D A ^a   Hirst, I L ^a   Maddison, T E ^a   Porter, S R ^a  

^a HEALTH AND SAFETY EXECUTIVE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Demonstration; Major accidents; Methodology; Risk assessment

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; DECISION MAKING; HAZARDS; LAWS AND LEGISLATION; RISK MANAGEMENT; STANDARDS; RISK ASSESSMENT;

CONFORMITY; MAJOR ACCIDENT;

RISK ASSESSMENT; ACCIDENT PREVENTION;

AS LOW AS IS REASONABLY PRACTICABLE (ALARP); DEMONSTRATION; MAJOR ACCIDENTS; METHODOLOGY;

EID: 0037240333     PISSN: 09575820     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1205/095758203762851949     Document Type: Article

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