Technical note on the contribution of sociotechnical factors to accidents notified to MARS

Journal of Loss Prevention in the Process Industries

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 53-57

  Kawka, N ^a   Kirchsteiger, C ^a  

^a JOINT RESEARCH CENTRE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Accident model; Causative factors; Impact assessment

Indexed keywords

EID: 0037803079     PISSN: 09504230     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0950-4230(98)00037-0     Document Type: Article

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