Inherently safer design - its scope and future

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

Volumn 81, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 401-405

  Kletz, T A ^a  

^a LOUGHBOROUGH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Accidents; Inherently safer design; Inventory reduction; Passive safety; Safety

Indexed keywords

HAZARDS; INVENTORY CONTROL; PROCESS ENGINEERING; PROTECTIVE CLOTHING; RELIABILITY; SAFETY DEVICES; SYSTEMS ANALYSIS; ACCIDENT PREVENTION; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; SECURITY SYSTEMS;

INHERENTLY SAFER DESIGN; INVENTORY REDUCTION; PASSIVE SAFETY; PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT;

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; SAFETY FACTOR;

PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENTS; SAFER DESIGNS; TERRORISTS;

EID: 0346149865     PISSN: 09575820     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1205/095758203770866566     Document Type: Article

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