Are we too risk-averse for inherent safety? An examination of current status and barriers to adoption

Process Safety and Environmental Protection

Volumn 83, Issue 2 B, 2005, Pages 90-100

  Edwards, D W ^a  

^a LOUGHBOROUGH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; COMPUTATIONAL COMPLEXITY; LAWS AND LEGISLATION; MARKETING; PROJECT MANAGEMENT; RISK ASSESSMENT;

CONTROL PANEL DESIGN; INHERENT SAFETY (IS); INHERENTLY SAFER DESIGN (ISD); PROCESS INDUSTRIES (PI);

HAZARDS;

EID: 17644380287     PISSN: 09575820     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1205/psep.04309     Document Type: Conference Paper

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