On the use of risk acceptance criteria in the offshore oil and gas industry

Reliability Engineering and System Safety

Volumn 90, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 15-24

  Aven, Terje ^a   Vinnem, Jan Erik ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF STAVANGER   (Norway)

Author keywords

ALARP; Cost benefit analyses; Offshore oil and gas industry; Risk acceptance criteria

Indexed keywords

COST EFFECTIVENESS; DECISION MAKING; NATURAL GAS; PERSONNEL; REGULATORY COMPLIANCE; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK MANAGEMENT; STRATEGIC PLANNING;

ALARP; COST/BENEFIT ANALYSIS; OFFSHORE OIL AND GAS INDUSTRY; RISK ACCEPTANCE CRITERIA;

PETROLEUM INDUSTRY;

EID: 20144381664     PISSN: 09518320     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ress.2004.10.009     Document Type: Article

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