Accidents in the chemical industry: Are they foreseeable?

Journal of Loss Prevention in the Process Industries

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 1-12

  Sonnemans, Peter J M ^a   Körvers, Patrick M W ^b  

^a EINDHOVEN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Netherlands)

^b SABIC Europe   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Accident; Knowledge base; Precursor; Prevention; Process safety

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL INDUSTRY; PREVENTION; PROCESS CONTROL; RISK MANAGEMENT; SOCIETIES AND INSTITUTIONS;

CONTROL MECHANISMS; KNOWLEDGE BASE; PRECURSOR; PROCESS SAFETY;

ACCIDENT PREVENTION;

ACCIDENT INVESTIGATION; CHEMICAL INDUSTRY; KNOWLEDGE BASED SYSTEM; PROCESS INDUSTRY;

EID: 26844557010     PISSN: 09504230     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jlp.2005.03.008     Document Type: Article

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