The 'PROCESO' index: A new methodology for the evaluation of operational safety in the chemical industry

Reliability Engineering and System Safety

Volumn 91, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 349-361

  Marono M ^a   Pena J A ^b   Santamaria J ^b  

^a CIEMAT   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ZARAGOZA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Chemical plants safety; Operational safety index; Performance indicator; Safety indicator; Self assessment

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL INDUSTRY; CHEMICAL PLANTS; LARGE SCALE SYSTEMS; LAWS AND LEGISLATION; PROCESS ENGINEERING; SOCIAL ASPECTS;

OPERATIONAL SAFETY; PROCESS PLANTS; RISK ANALYSIS; SAFETY MANAGEMENT SYSTEM;

ACCIDENT PREVENTION;

EID: 29144531359     PISSN: 09518320     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ress.2005.01.014     Document Type: Article

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