Statistical analysis of incidents reported in the Greek Petrochemical Industry for the period 1997-2003

Journal of Hazardous Materials

Volumn 135, Issue 1-3, 2006, Pages 1-9

  Konstandinidou, Myrto ^a   Nivolianitou, Zoe ^b   Markatos, Nikolaos ^a   Kiranoudis, Chris ^a  

^a NATIONAL TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS   (Greece)

^b INSTITUTE OF NUCLEAR TECHNOLOGY AND RADIATION PROTECTION   (Greece)

Author keywords

Accident database; Industrial incidents; Lessons learned; Near misses; Petrochemical sector; Statistical analysis

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; ACCIDENTS; DATABASE SYSTEMS; STATISTICAL METHODS;

ACCIDENT DATABASE; INDUSTRIAL INCIDENTS; NEAR MISSES; PETROCHEMICAL SECTOR;

PETROCHEMICAL PLANTS;

TOXIC SUBSTANCE;

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; ACCIDENTS; DATABASE SYSTEMS; PETROCHEMICAL PLANTS; STATISTICAL METHODS;

ACCIDENT; DATABASE; EUROPEAN UNION; PETROCHEMICAL INDUSTRY; SAFETY; STAKEHOLDER; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; ACCIDENTAL INJURY; ARTICLE; EUROPEAN UNION; GREECE; HUMAN; INCIDENT REPORT; OCCUPATIONAL ACCIDENT; OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY; PETROCHEMICAL INDUSTRY; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

ACCIDENTS, OCCUPATIONAL; CHEMICAL INDUSTRY; GREECE; HUMANS; PETROLEUM; TIME FACTORS;

EURASIA; EUROPE; GREECE; SOUTHERN EUROPE;

EID: 33744806130     PISSN: 03043894     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2005.10.059     Document Type: Article

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