Assessment of the risk of occupational accidents using a "fuzzy" approach

Cognition, Technology and Work

Volumn 8, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 103-112

  Mure S ^a   Demichela, M ^a   Piccinini, N ^a  

^a POLITECNICO DI TORINO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Fuzzy logic; Occupational accident; Risk assessment

Indexed keywords

EID: 33745174551     PISSN: 14355558     EISSN: 14355566     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10111-005-0025-5     Document Type: Article

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