Can we predict occupational accident frequency?

Process Safety and Environmental Protection

Volumn 84, Issue 3 B, 2006, Pages 208-221

  Attwood, D ^a   Khan, F ^b   Veitch, B ^b  

^a LLOYD'S REGISTER   (United Kingdom)

^b MEMORIAL UNIVERSITY OF NEWFOUNDLAND   (Canada)

Author keywords

Occupational accidents; Offshore; Oil and gas; Quantitative prediction; Reliability approach

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; COSTS; GAS INDUSTRY; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; OFFSHORE PETROLEUM PROSPECTING; PERSONNEL TRAINING; PETROLEUM INDUSTRY; RELIABILITY THEORY;

OCCUPATIONAL ACCIDENTS; QUANTITATIVE PREDICTION; RELIABILITY APPROACH; TRAINING PROGRAMME EFFECTIVENESS;

OCCUPATIONAL RISKS;

EID: 33745437477     PISSN: 09575820     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1205/psep.05113     Document Type: Article

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