Safety barriers: Definition, classification, and performance

Journal of Loss Prevention in the Process Industries

Volumn 19, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 494-506

  Sklet, Snorre ^a  

^a NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Norway)

Author keywords

Barrier performance; Defence in depth; Risk analysis; Safety barrier

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENTS; LAWS AND LEGISLATION; RELIABILITY; RESPONSE TIME (COMPUTER SYSTEMS); ROBUSTNESS (CONTROL SYSTEMS);

BARRIER PERFORMANCE; DEFENCE-IN-DEPTH; RISK ANALYSIS; SAFETY BARRIER;

ACCIDENT PREVENTION;

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; ACCIDENTS; LAWS AND LEGISLATION; RELIABILITY; RESPONSE TIME (COMPUTER SYSTEMS); ROBUSTNESS (CONTROL SYSTEMS);

EID: 33745871581     PISSN: 09504230     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jlp.2005.12.004     Document Type: Article

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