exLOPA for explosion risks assessment

Journal of Hazardous Materials

Volumn 142, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 669-676

  Markowski, Adam S ^a  

^a LODZ UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Poland)

Author keywords

Explosive atmospheres; Fire explosion; Layers of protection; Risk assessment

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; CHEMICAL ENGINEERING; EXPLOSIONS; PROBABILITY;

EXPLOSION LAYER OF PROTECTION ANALYSIS (EXLOPA); EXPLOSIVE ATMOSPHERES;

RISK ASSESSMENT;

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; CHEMICAL ENGINEERING; EXPLOSIONS; PROBABILITY; RISK ASSESSMENT;

EXPLOSION; HEALTH AND SAFETY; HEALTH RISK; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PROBABILITY; RISK ASSESSMENT; WORKPLACE;

ARTICLE; EUROPEAN UNION; EXPLOSION LAYER OF PROTECTION ANALYSIS; EXPLOSION RISK; PROCESS DESIGN; PROPHYLAXIS; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; RISK ASSESSMENT; SAFETY;

CHEMICAL INDUSTRY; EUROPEAN UNION; EXPLOSIONS; GASES; HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; PUBLIC POLICY; RISK ASSESSMENT; SAFETY MANAGEMENT;

EID: 33947408737     PISSN: 03043894     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2006.06.070     Document Type: Article

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