A new safety risk index for use in petrochemical planning

Process Safety and Environmental Protection

Volumn 85, Issue 6 B, 2007, Pages 533-540

  Al Sharrah, G K ^a   Edwards, O ^a   Hankinson, G ^a  

^a LOUGHBOROUGH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Hazardous chemical; Plant accident; Risk; Risk index

Indexed keywords

MATHEMATICAL MODELS; RISK ANALYSIS; SAFETY ENGINEERING; STRATEGIC PLANNING; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

CHEMICAL PLANT ACCIDENTS; PETROCHEMICAL INDUSTRY; PETROCHEMICAL PLANNINGS; RISK INDEX;

PETROCHEMICALS;

EID: 37249000784     PISSN: 09575820     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1205/psep06039     Document Type: Article

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