A methodology to model causal relationships on offshore safety assessment focusing on human and organizational factors

Journal of Safety Research

Volumn 39, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 87-100

  Ren, J ^a   Jenkinson, I ^a   Wang, J ^a   Xu, D L ^b   Yang, J B ^b  

^a LIVERPOOL JOHN MOORES UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Bayesian networks; Human error; Offshore safety; Safety assessment

Indexed keywords

BAYESIAN NETWORKS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PROBABILITY DISTRIBUTIONS; RISK ASSESSMENT;

HUMAN ERRORS; OFFSHORE SAFETY;

SAFETY ENGINEERING;

ARTICLE; BAYES THEOREM; BIOENGINEERING; ENVIRONMENT; HUMAN; NONBIOLOGICAL MODEL; OCCUPATIONAL ACCIDENT; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASE; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; ORGANIZATION; RESEARCH; RISK ASSESSMENT; SAFETY; SEA;

ACCIDENTS, OCCUPATIONAL; BAYES THEOREM; ENVIRONMENT; HUMAN ENGINEERING; HUMANS; MODELS, ORGANIZATIONAL; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; OCEANS AND SEAS; ORGANIZATIONAL CULTURE; RESEARCH; RISK ASSESSMENT; SAFETY MANAGEMENT;

EID: 39849096991     PISSN: 00224375     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jsr.2007.09.009     Document Type: Article

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