Reducing risk on machinery: A field evaluation pilot study of risk assessment

Risk Analysis

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 711-721

  Etherton, John ^a,b   Main, Bruce ^c   Cloutier, Dennis ^d   Christensen, Wayne ^e  

^a Center for Safer Solutions ^*  (United States)

^b Center for Safer Solutions   (United States)

^c Design Safety Engineering Inc   (United States)

^d Cloutier Consulting Services   (United States)

^e Christensen Consulting for Safety Excellence   (United States)

Author keywords

Evaluation; Machine risk; Risk assessment; Standards

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER NETWORKS; HEALTH; INDUSTRIAL MANAGEMENT; INDUSTRY; MICROFLUIDICS; RISK ANALYSIS; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK MANAGEMENT; SAFETY ENGINEERING; SAFETY FACTOR;

(E ,3E) PROCESS; EVALUATION MEASURES; FIELD EVALUATION; MACHINE OPERATIONS; MACHINE SYSTEMS; PILOT STUDIES; QUANTITATIVE STUDY; RISK REDUCTION (RR); SAFETY CONDITIONS; SMALL SAMPLE SIZE (SSS);

RISKS;

GUIDELINE; KNOWLEDGE; LABOR POLICY; MACHINERY; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; RISK ASSESSMENT; SAFETY; STANDARD (REGULATION);

ARTICLE; COMPUTER PROGRAM; CONTROLLED STUDY; FIELD STUDY; KNOWLEDGE; MACHINE; OCCUPATIONAL ACCIDENT; OCCUPATIONAL HAZARD; OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY; PILOT STUDY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRETEST POSTTEST DESIGN; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK REDUCTION;

ACCIDENTS, OCCUPATIONAL; EQUIPMENT SAFETY; GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; HUMANS; NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH (U.S.); OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; PILOT PROJECTS; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK MANAGEMENT; SAFETY MANAGEMENT; SOFTWARE; TIME FACTORS; UNITED STATES; UNITED STATES OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH ADMINISTRATION; WORKPLACE;

EID: 45349093826     PISSN: 02724332     EISSN: 15396924     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1539-6924.2008.01045.x     Document Type: Article

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