Use of ALARP evaluations and risk acceptance criteria for risk informed decision-making in the Norwegian offshore petroleum industry

Proceedings of the European Safety and Reliability Conference 2006, ESREL 2006 - Safety and Reliability for Managing Risk

Volumn 3, Issue , 2006, Pages 2567-2574

  Vinnem, J E ^a   Witso E S ^b   Kristensen, V ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF STAVANGER   (Norway)

^b Petroleum Safety Authority   (Norway)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEMONSTRATIONS; PETROLEUM REFINERIES; PROBLEM SOLVING; RELIABILITY; RISK MANAGEMENT; INDUSTRY; LAWS AND LEGISLATION;

INFORMED DECISIONS; OFFSHORE INDUSTRIES; OFFSHORE PETROLEUM INDUSTRIES; OIL COMPANIES; REGULATORY REGIMES; RISK ACCEPTANCE CRITERIONS;

PETROLEUM INDUSTRY; ACCIDENT PREVENTION;

OFFSHORE INDUSTRY; OFFSHORE PETROLEUM INDUSTRY; OIL COMPANIES; REGULATORY REGIME; RISK ACCEPTANCE CRITERIA;

EID: 56249085608     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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