An expert system for strategic control of accidents and insurers' risks in building construction projects

Expert Systems with Applications

Volumn 36, Issue 2 PART 2, 2009, Pages 4021-4034

  Imriyas, Kamardeen ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

Author keywords

Buildings; Expert system; Fuzzy logic; Occupational health and safety; Singapore; Workers' compensation insurance

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENTS; BUILDINGS; COMMERCE; CONSTRUCTION; CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY; CONTRACTORS; EXPERT SYSTEMS; FUZZY LOGIC; INDUSTRIAL HYGIENE; INSURANCE; PRODUCT LIABILITY; SURVEYS;

BUILDING CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH AND SAFETY; QUESTIONNAIRE SURVEYS; REAL-TIME ASSESSMENT; RISK CONTROL STRATEGIES; SINGAPORE; WORKERS' COMPENSATION; WORKERS' COMPENSATION INSURANCE;

OCCUPATIONAL RISKS;

EID: 56349160518     PISSN: 09574174     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.eswa.2008.02.029     Document Type: Article

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