Analysis of safety functions and barriers in accidents

Safety Science

Volumn 47, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 353-363

  Harms Ringdahl, Lars ^a,b  

^a Institute for Risk Management and Safety Analysis   (Sweden)

^b KARLSTAD UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Accident analysis; Barrier; Incident analysis; Organisational factor; Resilience; Safety function

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENT ANALYSIS; BARRIER; INCIDENT ANALYSIS; ORGANISATIONAL FACTOR; RESILIENCE; SAFETY FUNCTION;

ACCIDENTS; FUNCTIONS; PROBABILITY DENSITY FUNCTION; PROBABILITY DISTRIBUTIONS; RAILROAD ACCIDENTS;

SAFETY FACTOR;

ARTICLE; ELECTRIC POWER PLANT; HAZARD ASSESSMENT; HOSPITAL; INCIDENT REPORT; OCCUPATIONAL ACCIDENT; OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY; ORGANIZATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAILWAY; WORKPLACE;

EID: 58249088177     PISSN: 09257535     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ssci.2008.06.004     Document Type: Article

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