A fuzzy multi-attribute model for risk evaluation in workplaces

Safety Science

Volumn 47, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 707-716

  Grassi, Andrea ^a   Gamberini, Rita ^a   Mora, Cristina ^b   Rimini, Bianca ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MODENA AND REGGIO EMILIA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Fuzzy; Multi attribute; Risk assessment; Safety; TOPSIS

Indexed keywords

CLASSICAL APPROACHES; EVALUATION PROCESS; FUZZY; FUZZY LOGIC THEORIES; HUMAN BEHAVIORS; INTERNATIONAL REGULATIONS; MULTI-ATTRIBUTE; OCCURRENCE PROBABILITIES; RISK EVALUATIONS; RISK LEVELS; SAFETY; SAFETY MANAGEMENTS; TOPSIS;

BEHAVIORAL RESEARCH; FUZZY LOGIC; LAWS AND LEGISLATION; OCCUPATIONAL RISKS; RISK MANAGEMENT;

RISK ASSESSMENT;

ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; DATA ANALYSIS; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; EVALUATION; FUZZY MULTI ATTRIBUTE MODEL; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; METHODOLOGY; OCCUPATIONAL ACCIDENT; OCCUPATIONAL HAZARD; OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROBABILITY; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; STANDARDIZATION; WORKPLACE;

EID: 61849123224     PISSN: 09257535     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ssci.2008.10.002     Document Type: Article

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