Measurement techniques for organizational safety causal models: Characterization and suggestions for enhancements

Safety Science

Volumn 47, Issue 10, 2009, Pages 1398-1409

  Mohaghegh, Zahra ^a   Mosleh, Ali ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

Author keywords

Bayesian safety measurements; Organizational Safety Causal Models; Probabilistic Risk Assessment (PRA); Safety culture; Socio technical systems

Indexed keywords

BAYESIAN SAFETY MEASUREMENTS; ORGANIZATIONAL SAFETY CAUSAL MODELS; PROBABILISTIC RISK ASSESSMENT (PRA); SAFETY CULTURE; SOCIO-TECHNICAL SYSTEMS;

BAYESIAN NETWORKS; MEASUREMENTS; RISK ANALYSIS; RISK MANAGEMENT;

RISK ASSESSMENT;

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; ARTICLE; BAYES THEOREM; OCCUPATIONAL ACCIDENT; OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY; ORGANIZATIONAL CLIMATE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; RISK ASSESSMENT; WORK ENVIRONMENT;

EID: 69249214197     PISSN: 09257535     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ssci.2009.04.002     Document Type: Article

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