LOPA Misapplied: Common errors can lead to incorrect conclusions

Process Safety Progress

Volumn 28, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 300-307

  Study, Karen A ^a   Champion, John W ^a  

^a ROHM AND HAAS COMPANY   (United States)

Author keywords

Case studies; Layer of protection analysis; LOPA; Quantitative; Risk

Indexed keywords

CASE STUDIES; LAYER OF PROTECTION ANALYSIS; LIFECYCLE COSTS; LOPA; QUANTITATIVE; QUANTITATIVE RISK ASSESSMENT;

ERRORS; RESEARCH; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK MANAGEMENT; RISK PERCEPTION;

RISK ANALYSIS;

EID: 70449117408     PISSN: 10668527     EISSN: 15475913     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/prs.10298     Document Type: Article

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