Enhancement of occupational health and safety requirements in chemical tanker operations: The case of cargo explosion

Safety Science

Volumn 48, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 195-203

  Celik, Metin ^a  

^a ISTANBUL TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Analytic hierarchy process; Chemical tanker operations; Fuzzy axiomatic design; Occupational health and safety; Shipping accidents

Indexed keywords

AXIOMATIC DESIGN; CHEMICAL CARGO; CHEMICAL TANKER OPERATIONS; CHEMICAL TANKERS; FUZZY AXIOMATIC DESIGN; INTERNATIONAL SAFETY MANAGEMENT CODES; KEYPOINTS; OCCUPATIONAL ACCIDENT; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH AND SAFETY; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH AND SAFETY MANAGEMENT SYSTEM; OHSAS 18001; OPERATIONAL CONSTRAINTS; POTENTIAL THREATS; RESEARCH METHODOLOGIES; ROOT CAUSE; SHIPPING ACCIDENTS;

ACCIDENTS; ANALYTIC HIERARCHY PROCESS; CHEMICAL OPERATIONS; EXPLOSIONS; HEALTH; HEALTH RISKS; HIERARCHICAL SYSTEMS; INDUSTRIAL HYGIENE; OCCUPATIONAL RISKS; REGULATORY COMPLIANCE; SECURITY SYSTEMS; TANKERS (SHIPS);

HAZARDOUS MATERIALS;

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; ARTICLE; CHEMICAL INDUSTRY; EMPLOYEE ATTITUDE; OCCUPATIONAL ACCIDENT; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE; SHIPPING;

EID: 70449524220     PISSN: 09257535     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ssci.2009.08.004     Document Type: Article

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