Aviation occupant survival factors: An empirical study of the SQ006 accident

Accident Analysis and Prevention

Volumn 42, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 695-703

  Chang, Yu Hern ^a   Yang, Hui Hua ^a,b  

^a NATIONAL CHENG KUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b TOKO UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Aircraft accidents; Cabin safety; Fuzzy Delphi Method; SQ006; Survival factors

Indexed keywords

AVIATION SAFETY; AVIATION SAFETY PROGRAM; CRITICAL FACTORS; EMPIRICAL STUDIES; FUZZY DELPHI METHOD; PUBLIC AND PRIVATE SECTOR; SAFETY EDUCATION; SAFETY ISSUES; SAFETY MANAGEMENT; SINGAPORE AIRLINES; SURVIVAL FACTOR;

AIRCRAFT ACCIDENTS; AVIATION; DECISION MAKING; TECHNOLOGICAL FORECASTING;

CABINS (AIRCRAFT);

AIRCRAFT ACCIDENT; ARTICLE; DELPHI STUDY; FUZZY LOGIC; HUMAN; MORTALITY; OCCUPATIONAL ACCIDENT; ORGANIZATION; RISK FACTOR; SAFETY; STANDARD; SURVIVAL; TAIWAN; TASK PERFORMANCE;

ACCIDENTS, AVIATION; ACCIDENTS, OCCUPATIONAL; DELPHI TECHNIQUE; FUZZY LOGIC; HUMANS; ORGANIZATIONAL CULTURE; RISK FACTORS; SAFETY MANAGEMENT; SURVIVAL; TAIWAN; TASK PERFORMANCE AND ANALYSIS;

EID: 76049100435     PISSN: 00014575     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.aap.2009.10.018     Document Type: Article

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