Learning from accidents - What more do we need to know?

Safety Science

Volumn 48, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 714-721

  Lindberg, Anna Karin ^a   Hansson, Sven Ove ^a   Rollenhagen, Carl ^a,b  

^a ROYAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

^b RINGHALS AB   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Accident investigation; Accidents; CHAIN model; Evaluation studies; Experience feedback; Incidents

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENT INVESTIGATION; CHAIN MODELS; EVALUATION STUDY; EXPERIENCE FEEDBACK; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; LEARNING FROM ACCIDENTS; ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURES; PREVENTIVE MEASURES; QUALITY CRITERIA; RESEARCH NEEDS;

RISK MANAGEMENT;

ACCIDENTS;

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; ARTICLE; CONFIDENTIALITY; FEEDBACK SYSTEM; HUMAN; INCIDENT REPORT; INFORMATION DISSEMINATION; INFORMATION PROCESSING; LEARNING; METHODOLOGY; OCCUPATIONAL ACCIDENT; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE; OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK MANAGEMENT;

EID: 77951092240     PISSN: 09257535     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ssci.2010.02.004     Document Type: Article

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