Domino effect in chemical accidents: Main features and accident sequences

Journal of Hazardous Materials

Volumn 183, Issue 1-3, 2010, Pages 565-573

  Darbra, R M ^a   Palacios, Adriana ^a   Casal, Joaquim ^a  

^a UNIVERSITAT POLITÈCNICA DE CATALUNYA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Accident sequence; Domino effect; Historical analysis; Major accident; Risk analysis

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENT SCENARIOS; CHEMICAL ACCIDENT; DOMINO ACCIDENTS; DOMINO EFFECTS; EVENT TREES; FREQUENT SEQUENCES; HISTORICAL ANALYSIS; MAJOR ACCIDENTS; MECHANICAL FAILURES; PROCESS PLANTS; RELATIVE PROBABILITY; STORAGE AREA;

FIRES; FLAMMABLE MATERIALS; MATERIALS HANDLING; QUALITY ASSURANCE; RISK ANALYSIS; RISK ASSESSMENT;

ACCIDENTS;

LIQUEFIED PETROLEUM GAS;

ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT; EXPLOSION; POLLUTION MONITORING; PROBABILITY; RISK ASSESSMENT;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL ACCIDENT; EXPLOSION; FIRE; STORAGE; TRAFFIC AND TRANSPORT;

ACCIDENTS; CHEMICAL HAZARD RELEASE; EXPLOSIONS; FIRES; PROBABILITY; TRANSPORTATION;

EID: 77956425859     PISSN: 03043894     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2010.07.061     Document Type: Article

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