Risk-management and rule-compliance: Decision-making in hazardous industries

Safety Science

Volumn 49, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 110-120

  Hopkins, Andrew ^a  

^a AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

ALARP; Major accident hazards; Prescription; Risk management; Rules

Indexed keywords

ALARP; BUNCEFIELD; CO-EXISTING; DECISION MAKERS; DESIGN DECISIONS; DUTY HOLDERS; END POINTS; MAJOR ACCIDENT HAZARDS; MANAGEMENT FRAMEWORKS; OPERATIONAL DECISIONS; PRESCRIPTION; RULES; TECHNICAL RULES; TEXAS CITY;

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; ACCIDENTS;

DECISION MAKING;

ACCIDENT; AVIATION; AWARENESS; COMPLIANCE (PHYSICAL); DECISION MAKING; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; FATALITY; GOVERNMENT; HAZARD ASSESSMENT; HEALTH HAZARD; HUMAN; INDUSTRY; LAW; MINING; NUCLEAR POWER PLANT; NUCLEAR SAFETY; OCCUPATIONAL HAZARD; OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROBABILITY; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK MANAGEMENT; WORK ENVIRONMENT;

EID: 78049445158     PISSN: 09257535     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ssci.2010.07.014     Document Type: Review

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