Citation-related reliability analysis for a pilot sample of underground coal mines

Accident Analysis and Prevention

Volumn 43, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 1015-1021

  Kinilakodi, Harisha ^a   Grayson, R Larry ^a  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Compliance reliability; Mine safety; Safety citations; Safety related risk

Indexed keywords

COMPLIANCE RELIABILITY; EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS; EMERGENCY RESPONSE; EMERGENCY SITUATION; MAINTENANCE RELIABILITY; MAJOR HAZARDS; MINE OPERATORS; MINE SAFETY; NATIONAL MINING ASSOCIATIONS; RELIABILITY APPROACH; SAFETY CITATIONS; SAFETY-RELATED RISK; STRATIFIED RANDOM SAMPLE; UNDERGROUND COAL MINE;

COAL; COAL MINES; MINERS; MINING; QUALITY ASSURANCE; REGULATORY COMPLIANCE; RELIABILITY ANALYSIS; RISK ANALYSIS; RISK MANAGEMENT; SECURITY SYSTEMS;

MINING LAWS AND REGULATIONS;

ARTICLE; COAL MINING; COOPERATION; FACTUAL DATABASE; HUMAN; INJURY; LAW ENFORCEMENT; LEGAL ASPECT; OCCUPATIONAL ACCIDENT; PILOT STUDY; REPRODUCIBILITY; SAFETY; STANDARD; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES; VIOLENCE;

ACCIDENTS, OCCUPATIONAL; COAL MINING; COOPERATIVE BEHAVIOR; DANGEROUS BEHAVIOR; DATABASES, FACTUAL; HUMANS; LAW ENFORCEMENT; PILOT PROJECTS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SAFETY; UNITED STATES; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

EID: 79952448893     PISSN: 00014575     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.aap.2010.11.033     Document Type: Article

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