On the development of a new hybrid risk assessment process using occupational accidents' data: Application on the Greek Public Electric Power Provider

Journal of Loss Prevention in the Process Industries

Volumn 24, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 671-687

  Marhavilas, P K ^a   Koulouriotis, D E ^a   Mitrakas, C ^a  

^a DEMOCRITUS UNIVERSITY OF THRACE   (Greece)

Author keywords

Electricity production; Fatal accident frequency rate; Occupational accidents; Quantified risk evaluation; Risk analysis; Risk assessment

Indexed keywords

ASSESSMENT PROCESS; ELECTRIC POWER PROVIDER; ELECTRICITY PRODUCTION; FATAL ACCIDENTS; HIGH COSTS; HUMAN INTEGRITY; OCCUPATIONAL ACCIDENT; PUBLIC POWER CORPORATIONS; QUANTIFIED RISK EVALUATION; RISK EVALUATION; RISK RATINGS; RISK VALUE; SAFETY POLICIES;

DECISION MAKING; ELECTRIC ACCIDENTS; ELECTRICITY; HEALTH RISKS; RATING; RISK ANALYSIS; RISK ASSESSMENT;

OCCUPATIONAL RISKS;

EID: 79961209091     PISSN: 09504230     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jlp.2011.05.010     Document Type: Article

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