Are classical process safety concepts relevant to nanotechnology applications?

Journal of Physics: Conference Series

Volumn 304, Issue 1, 2011, Pages

  Amyotte, Paul R ^a  

^a DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; NANOSTRUCTURED MATERIALS; NANOTECHNOLOGY; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK MANAGEMENT;

HUMAN ERRORS; INHERENTLY SAFER DESIGN; KEY PROCESS; NANOTECHNOLOGY APPLICATIONS; NANOTECHNOLOGY INDUSTRY; PROCESS SAFETY; SAFETY CULTURE; SAFETY MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS;

SAFETY ENGINEERING;

EID: 80052040204     PISSN: 17426588     EISSN: 17426596     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1088/1742-6596/304/1/012071     Document Type: Conference Paper

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