Evacuation, escape, and rescue experiences from offshore accidents including the Deepwater Horizon

Journal of Loss Prevention in the Process Industries

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 148-158

  Skogdalen, Jon Espen ^a   Khorsandi, Jahon ^b   Vinnem, Jan Erik ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF STAVANGER   (Norway)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Deepwater Horizon; Evacuation, escape and rescue; Major accident

Indexed keywords

COMPREHENSIVE ANALYSIS; DEEPWATER; EVACUATION, ESCAPE AND RESCUE; GULF OF MEXICO; INFLUENCING FACTOR; MAJOR ACCIDENT; MAJOR HAZARDS; OFFSHORE ACCIDENTS; STEP-BY-STEP; TIME PRESSURES;

ACCIDENTS; DEEPWATER DRILLING; DRILLING PLATFORMS; HAZARDS; LIFEBOATS; OFFSHORE PETROLEUM PROSPECTING; PETROLEUM INDUSTRY;

OFFSHORE OIL WELLS;

EID: 83255187225     PISSN: 09504230     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jlp.2011.08.005     Document Type: Article

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