Fuzzy approach for reducing subjectivity in estimating occupational accident severity

Accident Analysis and Prevention

Volumn 45, Issue , 2012, Pages 281-290

  Pinto, Abel ^a   Ribeiro, Rita A ^b   Nunes, Isabel L ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDADE NOVA DE LISBOA   (Portugal)

^b UNINOVA   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Construction; Fuzzy sets; Occupational accidents; Severity

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENT DATA; FUZZY APPROACH; HISTORIC INFORMATION; IMPRECISE KNOWLEDGE; OCCUPATIONAL ACCIDENT; SAFETY RISK ASSESSMENTS; SEVERITY;

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; ACCIDENTS; BIOMECHANICS; CONSTRUCTION; CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY; FUZZY SETS; OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY; RATING; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK PERCEPTION;

OCCUPATIONAL RISKS;

BIOMECHANICS; BUILDING INDUSTRY; BUILDING MATERIAL; CLASSIFICATION; COMPRESSION FRACTURE; ELECTRIC INJURY; FEMUR FRACTURE; FUZZY LOGIC; HEAD INJURY; HUMAN; INJURY; INJURY SCALE; OCCUPATIONAL ACCIDENT; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; STATISTICS; THORAX INJURY; TIBIA FRACTURE; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT;

ACCIDENTS, OCCUPATIONAL; ACCIDENTS, TRAFFIC; BIOMECHANICS; CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY; CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS; CRANIOCEREBRAL TRAUMA; ELECTRIC INJURIES; FEMORAL FRACTURES; FRACTURES, COMPRESSION; FUZZY LOGIC; HUMANS; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; RISK ASSESSMENT; THORACIC INJURIES; TIBIAL FRACTURES; TRAUMA SEVERITY INDICES; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

EID: 84856089912     PISSN: 00014575     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.aap.2011.07.015     Document Type: Article

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