Near-miss management systems: A methodological comparison

Journal of Loss Prevention in the Process Industries

Volumn 25, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 609-616

  Gnoni, Maria Grazia ^a   Lettera, Gianni ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SALENTO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Index method; Near miss management; Risk matrix; Semi quantitative approach

Indexed keywords

EVENT SEQUENCE; GLOBAL EFFICIENCY; INDEX METHOD; MAJOR ACCIDENTS; MAJOR HAZARD FACILITIES; MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS; METHODOLOGICAL COMPARISON; REFERENCE MODELS; RISK MATRIX; SAFETY MANAGEMENT; SEMI-QUANTITATIVE; TEST CASE;

CHEMICAL PLANTS; DESIGN; MANAGEMENT; SIGNAL PROCESSING;

ACCIDENTS;

EID: 84858276179     PISSN: 09504230     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jlp.2012.01.005     Document Type: Article

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