A systems approach to accident causation in mining: An application of the HFACS method

Accident Analysis and Prevention

Volumn 48, Issue , 2012, Pages 111-117

  Lenné, Michael G ^a   Salmon, Paul M ^a   Liu, Charles C ^a   Trotter, Margaret ^a  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Human error; Mining accidents; System safety

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENT CAUSATION; AUSTRALIA; CLASSIFICATION SYSTEM; FACTORS ANALYSIS; HUMAN ERRORS; INADEQUATE OPERATION; MINING ACCIDENT; MOBILE EQUIPMENTS; OPERATOR LEVELS; PHYSICAL ENVIRONMENTS; REMEDIAL STRATEGIES; RESOURCE MANAGEMENT; SYSTEM SAFETY; SYSTEMIC FACTORS; SYSTEMS APPROACH;

ERRORS; HUMAN ENGINEERING; MACHINERY; NATURAL RESOURCES MANAGEMENT; RESOURCE ALLOCATION;

ACCIDENTS;

ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; MINING; OCCUPATIONAL ACCIDENT; ORGANIZATION; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; RISK; RISK ASSESSMENT; SAFETY; STANDARD; STATISTICS; SYSTEMS THEORY; THEORETICAL MODEL;

ACCIDENTS, OCCUPATIONAL; AUSTRALIA; HUMANS; MINING; MODELS, THEORETICAL; OCCUPATIONAL INJURIES; ODDS RATIO; ORGANIZATIONAL CULTURE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SAFETY MANAGEMENT; SYSTEMS THEORY;

EID: 84861865288     PISSN: 00014575     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.aap.2011.05.026     Document Type: Article

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