Latent errors of socio-technical disasters: A Malaysian case study

Safety Science

Volumn 51, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 284-292

  Aini, M S ^a   Fakhru'l Razi, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY PUTRA MALAYSIA   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Active error; Emergency; Latent error; Safety; Socio technical disaster

Indexed keywords

EMERGENCY; INCUBATION PERIODS; MALAYSIANS; ORGANISATIONAL STRUCTURE; PUBLIC INQUIRIES; SOCIOTECHNICAL; STRUCTURAL COLLAPSE; UNDERLYING CAUSE;

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; ERRORS;

DISASTERS;

ACCIDENT; ARTICLE; CASE STUDY; CAUSAL ATTRIBUTION; DISASTER; EMERGENCY; ENVIRONMENTAL PLANNING; HEALTH HAZARD; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MALAYSIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; ROOT CAUSE ANALYSIS; SAFETY;

EID: 84865531141     PISSN: 09257535     EISSN: 18791042     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ssci.2012.07.004     Document Type: Article

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