Accident analysis model based on Bayesian Network and Evidential Reasoning approach

Journal of Loss Prevention in the Process Industries

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 10-21

  Wang, Yan Fu ^a   Xie, Min ^b,c   Chin, Kwai Sang ^c   Fu, Xiu Ju ^d  

^a CHINA UNIVERSITY OF PETROLEUM   (China)

^b NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

^c CITY UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^d INSTITUTE OF HIGH PERFORMANCE COMPUTING   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Accident analysis model; Bayesian Network (BN); Evidential Reasoning (ER) approach; Human Factors Analysis and Classification System (HFACS)

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; ACCIDENTS; BAYESIAN NETWORKS; CIVIL DEFENSE; COST EFFECTIVENESS; COSTS; FACTOR ANALYSIS; HUMAN ENGINEERING;

ACCIDENT ANALYSIS; ACCIDENT INVESTIGATORS; BEST FIT METHODS; CLASSIFICATION SYSTEM; EVIDENTIAL REASONING APPROACHES; FACTORS ANALYSIS; PREVENTION MEASURES; SAFETY INTERVENTION;

COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS;

EID: 84872496876     PISSN: 09504230     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jlp.2012.08.001     Document Type: Article

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