An intelligent algorithm for performance evaluation of job stress and HSE factors in petrochemical plants with noise and uncertainty

Journal of Loss Prevention in the Process Industries

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 140-152

  Azadeh, A ^a   Saberi, M ^b   Rouzbahman, M ^c   Saberi, Z ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEHRAN   (Iran)

^b ISLAMIC AZAD UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^d AMIRKABIR UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Iran)

Author keywords

Adaptive neuro fuzzy inference system (ANFIS); Ergonomics; Health; Job stress; Operator's efficiency; Petrochemical plants; Safety and environment (HSE)

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE NEURO-FUZZY INFERENCE SYSTEM; ASSESSMENT AND IMPROVEMENT; INTEGRATED ALGORITHM; INTELLIGENT ALGORITHMS; PERFORMANCE EVALUATION; STRESS LEVELS; UNCERTAIN ENVIRONMENTS;

ERGONOMICS; ERROR ANALYSIS; FUZZY SYSTEMS; HEALTH; PETROCHEMICAL PLANTS; SURVEYS; TRACKING (POSITION);

ALGORITHMS;

EID: 84872501827     PISSN: 09504230     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jlp.2012.10.004     Document Type: Article

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