A review and discussion of the norwegian offshore safety regulation regime for risk assessments

11th International Probabilistic Safety Assessment and Management Conference and the Annual European Safety and Reliability Conference 2012, PSAM11 ESREL 2012

Volumn 7, Issue , 2012, Pages 5702-5712

  Khorsandia, Jahon D ^a   Avena, Terje ^a   Vinnem, Jan Erik ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF STAVANGER   (Norway)

Author keywords

ALARP; Offshore safety regulations; Quantitative risk assessment; Risk acceptance

Indexed keywords

ALARP; DECISION SUPPORT TOOLS; INDUSTRIAL PRACTICES; KEY TOPICS; NORWEGIAN CONTINENTAL SHELVES; QUANTITATIVE RISK ASSESSMENT; REGULATORY AUTHORITIES; RISK ACCEPTANCE; RISK ACCEPTANCE CRITERIA; RISK ASSESSMENT AND MANAGEMENTS; RISK PERSPECTIVE; SAFETY REGULATIONS; UNCERTAINTY FACTORS;

DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEMS; LAWS AND LEGISLATION; RISK MANAGEMENT; SAFETY ENGINEERING;

RISK ASSESSMENT;

EID: 84873172842     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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