Accident modeling and risk assessment framework for safety critical decision-making: Application to deepwater drilling operation

Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part O: Journal of Risk and Reliability

Volumn 227, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 86-105

  Rathnayaka, Samith ^a   Khan, Faisal ^a   Amayotte, Paul ^b  

^a MEMORIAL UNIVERSITY OF NEWFOUNDLAND   (Canada)

^b DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

aggregated risk profile; Deepwater drilling; Macondo well blowout; prediction and prevention accident model; safety barriers; system hazard identification

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENT MODELS; MACONDO WELLS; RISK PROFILE; SAFETY BARRIERS; SYSTEM HAZARDS;

AGGREGATES; BLOWOUT PREVENTION; BLOWOUTS; DECISION MAKING; DEEPWATER DRILLING; ENERGY MANAGEMENT; HAZARDOUS MATERIALS; OFFSHORE OIL WELLS;

RISK ASSESSMENT;

EID: 84873917138     PISSN: 1748006X     EISSN: 17480078     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1748006X12472158     Document Type: Article

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