Process safety challenges for SMEs in China

Journal of Loss Prevention in the Process Industries

Volumn 26, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 880-886

  Zhao, Jinsong ^a   Joas, Reinhard ^b   Abel, Jochen ^b   Marques, Tomas ^c   Suikkanen, Johanna ^c  

^a TSINGHUA UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b BIPRO GmbH   (Germany)

^c United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)   (France)

Author keywords

APELL; ProcessSafety; Responsible Production; SME

Indexed keywords

APELL; CHEMICAL INDUSTRY PARKS; HAZARDOUS CHEMICALS; PROCESS SAFETY; PROCESS SAFETY MANAGEMENT; REGULATORY FRAMEWORKS; SMALL AND MEDIUM-SIZED ENTERPRISE; SME;

CHEMICAL INDUSTRY;

LAWS AND LEGISLATION;

EID: 84880828820     PISSN: 09504230     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jlp.2012.09.003     Document Type: Article

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