A new practical approach to risk management for underground mining project in Quebec

Journal of Loss Prevention in the Process Industries

Volumn 26, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 1145-1158

  Badri, Adel ^a   Nadeau, Sylvie ^a   Gbodossou, André ^b  

^a ÉCOLE DE TECHNOLOGIE SUPÉRIEURE   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DU QUÉBEC EN ABITIBI TÉMISCAMINGUE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Mining projects; Multi criteria analysis (AHP); Occupational health and safety (OHS); Risk management; Underground goldmines

Indexed keywords

ANALYTIC HIERARCHY PROCESS; GOLD; HAZARDS; HEALTH RISKS; HIERARCHICAL SYSTEMS; INDUSTRIAL ECONOMICS; INDUSTRIAL HYGIENE; OCCUPATIONAL RISKS; RISK ASSESSMENT; SAFETY ENGINEERING;

ANALYTIC HIERARCHY PROCESS (AHP); ECONOMIC RECOVERY; MINING PROJECTS; MULTI CRITERIA ANALYSIS; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH AND SAFETY; OPERATIONAL ACTIVITY; UNCERTAIN ENVIRONMENTS; UNDERGROUND MINING;

RISK MANAGEMENT;

EID: 84901689780     PISSN: 09504230     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jlp.2013.04.014     Document Type: Article

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