Analysis of underlying causes of investigated loss of containment incidents in Dutch Seveso plants using the Storybuilder method

Journal of Loss Prevention in the Process Industries

Volumn 26, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 1039-1059

  Bellamy, Linda J ^a   Mud, Martijn ^b   Manuel, Henk Jan ^c   Oh, Joy I H ^d  

^a White Queen Safety Strategies   (Netherlands)

^b RPS Nederland   (Netherlands)

^c NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR PUBLIC HEALTH AND THE ENVIRONMENT   (Netherlands)

^d Ministry of Social Affairs and Employment Netherlands   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Accidents; Bow tie; Human error; Incidents; Loss of containment; Major hazards; Safety barriers; Safety management

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENTS; EQUIPMENT; ERRORS;

BOW TIE; HUMAN ERRORS; INCIDENTS; LOSS OF CONTAINMENT; MAJOR HAZARDS; SAFETY BARRIERS; SAFETY MANAGEMENT;

HAZARDS;

EID: 84901690768     PISSN: 09504230     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jlp.2013.03.009     Document Type: Article

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