Building Safety indicators: Part 1 - Theoretical foundation

Development of early warning indicators to prevent major accidents - to 'build safety' - should rest on a sound theoretical foundation, including basic concepts, main perspectives and past developments, as well as an overview of the present status and ongoing research. In this paper the authors have established the theoretical basis for development of indicators used as early warnings of major accidents. Extensive work on indicators has been carried out in the past, and this could and should have been better utilized by industry, e.g., by focusing more on major hazard indicators, and less on personal safety indicators. Recent discussions about safety indicators have focused on the distinction between leading and lagging indicators; however, a discussion on terms should not impede the development of useful indicators that can provide (early) warnings about potential major accidents.

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- Abstract reprinted with permission from Elsevier.
Authors:
- Oien, K
- Utne, I B
- Herrera, I A
Publication Date: 2011-2

Language

English

Media Info

Media Type: Print
Features: Bibliography; Figures; References; Tables;
Pagination: pp 148-161
Serial:
- Safety Science
- Volume: 49
- Issue Number: 2
- Publisher: Elsevier
- ISSN: 0925-7535
- Serial URL: http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/journal/09257535

Subject/Index Terms

TRT Terms: Crashes; Hazards and emergency operations; Offshore structures; Petroleum pipelines; Petroleum refineries; Prevention; Risk management; Safety; Theory
Uncontrolled Terms: Condition indicators; Early warning technologies
Subject Areas: Administration and Management; Environment; Marine Transportation; Pipelines; Safety and Human Factors;

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Accession Number: 01323867
Record Type: Publication
Files: TRIS
Created Date: Dec 28 2010 1:30PM