| Document ID (ISN) | 110838 |
| CIS number |
10-0323 |
| ISSN - Serial title |
0925-7535 - Safety Science |
| Year |
2010 |
| Convention or series no. |
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| Author(s) |
Jacinto C., Silva C. |
| Title |
A semi-quantitative assessment of occupational risks using bow-tie representation |
| Bibliographic information |
Oct. 2010, Vol.48, No.8, p.973-979. Illus. 17 ref. |
| Abstract |
This work proposes a semi-quantitative risk assessment methodology, which was applied and tested in the ship building industry. It covers a wide range of risks related to occupational accidents in a shipbuilding environment, more specifically a large shipyard in Portugal. The initial qualitative analysis focuses on the bow-tie diagram technique, but it also integrates concepts and classifications schemes defined by the Eurostat within the European Statistics on Accidents at Work (ESAW) project. The structure of the diagram enables the identification of the relevant accident's causal pathways and their consequences, at the same time as it identifies the existing or needed safety barriers. A specific case study, in the shipyard's technological area of surface treatment and protection, is presented to demonstrate the method's applicability and usefulness. |
| Descriptors (primary) |
hazard evaluation; shipbuilding industry |
| Descriptors (secondary) |
Portugal; mathematical models; reliability; case study; description of technique |
| Document type |
D - Periodical articles |
| Subject(s) |
Safety organization and training
|
| Broad subject area(s) |
General safety, health and conditions of work
|
| Browse category(ies) |
Shipbuliding and ship repair
Risk evaluation
|
