TY  - JOUR
PY  - 1997//
TI  - Accident hazard index: a multi-attribute method for process industry hazard rating
JO  - Process safety and environmental protection
A1  - Khan, F.I.
A1  - Abbasi, Sakineh A.
SP  - 217
EP  - 224
VL  - 75
IS  - 4
N2  - Traditionally, the severity of accidents in the chemical process industries has been gauged on the basis of the human lives lost1-5. However, factors such as loss of assets, contamination of the surroundings, and the resultant trauma also contribute to a very large extent towards the adverse impacts of such accidents.  We have developed Accident Hazard Index (AHI) as a new system for a comprehensive yet rapid assessment of the damage caused by accidents in the chemical process industries. The index can also be used to assess the impacts of accidents likely in a yet-to-be-commissioned industry on the basis of site characteristics and the industry' s process and operational details; the index thus enables one to choose between possible sites for setting up a new industry.<p /> 
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SN  - 0957-5820
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1205/095758297529093
ID  - ref1
ER  -