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Showing 1 to 10 of 10 for “"Accident Frequency"”.
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Accident experience of Commonwealth Government employees in Western Australia : 1 June 1993 to 2 December 1995
… study documents, analyses and discusses the accident experience of Commonwealth employees in Western Australia from 1 July 1993 to 2 December 1995 as recorded on 1663 accident report forms. The research addresses the problem of lack of knowledge of accidents in the Commonwealth sector of the …
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Driver injury severity at u.s. highway-rail crossings
… crossings can be classified into two categories: accident frequency prediction models and driver injury severity models. Accident frequency prediction at highway-rail grade crossings have been investigated by previous studies using varied statistical models. Few studies, however, have focused on …
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Occupational Safety Surveillance Using a Statistical Monitoring Approach
… in a workplace, they may result in employee accidents and fatalities. However, if these problems are detected early, new hazard controls and safety initiatives can be introduced in order to actively reduce or prevent the occurrence of these events. Unfortunately, many safety systems currently …
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To what extent are the assessments by legal academics who critiqued the Irish personal injury reforms (PIAB & related measures) defensible in light of the outcomes? A case study
… is often a ‘taken for granted view’ that the frequency of accidents causes claims which result in escalating insurance costs. That in turn can lead to calls for further tort reforms in many jurisdictions but the real mischief has not been properly identified, as revealed in this significant …
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The impact of urban form on older adults : focusing on neighborhood design and baby boomers' local behavior
… behavior. Spatial analysis reveals the traffic accident patterns in urban Boston neighborhoods, indicating hotspots around activity centers. The analysis identifies significant effects of walkable urban forms (e.g., mixed use, well-connected streets, and good access to potential destinations) on …
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Psychological aspects of risk and safety management in the UK offshore oil and gas industry.
… satisfaction with safety measures and previous accident involvement. Objective risk data (QRA calculations and accident frequency statistics) were obtained from collaborating organisations. The main findings of this study were: Offshore workers’ risk perceptions are relatively accurate. …
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External costs of transports imposed on neighbours and fellow road users
… first paper estimates the relationship between accident frequency and homogeneous and inhomogeneous traffic flows, which is useful for calculating the marginal external accident cost of the traffic flow. We find that important information is lost if differences between traffic modes are not …
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The Effects of Aircraft Certification Rules on General Aviation Accidents
<p>The purpose of this study was to analyze the frequency of general aviation airplane accidents and accident rates on the basis of aircraft certification to determine whether or not differences in aircraft certification rules had an influence on accidents. In addition, the narrative cause …
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A systemic study of mining accident causality: an analysis of 100 accidents from a copper mining company in Zambia
… Regardless of these economical enactments, the accident frequency across the mines is very significant. In general, the mining industry is perceived to be a high-risk industry. The increase in the number of mining accidents is extremely costly, whether measured in terms of medical expenses and …