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Risk assessment methods for process safety, process security and resilience in the chemical process industry: A thorough literature review

Bin Ab Rahim, M.S. (author), Reniers, G.L.L.M.E. (author), Yang, M. (author), Bajpai, Shailendra (author)

This paper presents a systematic literature review of risk assessment methods in the chemical process industry (CPI), focusing on process safety, process security, and resilience. We analyzed peer-reviewed articles from 2000 to 2022 using the PRISMA methodology and identified twelve predominant methods. Our findings reveal a shift towards...

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Reachability-Based Confidence-Aware Probabilistic Collision Detection in Highway Driving

Wang, X. (author), Li, Zirui (author), Alonso-Mora, J. (author), Wang, Meng (author)

Risk assessment is a crucial component of collision warning and avoidance systems for intelligent vehicles. Reachability-based formal approaches have been developed to ensure driving safety to accurately detect potential vehicle collisions. However, they suffer from over-conservatism, potentially resulting in false–positive risk events in...

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Estimates of disease burden caused by foodborne pathogens in contaminated dairy products in Rwanda

Sapp, Amanda C. (author), Nane, G.F. (author), Amaya, Mirna P. (author), Niyonzima, Eugène (author), Hategekimana, Jean Paul (author), VanSickle, John J. (author), Gordon, Ronald M. (author), Havelaar, Arie H. (author)

BACKGROUND: The Girinka program in Rwanda has contributed to an increase in milk production, as well as to reduced malnutrition and increased incomes. But dairy products can be hazardous to health, potentially transmitting diseases such as bovine brucellosis, tuberculosis, and cause diarrhea. We analyzed the burden of foodborne disease due to...

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Powered haulage safety, challenges, analysis, and solutions in the mining industry: a comprehensive review

Moniri-Morad, Amin (author), Soleymani Shishvan, M. (author), Aguilar, Mario (author), Goli, M. (author), Sattarvand, Javad (author)

Satisfying safety issues plays a critical role in mining operations. Although the use of emerging technology became a new trend in preventing powered haulage hazards in the mining industry, these technologies themselves posed new hazards to the problem that are necessary to be identified, assessed, and managed together with common hazards....

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Star rating of driver's behavior as a tool to prevent risky behavior

Tešić, Milan (author), Miladić-Tešić, Suzana (author), Folla, Katerina (author), Yannis, George (author), Oviedo-Trespalacios, O. (author)

Driver behavior is a key determinant of road safety. Risky behaviors can be measured and quantified using traditional and modern methods, which enables the assessment of the driver's behavior. Following lessons from safety science, it is important to analyse and manage risks factors to optimize interventions in the transport context at the...

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Bayesian estimation of seasonal and between year variability of norovirus infection risks for workers in agricultural water reuse using epidemiological data

Seis, W.A.A. (author), Rouault, Pascale (author), Miehe, Ulf (author), ten Veldhuis, Marie-claire (author), Medema, G.J. (author)

Norovirus infections are among the major causes of acute gastroenteritis worldwide. In Germany, norovirus infections are the most frequently reported cause of gastroenteritis, although only laboratory confirmed cases are officially counted. The high infectivity and environmental persistence of norovirus, makes the virus a relevant pathogen...

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A probabilistic-based framework for the integrated assessment of seismic and energy economic losses of buildings

Bianchi, S. (author), Ciurlanti, J. (author), Overend, M. (author), Pampanin, Stefano (author)

Structural safety and environmental sustainability are major factors in investment decisions for building systems, but are rarely considered simultaneously. Recent research efforts have redressed this by developing assessment methodologies and technical solutions for integrated energy efficiency and seismic performance. These studies are...

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A stochastic model of geomorphic risk due to episodic river aggradation and degradation

Chen, Tzu Yin Kasha (author), Hung, Chi Yao (author), Chiang, Y.-C. (author), Hsieh, Meng Long (author), Capart, Hervé (author)

In some steep valleys, flood-induced changes in river bed elevation pose significantly greater risks to infrastructure than floodwaters alone. Over the short term, the river may aggrade or degrade by several meters during a single flood. Whereas floodwaters recede after each event, moreover, riverbed changes add up over successive floods. To...

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Safety barrier performance assessment by integrating computational fluid dynamics and evacuation modeling for toxic gas leakage scenarios

Yuan, S. (author), Cai, Jitao (author), Reniers, G.L.L.M.E. (author), Yang, M. (author), Chen, Chao (author), Wu, Jiansong (author)

Toxic gas leakage represents a type of major process accident scenario threatening human life. Technical and non-technical safety barriers are employed to prevent toxic gas leakage accidents or mitigate the possible catastrophic consequences. Evacuation must be executed in severe toxic gas release scenarios. The performance assessment of...

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Risk assessment methods for water resource recovery for the production of bio-composite materials: Literature review and future research directions

Nativio, A. (author), Kapelan, Z. (author), van der Hoek, J.P. (author)

Bio-composite materials made from resources recovered from the water cycle are the future of the holistic approach towards sustainable wastewater treatment. The raw ingredients for these materials are coming from contaminated sources such as wastewater resources, water plants from surface water etc.. Thus, different risks like human health,...

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Risk assessment of large-scale winter sports sites in the context of a natural disaster

Wu, Jiansong (author), Xing, Yuxuan (author), Bai, Yiping (author), Hu, Xiaofeng (author), Yuan, S. (author)

Accidents induced by natural disasters at sports sites may cause catastrophic loss of great concern. However, previous studies on risk assessments of sports sites have only focused on operational risk and equipment failure. With the frequent occurrence of extreme disasters, the risk of domino chains caused by natural disasters at large-scale...

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Risk assessment methods of cascade reservoir dams: a review and reflection

Wang, Te (author), Li, Zongkun (author), Ge, W. (author), Zhang, Yadong (author), Jiao, Yutie (author), Zhang, Hua (author), Sun, Heqiang (author), van Gelder, P.H.A.J.M. (author)

Risk assessment of cascade reservoir dams is not only the key to ensure the safety of the basin, but also the objective requirement of dam risk management. Based on the development status of cascade reservoirs in China, the complexity of dam risk management of cascade reservoirs compared with a single reservoir was analyzed. By reviewing the...

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Risk assessment of offshore fire accidents caused by subsea gas release

Li, Xinhong (author), Khan, Faisal (author), Yang, M. (author), Chen, C. (author), Chen, Guoming (author)

Subsea gas release is an industrial hazard that can impose fire hazards on offshore facilities near the gas surfacing area. However, risk assessment of the fire caused by subsea gas release is challenged due to inadequate recognition of the knowledge of subsea gas release mechanism and resulting hazards. At present, minimal researches...

journal article 2021

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A semi-quantitative methodology for risk assessment of university chemical laboratory

Li, Xinhong (author), Zhang, Luyao (author), Zhang, Renren (author), Yang, M. (author), Li, Hua (author)

University chemical laboratory is a high-risk place for teaching and scientific research due to the presence of various physical and chemical hazards. In recent years, university chemical laboratory accidents occur frequently. This urges the need to enhance university chemical lab safety. A semi-quantitative methodology comprising Matter...

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Developing a fuzzy logic-based risk assessment for groundwater contamination from well integrity failure during hydraulic fracturing

Milton-Thompson, Olivia (author), Javadi, Akbar A. (author), Kapelan, Z. (author), Cahill, Aaron G. (author), Welch, Laurie (author)

Recent natural gas development by means of hydraulic fracturing requires a detailed risk analysis to eliminate or mitigate damage to the natural environment. Such geo-energy related subsurface activities involve complex engineering processes and uncertain data, making comprehensive, quantitative risk assessments a challenge to develop. This...

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Demonstrating the reduction of enteric viruses by drinking water treatment during snowmelt episodes in urban areas

Sylvestre, E. (author), Prévost, Michèle (author), Burnet, Jean Baptiste (author), Pang, Xiaoli (author), Qiu, Yuanyuan (author), Smeets, Patrick (author), Medema, G.J. (author), Hachad, Mounia (author), Dorner, Sarah (author)

This study investigates short-term fluctuations in virus concentrations in source water and their removal by full-scale drinking water treatment processes under different source water conditions. Transient peaks in raw water faecal contamination were identified using in situ online β-D-glucuronidase activity monitoring at two urban drinking...

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Distinguishing Attacks and Failures in Industrial Control Systems: Knowledge-based Design of Bayesian Networks for Water Management Infrastructures

Chockalingam, S. (author)

Water management infrastructures such as floodgates are critical and increasingly operated by Industrial Control Systems (ICS). These systems are becoming more connected to the internet, either directly or through the corporate networks. This makes them vulnerable to cyber-attacks. Abnormal behaviour in floodgates operated by ICS could be caused...

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Asset Health Index and Risk Assessment Models for High Voltage Gas-Insulated Switchgear Operating in Tropical Environment

Purnomoadi, A.P. (author)

Following deregulation in the energy sector during the 1990s, which was also triggered by the ageing of infrastructure and the increasing demands from regulators and customers, many network utilities adopted the Asset Management (AM) in the hope to earn more, have better credit ratings and gain from stock prices. In line with this fact, the...

doctoral thesis 2020

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Risk assessment of high-speed rail projects: A risk coupling model based on system dynamics

Xue, Yutong (author), Xiang, Pengcheng (author), Jia, Fuyuan (author), Liu, Z. (author)

Due to their characteristics and multiple objectives, high-speed rail (HSR) projects carry more complex risks than conventional projects and high correlation and conductivity are among the associated risk factors. Previous risk assessment frameworks for rail infrastructure have ignored the effects of risk interactions that inflate risk levels...

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Upholding safety in future energy systems: The need for systemic risk assessment

Riemersma, B. (author), Kunneke, R.W. (author), Reniers, G.L.L.M.E. (author), Correljé, A. (author)

This paper argues that energy systems are becoming increasingly complex, and illustrates how new types of hazards emerge from an ongoing transition towards renewable energy sources. It shows that the energy sector relies heavily on risk assessment methods that are analytic, and that systemic methods provide important additional insights.Acase...

journal article 2020