AbstractThis work is an attempt to apply classification tree methods to data regarding accidents in a medium-sized refinery, so as to identify the important relationships between the variables, which can be considered as decision-making rules when adopting any measures for improvement.The results obtained using the CART (Classification And Regression Trees) method proved to be the most precise and, in general, they are encouraging concerning the use of tree diagrams as preliminary explorative techniques for the assessment of the ergonomic, management and operational parameters which influence high accident risk situations. The Occupational Injury analysis carried out in this paper was planned as a dynamic process and can be repeated systematically. The CART technique, which considers a very wide set of objective and predictive variables, shows new cause–effect correlations in occupational safety which had never been previously described, highlighting possible injury risk groups and supporting decision-making in these areas.The use of classification trees must not, however, be seen as an attempt to supplant other techniques, but as a complementary method which can be integrated into traditional types of analysis.
Industrial and occupational ergonomics in the petrochemical process industry: A regression trees approach
Accident Analysis and Prevention ; 40 , 4 ; 1468-1479
2008-03-21
12 pages
Article (Journal)
Electronic Resource
English
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