Fatal accidents : how prosperity and safety are linked /

"In Fatal Accidents, the author contends that accidents in industry and transport diminish with the passage of time in an ordered fashion, although we are not consciously aware of this fact. Analysis of historical records of accident mortality rates, specifically in industry and transport, poin...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Lancaster, J. F. (John Frederick)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Cambridge, UK : Boca Raton, FL : Woodhead Pub. ; CRC Press, 2009.
Subjects:
Industrial accidents > Economic aspects.
Industrial safety > Economic aspects.
S�ecurit�e du travail > Aspect �economique.
MEDICAL > Forensic Medicine.
MEDICAL > Preventive Medicine.
MEDICAL > Public Health.
Industrial accidents > Economic aspects
Industrial safety > Economic aspects
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • How fatal accidents happen
  • Fatality and loss rates in transport and industry
  • Mortality from all causes
  • Economic growth
  • Analysing historical data : characteristics and methods
  • Some outstanding questions.

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