BACKGROUND Historically, merchant seafaring was the most hazardous occupation in Britain. However, fatal accident rates have fallen sharply in the last 30 years. AIMS To establish the causes of all fatal accidents and their trends among seafarers who were employed in UK merchant shipping from 1919 to 2005 and to compare with those in the general workforce and in other industries. METHODS A ...

The objective of this study was to develop a methodology by which the risk from major accident hazards to the environment can be assessed or quantified. An index method, the Environmental Risk Index (ERI), has been developed based on an existing method, the Environmental Hazard Index (EHI), and the Department of the Environment (DoE) definitions of events that would constitute a major accident ...

The opinions that I express in this paper are based on a thorough review that I conducted of industry standards and procedures for risk management, FMEA techniques, and FMEA applications in aviation and other industries. I also base these opinions on my 25 years of experience in transportation management and analysis, airline flight operations, safety investigation management, safety research, ...

Introduction: The elderly represent a significant proportion of the populace and their mortality index is of public health significance. With dearth of vital registration, in-hospital based studies remains a desirable alternative. This study hopes to determine the epidemiologic pattern of elderly mortality with respect to sex, age, date and cause of death.  Methods: This is descriptive retrosp...