TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2018//
TI  - Human and organizational factors in Chinese hazardous chemical accidents: a case study of '8.12'Tianjin Port fire and explosion using the HFACS-HC
JO  - International journal of occupational safety and ergonomics
A1  - Zhou, Lin
A1  - Fu, Gui
A1  - Xue, Yujingyang
SP  - 329
EP  - 340
VL  - 24
IS  - 3
N2  - The human and organizational factors have been proved to be the prime causes for Chinese hazardous chemical accidents (HCAs). A modified version of the Human Factors Analysis and Classification System (HFACS), namely HFACS-Hazardous Chemicals (HC), was developed to identify the human factors involved in Chinese HCAs. The '8.12' Tianjin Port fire and explosion, the costliest HCA in recent years, was reanalyzed using this framework, and the results were compared with the official accident inquiry report to find out their differences related to the identification of human and organizational factors. The study revealed interacted human factors from different levels in Ruihai Company led to this catastrophe, and the inquiry report had limitations in the identification of human factors and the guidance for similar accident prevention. This study showed the applicability of HFACS-HC in HCA analyses as well as the necessity to recommend this approach for future HCA investigations.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 1080-3548
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/10803548.2017.1372943
ID  - ref1
ER  -