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Applying HFACS Approach to Accident Analysis in Petro-Chemical Industry in China: Case Study of Explosion at Bi-Benzene Plant in Jilin

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The Human Factors Analysis and Classification System (HFACS) is a framework for classifying and analyzing human factors associated with accidents and incidents. It is a commonly utilized tool for investigating human contributions to aviation accidents in China. Human factors also contribute to many accidents in petro-chemical industry. The goal of this paper is to apply HFACS approach to analysis of explosion at Bi-benzene Plant in Jilin and classify the human factors causing the occurrence of this accident. Results showed that HFACS is useful and feasible in accident analysis in this case. And, the human factors were clearly classified for the cause analysis. Recommendations were proposed to include HFACS in accident investigation.

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This paper was supported by Science Foundation of China University of Petroleum, Beijing (No. ZX20150085).

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  1. School of Mechanics, Storage and Transportation Engineering, China University of Petroleum (Beijing), Beijing, China

    Yunhua Gong

  2. School of Engineering and Technology, China University of Geosciences (Beijing), Beijing, China

    Yunxiao Fan

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Gong, Y., Fan, Y. (2016). Applying HFACS Approach to Accident Analysis in Petro-Chemical Industry in China: Case Study of Explosion at Bi-Benzene Plant in Jilin. In: Arezes, P. (eds) Advances in Safety Management and Human Factors. Advances in Intelligent Systems and Computing, vol 491. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-41929-9_37

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