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Volume 5, Issue 2
1 May 1996
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Disaster prevention: current topics

Trevor A. Kletz
Trevor A. Kletz is Visiting Professor at the University of Bradford, Bradford, UK
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Publisher: Emerald Publishing
Online ISSN: 1758-6100
Print ISSN: 0965-3562
© MCB UP Limited
1996
Disaster Prevention and Management: An International Journal (1996) 5 (2): 36–41.
https://doi.org/10.1108/09653569610112907

Describes some changes made to improve the environment which have had unforeseen and adverse effects on safety and the reasons why we need more case histories. Also discusses the reasons why there are no permanent solutions to safety problems and the reasons why senior managers should become more involved in safety problems.

Keywords: Disaster management, Environmental impact assessment, Planning
© MCB UP Limited
1996
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