ACCIDENTS AND RISK CONTROL

A framework for transformation of knowledge and experience from risk a nalysis to emergency education is presented. An accident model was dev eloped built on the concept ''uncontrolled flow of energy (UFOE)'', wh ere essential elements are the state, location and movement of the ene rgy. A UFOE can be considered as the driving force of an accident, e.g . an explosion, a release of heavy gases. A domain model has been deve loped for representing emergencies occurring in society. A domain is a group of activities with allied goals and elements, and the domain mo del uses three main categories: status, context and objectives. Ten sp ecific domains have been investigated including process plant, energy production and distribution, natural disasters and different sorts of transport. Totally 25 accident cases were consulted and information wa s extracted for filling into the schematic representations with two to four cases pr. specific domain. (C) 1997 Published by Elsevier Scienc e Ltd. All rights reserved.