Research on the Causes of Gas Explosion Accidents Based on Safety Information Transmission

Huimin Guo (), Shugang Li () and Lianhua Cheng
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Huimin Guo: College of Safety Science and Engineering, Xi′an University of Science and Technology, Xi’an 710054, China
Shugang Li: College of Safety Science and Engineering, Xi′an University of Science and Technology, Xi’an 710054, China
Lianhua Cheng: College of Safety Science and Engineering, Xi′an University of Science and Technology, Xi’an 710054, China

IJERPH, 2022, vol. 19, issue 16, 1-13

Abstract: To better explain the cause of gas explosion accidents, based on the existing accident-causation theory, this paper proposes an accident-causation model of gas explosion accidents based on safety information transmission. Based on this, a new method for the prevention of gas explosion accidents can be developed. By analysing the connection between safety information transmission and the causal factors of gas explosion accidents, it is inferred that the loss of safety information transmission is the key factor leading to accidents. Safety information transmission is a process chain in which information is transmitted between the information source and information subject. This process involves the stages of information generation, conversion, perception, cognition, decision-making, and execution. Information loss is inevitable during the transmission process. When the information loss of the degree of safety affects the judgment of the information subject on the current situation and decision making, the possibility of accidents increases. Therefore, in this study, we constructed an accident-causation model for gas explosion accidents based on the three elements and six stages of safety information transmission. Subsequently, the DEMATEL-ISM method was used to quantitatively analyse the causes of gas explosion accidents. Through a multilevel hierarchical structure division of the accident causes, the cause, result, and root factors affecting accidents were identified, and countermeasures were proposed to provide a theoretical basis for the prevention of gas explosion accidents.

Keywords: gas explosion; safety information transmission; safety information loss; accident-causation model; DEMATEL-ISM (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I I1 I3 Q Q5 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022
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