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The safety barrier definition

  • Alex de Ruijter

Alex de Ruijter

Jun 17, 2021 • 1 min read
The safety barrier definition

* Sklet, S. (2006). Safety barriers: Definition, classification, and performance. Journal of Loss Prevention in the Process Industries, 19(5), 494–506.

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