Evaluation of the Use of Advanced Information Technology (Expert Systems) for Data Base System Development and Emergency Management in Non-Nuclear Industries

DURING RECENT YEARS, A NUMBER OF LARGE INDUSTRIAL ACCIDENTS HAVE RESULTED IN A WIDESPREAD CONCERN WITH ORGANIZATION OF EMERGENCY SERVICES AND MEANS FOR EFFECTIVE SUPPORT OF THE DISTRIBUTED ORGANIZATIONS INVOLVED IN EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT. WITH THE AIM OF PRESENTING A DISCUSSION OF THE POTENTIAL OF MODERN INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY FOR DECISION SUPPORT DURING ACCIDENTS, THE REPORT BRINGS A BRIED REVIEW OF APPROACHES TO DESIGN OF DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEMS AND EXPERT SYSTEMS. FROM THIS REVIEW IT IS CONCLUDED THAT MODELS OF DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEMS BASED ON A CONTROL THEORETIC POINT OF VIEW, TOGETHER WITH A COGNITIVE APPROACH TO DECISION TASK ANALYSIS OFFER A SUITABLE FRAMEWORK. IN ADDITION, IT IS CONCLUDED THAT AI-TOOLS FOR DATA BASE DESIGN AND FOR COMMUNICATION SUPPORT IN DISTRIBUTED DECISION-MAKING SHOULD BE CONSIDERED FOR FURTHER DEVELOPMENT. A NUMBER OF RECENT DANISH INDUSTRIAL ACCIDENTS ARE REVIEWED AND KEY PERSONS INTERVIEWED IN ORDER TO GIVE A PRELIMINARY BASIS FOR JUDGING THE FEASIBILITY OF THE THEORETICAL DISCUSSION. THE REPORT INCLUDES A NUMBER OF RECOMMENDATIONS FOR FURTHER STUDIES TO SUPPORT THE DEVELOPMENT OF A DISTRIBUTED DATA BASE SYSTEM FOR EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT

RASMUSSEN J.;  PEDERSEN O.M.;  GROENBERG C.D.; 

1995-03-15

European Commission

JRC5131

EUR 11228 EN,   

https://publications.jrc.ec.europa.eu/repository/handle/JRC5131,