Analysis of the results of industrial accidents with analytic hierarchy process

The catastrophic disasters which happen as a result of industrial accidents are significant issues all around the world. In order to prevent this issue or minimize the damages, several regulations have been published. Several studies are being conducted to rise awareness of this issue in industrial organizations. Within the frame of these studies, in this study the results of hazardous materails are studied through analyzing the industrial organizations. The topic has been clarified through giving examples of global disasters. It is founded that after these disasters, the content of the regulations are updated. This study is carried out with the sample group who work in oil&gas field in Turkey. Through this study, it is aimed to specify the most hazardous material by collecting the experts' opinions within the frame of Analytic Hierarchy Process Method. As a result of this data gathered from participants, it is found that the components which are known to be explosive materails are consideren as the most hazardous materials. In addition, it is concluded that providing necesarry practice and implication training for the usage of all kinds of hazardous materials. Finally, it is thought that, the results of the misusage of the hazardous materials change according to the types of the materials. Keywords: Industrial Accidents, Hazardous Materials, Analytic Hierarchy Process