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. 2021 Sep 24;11:19018. doi: 10.1038/s41598-021-97785-4

Table 2.

Level decomposition table of causal factors in emergency responses.

Total set Criterion layer Variable layer Bottom layer
Causal factors leading to secondary accidents Human factors Human professional skills, knowledge, and literacy (F1) Illegal operation (X11)
Not handling in time (X12)
Misjudgment (X13)
Management mechanism (X14)
Safety laws and regulations (X15)
Material factors Inherent object or equipment (F2) Tank broken (X21)
Valve broken (X22)
Flange broken (X23)
Oil pipelines broken and leakage (X24)
Floating plate damage (X25)
Power-supply system and water system broken (X26)
Firefighting facilities (F3) Not setting firefighting facility (X31)
Firefighting facility failure (X32)
Fire water system failure (X33)
Unreasonable setting of fire dike (X34)
Drain valve failure (X35)
Small fire separation (X36)
Environmental factors Environmental issues (F4) Reburning or reblasting of high-temperature oil (X41)
Oil leakage and spillage (X42)
Blast wave and radiant heat (X43)
Weather factor (X44)