Research strategies and methods

Based on the observed problems in the measurement of safety in the chemical process industry, as outlined in the previous Chapter, additional research into this area is needed to provide companies with better indicators of possible accidents. In this Chapter the research methodology used to gain a more complete understanding of this measurement problem , is presented. This Chapter starts by discussing the focus, type and methodology of the research process. Then the research strategy and methods will be discussed to present the design structure of the complete research. 

In this Chapter emphasis will be put on the planning process while the execution process will be addressed later. In the next sub-Sections the focus of the research, the type of research, the research methodology, the research strategies and methods used will be presented. 

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