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Risk : an introduction : the concepts of risk, danger and chance / Ben Ale.

By: Material type: TextTextPublisher: London ; New York : Routledge, 2009Edition: First editionDescription: x, 134 pages : illustrations ; 24 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9780415490894 (hbk)
  • 0415490898 (hbk)
  • 9780415490900 (pbk)
  • 0415490901 (pbk)
  • 9780203879122 (ebk)
  • 0203879120 (ebk)
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 658.155 22 A.B.R
LOC classification:
  • HD61 .A418 2009
Contents:
1. Introduction. Why We Take Risks. The Essence of Risk. Safety Science. Security and Safety. Technological Risk. Scientific Definition 2. Cause and Consequence. Probability. Systems and Interfaces 3. The System. The Intestines. Using the System. Lifecycle. Mitigation. Quantified Risk Assessment 4. The Development of an Accident. Management of Risk. Unsafe Acts and Unsafe Design 5. Occupational Accidents. Aviation. Human Error Probability. No Data but Still Knowledge 6. Taking Risks. Risk Metrics. Risk Acceptability and Criteria. Cost-Benefit Analysis. Setting Standards. Framing. Nuclear Waste. Discourse. Risky Decisions
Summary: Investments, global warming and crossing the road - risk is a factor embedded in our everyday lives but do we really understand what it means, how it is quantified and how decisions are made? This title explains the concepts, methods and procedures for risk analysis. It also offers an understanding of risk perception, assessment and management.
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 125-132) and index.

1. Introduction. Why We Take Risks. The Essence of Risk. Safety Science. Security and Safety. Technological Risk. Scientific Definition 2. Cause and Consequence. Probability. Systems and Interfaces 3. The System. The Intestines. Using the System. Lifecycle. Mitigation. Quantified Risk Assessment 4. The Development of an Accident. Management of Risk. Unsafe Acts and Unsafe Design 5. Occupational Accidents. Aviation. Human Error Probability. No Data but Still Knowledge 6. Taking Risks. Risk Metrics. Risk Acceptability and Criteria. Cost-Benefit Analysis. Setting Standards. Framing. Nuclear Waste. Discourse. Risky Decisions

Investments, global warming and crossing the road - risk is a factor embedded in our everyday lives but do we really understand what it means, how it is quantified and how decisions are made? This title explains the concepts, methods and procedures for risk analysis. It also offers an understanding of risk perception, assessment and management.

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