Risk Assessment
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Risk Assessment

A Practical Guide to Assessing Operational Risks

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eBook - ePub

Risk Assessment

A Practical Guide to Assessing Operational Risks

About this book

Risk Assessment

Explore the fundamentals of risk assessment with references to the latest standards, methodologies, and approaches

The Second Edition of Risk Assessment: A Practical Guide to Assessing Operational Risks delivers a practical exploration of a wide array of risk assessment tools in the contexts of preliminary hazard analysis, job safety analysis, task analysis, job risk assessment, personnel protective equipment hazard assessment, failure mode and effect analysis, and more.

The distinguished authors discuss the latest standards, theories, and methodologies covering the fundamentals of risk assessments, as well as their practical applications for safety, health, and environmental professionals with risk assessment responsibilities. "What If"/Checklist Analysis Methods are included for additional guidance.

Now in full color, the book includes interactive exercises, links, videos, and online risk assessment tools that can be immediately applied by working practitioners. The authors have also included:

  • Material that reflects the latest updates to ISO standards, the ASSP Technical Report, and the ANSI Z590.3 Prevention through Design standard
  • New hazard phrases for chemical hazards in the Globally Harmonized System, as well as NIOSH's new occupational exposure banding tool
  • The new risk-based approach featured in the NAVY IH Field Manual
  • New chapters covering business continuity, causal factors analysis, and layers of protection analysis and barrier analysis

An indispensable resource for employed safety professionals in a variety of industries, business leaders and staff personnel with safety responsibilities, and environmental engineers Risk Assessment: A Practical Guide to Assessing Operational Risks is also useful for students in safety, health, and environmental science courses.

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Yes, you can access Risk Assessment by Georgi Popov,Bruce K. Lyon,Bruce D. Hollcroft in PDF and/or ePUB format, as well as other popular books in Technology & Engineering & Industrial Health & Safety. We have over one million books available in our catalogue for you to explore.

Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Table of Contents
  3. Title Page
  4. Copyright
  5. Preface
  6. 1 Risk Assessments: Their Significance
  7. 2 Risk Assessment Standards and Definitions
  8. 3 Risk Assessment Fundamentals
  9. 4 Defining Risk Assessment Criteria
  10. 5 Fundamental Techniques
  11. 6 Preliminary Hazard and Risk Analysis
  12. 7 “What‐if” Analysis Methods
  13. 8 Failure Mode and Effects Analysis
  14. 9 Bow‐Tie Analysis Methodology
  15. 10 Layers of Control Analysis
  16. 11 Prevention Through Design (PtD) and Design Safety Reviews
  17. 12 Industrial Hygiene Risk Assessment
  18. 13 Machine Risk Assessments
  19. 14 Project‐Oriented Risk Assessments
  20. 15 Food Processing Risk Assessments
  21. 16 Ergonomic Risk Assessment
  22. 17 Assessing Operational Risks at an Organizational Level
  23. 18 Risk Assessment Applications in Lean Six Sigma and Environmental Management Systems
  24. 19 Business Continuity Plan
  25. 20 Communicate Risk
  26. Index
  27. End User License Agreement