System Safety for the 21st Century
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System Safety for the 21st Century

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eBook - ePub

System Safety for the 21st Century

About this book

System Safety for the 21st Century

Explore an authoritative and complete exploration of basic and advanced concepts in system safety engineering

The Second Edition of System Safety for the 21st Century delivers an authoritative primer on the identification, evaluation, analysis, and control of hazards to people, components, sub-systems, systems, processes, and facilities. The book offers readers a complete discussion on techniques within system safety, the discipline on process safety, as well as a comprehensive treatment on professionalism within the safety industry.

This new edition applies the concepts of system safety to medical disciplines and medical devices, offering readers the potential to have a significantly positive impact on the standing of American medical safety in the world. The latest edition also includes:

  • A brand-new chapter on the risk management with current international and U.S. government standards
  • New material on process safety including EPA and OSHA implementation and external reviews
  • An Instructor Solutions Manual that includes course content and 30 chapters of review questions and answers
  • Further clarifications on difficult concepts from the First Edition with updated appendices and references

Relevant to academia, industry, and government, System Safety for the 21st Century is an essential resource for anyone studying or implementing and managing proactive hazard identification and risk control techniques and procedures.

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Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Table of Contents
  3. SYSTEM SAFETY FOR THE 21ST CENTURY
  4. Copyright
  5. FOREWORD
  6. PREFACE
  7. ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
  8. ABOUT THE COMPANION WEBSITE
  9. PART I: INTRODUCTION TO SYSTEM SAFETY
  10. PART II: SYSTEM SAFETY PROGRAM PLANNING AND MANAGEMENT
  11. PART III: ANALYTICAL AIDS
  12. PART IV: SYSTEM SAFETY ANALYSIS TECHNIQUES
  13. PART V: PROCESS SAFETY*
  14. PART VI: SYSTEM SAFETY APPLIED TO THE MEDICAL FIELD
  15. PART VII: PROFESSIONALISM AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
  16. APPENDIX I: APPENDIX IThe Scope and Functions of the Professional Safety Position*
  17. APPENDIX II: APPENDIX IIInternational System Safety Society Fundamental Principles and Canons
  18. APPENDIX III: APPENDIX IIIProfessional System Safety and Related Societies and Organizations
  19. GLOSSARY
  20. ACRONYMS
  21. BIBLIOGRAPHY
  22. FURTHER READING
  23. ABOUT THE AUTHOR
  24. BOOK CONTRIBUTOR
  25. BOOK BACK COVER
  26. Index
  27. End User License Agreement