Risk: An Introduction
The Concepts of Risk, Danger and Chance
By Ben Ale
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- ISBN: 978-0-415-49090-0
- Binding: Paperback (also available in Hardback)
- Published by: Routledge
- Publication Date: 04/06/2009
- Pages: 144
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Table of 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