Ostrom / Wilhelmsen Risk Assessment

Tools, Techniques, and Their Applications
1. Auflage 2012
ISBN: 978-1-118-30963-6
Verlag: John Wiley & Sons
Format: EPUB
Kopierschutz: Adobe DRM (»Systemvoraussetzungen)

E-Book, Englisch, 416 Seiten, E-Book

All the tools needed to perform a thorough riskassessment--whether you're working in insurance, forensics,engineering, or public safety
Risk analysis is the method of analyzing the dangers toindividuals, businesses, and government agencies posed by potentialnatural and man-made hazards. The central task of the risk assessoris predicting the success of a project. This includes isolating theentire spectrum of adverse events that can derail a project orthreaten the health and safety of individuals, organizations, andthe environment.
Designed as a practical, in-the-field toolkit, Risk Assessmentdetails every aspect of how a risk assessment is performed, showingthe proper tool to be used at various steps in the process, as wellas locating the tool that best fits the risk assessment task athand. Examining not only the very nature of risks and consequences,with fascinating historical examples, the book progresses fromsimple to more complex risk assessment techniques used by theauthors in their daily work, all presented in a form that can bereadily adapted to any number of real-life situations:
* Ecological Risk Assessment
* Task Analysis Techniques
* Preliminary Hazards Analysis
* Failure Mode and Effects Analysis
* Human Reliability Analysis
* Critical Incident Technique
With numerous industry-specific case studies, as well asadditional case studies for risk assessments for a restaurant and aprocess plant, the book provides readers with complete examples ofhow each of the techniques can be used in a variety of real-worldsituations. Including downloadable worksheets and other usefulassessment materials, as well as guidance on using PRA software,this unparalleled reference offers all the tools and techniquesneeded to conduct a thorough and accurate assessment of risk.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Ostrom, Lee T.

Wilhelmsen, Cheryl A.

Über Autor(innen)

Lee T. Ostrom, PhD, has worked in the fields of risk assessment,industrial safety, ergonomics, and human factors for over thirtyyears. A Certified Professional Ergonomist and Certified SafetyProfessional, he has been an assistant professor and degreecoordinator for the industrial technology degree program at theUniversity of Idaho. He is the author of Creating the ErgonomicallySound Workplace.
Cheryl A. Wilhelmsen is an assistant professor at APUS/AMU andconsults with NASA Ames in the area of aviation inspection. In herthirty year career, she has conducted hundreds of ergonomicassessments and risk assessments from offices to nuclear hot cells.She has a master's of science in industrial technology from theUniversity of Idaho and is currently a PhD.ABD.