| Description |
An introduction to risk assessment that utilizes key theory and state-of-the-art applications With its balanced coverage of theory and applications along with standards and regulations, Risk Assessment: Theory, Methods, and Applications serves as a comprehensive introduction to the topic.
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| Key Features |
| Author(s) | Marvin Rausand |
| Publisher | John Wiley and Sons Ltd |
| Date of Publication | 27/09/2011 |
| Language | English |
| Format | Hardback |
| ISBN-10 | 0470637641 |
| ISBN-13 | 9780470637647 |
| Subject | Social Issues, Services & Welfare |
| Series Title | Statistics in Practice |
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| Publication Data |
| Place of Publication | Chicester |
| Country of Publication | United Kingdom |
| Imprint | Wiley-Blackwell (an imprint of John Wiley & Sons Ltd) |
| Content Note | Illustrations |
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| Dimensions |
| Weight | 1040 g |
| Width | 155 mm |
| Height | 241 mm |
| Spine | 36 mm |
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| Description |
| Table Of Contents | Part I. Introduction to Risk Assessment . 1. Introduction. 2. The Words of Risk Analysis. 3. Hazards and Threats. 4. How to Measures and Evaluate Risk? 5. Risk Management. 6. Accidents Models. 7. Data for Risk Analysis. Part II. Risk Assessment Methods and Applications. 8. Risk Assessment Process. 9. Hazard Identification. 10. Causal and Frequency Analysis. 11. Development of Accident Scenarios. 12. Barriers and Barrier Analysis. 13. Human Reliability Analysis. 14. Job Safety Analysis. 15. Common Cause Failures. 16. Uncertainty and Sensitivity. 17. Development and Applications of Risk Assessment. Part III. Appendices. Elements of Probability Theory. Acronyms. Glossary. References. |
| Author Biography | Marvin Rausand is Professor in the Department of Production and Quality Engineering at the Norwegian University of Science and Technology. He has published extensively in his areas of research interest, which include system reliability theory, risk analysis, maintenance optimization, and probabilistic modeling. Professor Rausand is the author of System Reliability Theory: Models, Statistical Methods, and Applications, Second Edition (Wiley). |
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