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Public Safety and Risk Assessment: Improving Decision Making by David J. Ball, Laurence Ball-King (Hardcover, 2011)

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This book aims to encourage a more reflective, multidisciplinary approach to public safety, and the 'reenfranchisement' of those affected by this new phenomenon. Over the past decade health and safety has become a major issue of public interest. There are countless stories of health and safety activities interfering with public life, preventing some beneficial activity from taking place -- even creating absurd or dangerous situations. On the one hand, risk assessment, properly conducted, is highly beneficial -- it saves lives and prevents injuries. But on the other, it can damage public life. Why has this come about, and does it have to be like that? The authors examine the origins of the problem, look critically at the tools used by safety assessors and their underlying assumptions, and consider important differences between public life and industry (where the approaches largely originated). They illuminate the whole with an analysis of legal requirements, attitudes of stakeholders, and recent research on risk perception and decision making. The result is a profound and important analysis of risk and safety culture and a framework for managing public safety more effectively.

Product Identifiers

Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd
ISBN-13
9781849713801
eBay Product ID (ePID)
108606451

Product Key Features

Subject Area
Assessment, Social Services
Author
David J. Ball, Laurence Ball-King
Publication Name
Public Safety and Risk Assessment: Improving Decision Making
Format
Hardcover
Language
English
Subject
Medicine, Safety
Publication Year
2011
Type
Textbook
Number of Pages
206 Pages

Dimensions

Item Height
234mm
Item Width
156mm
Item Weight
476g

Additional Product Features

Title_Author
Laurence Ball-King, David J. Ball
Series Title
Earthscan Risk in Society
Country/Region of Manufacture
United Kingdom

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