Safety, Reliability and Risk Management - An Integrated Approach

Zusatztext 'The content of the book is easy to read and apply by the non-specialist! and is strongly recommended to all health and safety practitioners! particularly those preparing for the NEBOSH Diploma.' Journal of Health and Safety Informationen zum Autor Robin Tait, Sue Cox Klappentext An examination of the concepts of systems reliability and the techniques available for determining both technical and human hazard and risk. Emphasis is placed on technical systems and human factors and the incresing importance of psychological factors in the overall assessment of safety. Zusammenfassung An examination of the concepts of systems reliability and the techniques available for determining both technical and human hazard and risk. Emphasis is placed on technical systems and human factors and the incresing importance of psychological factors in the overall assessment of safety. Inhaltsverzeichnis Reliability; Enhanced Reliability; Hazard analysis; Data sources; The human connection; The computer connection; Risk analysis; Estimation of risk; Risk assessment; Risk assessment and public policy; Some recent incidents and their implications; Limitations and uses of quantitative techniques.

Product details

• Authors: Baggy Cox, Sue Cox, Cox Sue, Robin Tait, Paul Tait, Paul Cox Tait, Robin Tait, Tait Robin
• Publisher: ELSEVIER SCIENCE BV
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 23.03.1998
• EAN: 9780750640169
• ISBN: 978-0-7506-4016-9
• No. of pages: 336
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Business > Business administration; TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING / Quality Control, TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING / Industrial Engineering, TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING / Industrial Health & Safety, Reliability engineering, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Labor / General, Health & safety issues, Health and safety in the workplace