Derek Viner

Occupational Risk Control

Predicting and Preventing the Unwanted

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

In Occupational Risk Control you will find the author's wealth of experience used to its fullest. He presents a coherent and scientific theoretical basis for, and a practical understanding of, the prediction and management of accidents in the industrial and commercial worlds.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Jenny Stanford Publishing
• Seitenzahl: 304
• Erscheinungstermin: 12. Dezember 2019
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 246mm x 174mm x 16mm
• Gewicht: 503g
• ISBN-13: 9780367879235
• ISBN-10: 0367879239
• Artikelnr.: 58441669

Autorenporträt

Derek Viner currently academic positions are that of Associate Professor in Occupational Health and Safety at CQ University and of academic associate in the Faculty of Engineering and Industrial Sciences at Swinburne University, both in Australia.

Inhaltsangabe

History: the historical origins of the management of risks. Accident
theory: dominos and triangles - enduring influences. The origins of damage
and loss: understanding the processes. Risk: damage and loss processes are
uncertain to occur. Identifying and describing risks: prevention depends on
knowing what could happen. Risk estimation: how significant is the risk?.
Risk control: understanding prevention and cure. Risk evaluation: how safe
is safe enough? Classifying and analysing risk: damage aetiology through
logical analysis. Risk numeracy: numerical insights into failures and
incidents. The management of risk: strategy and tactics. Engineering and
the management of technical risks: prevention by technical management and
design.