Choosing safety
Subtitle: a guide to using probabilistic risk assessment and decision analysis in complex, high-consequence systems
By: Michael V. Frank.
Publisher: Resources for the Future
Published: 2008
Place of publication: Washington, DC
Language: eng
Number of pages: 231
ISBN-13: 9781933115535; 9781933115542
Subjects: Technology -- Risk assessment; Risk management
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Choosing safety: an overview; title: Safety, risk, and hazard concepts; title: Probabilistic risk assessment (PRA) concepts and methods; title: Procedures for making safety-related decisions; title: Principles of risk communication within a project; title: The blade-trade case study; title: Choosing among space shuttle auxiliary power unit (APU) safety improvement strategies; title: The decision to launch the Cassini spacecraft; title: Mars micro-meteorology (micro-met) stations; title: Choosing the best severe accident management strategy; title: Choosing safety: the final analysis.