Engineering Risk Management

Thierry Meyer; Genserik Reniers

Published by De Gruyter 2016

Engineering Risk Management

Thierry Meyer and Genserik Reniers

In the series De Gruyter Textbook

https://doi.org/10.1515/9783110418040

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Contents

About this book

This revised 2nd edition of Engineering Risk Management presents engineering aspects of risk management. After an introduction to potential risks the authors presents management principles, risk diagnostics, analysis and treatments followed by examples of practical implementation in chemistry, physics and emerging technologies such as nanoparticles.

Explains managing risks from an engineering, industrial practice perspective.

Second edition highlights: safety culture, safety economics, modeling, dynamic risk assessment methods, accident discussions.

Author / Editor information

Thierry Meyer, Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne, Switzerland; Genserik Reniers, University of Antwerp, Belgium.

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Frontmatter Publicly Available Download PDF	i
About the authors Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	v
Contents Publicly Available Download PDF	vii
1. Risk management is not only a matter of financial risk Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	1
2. Introduction to engineering and managing risks Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	9
3. Risk management principles Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	39
4. Risk diagnostic and analysis Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	103
5. Risk treatment/reduction Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	169
6. Event analysis Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	201
7. Major industrial accidents and learning from accidents Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	217
8. Crisis management Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	235
9. Economic issues of safety Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	253
10. Risk governance Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	283
11. Examples of practical implementation of risk management Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	307
12. Concluding remarks Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	327
Index Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	331

(Deutsch)

Language: English
Publisher: De Gruyter
Edition: 2nd ed.
Audience: Chemical Process Engineers, Chemical Engineers, Chemists, Students
Pages
- Front matter: 12
- Main content: 340
Illustrations
- Illustrations: 30
- Coloured Illustrations: 100
- Tables: 40
Keywords: Chemieingenieurwesen; Risikoanalyse; Risikobewertung; Sicherheitstechnik

eBook

Published: May 24, 2016
ISBN: 9783110418040

Paperback

Published: May 24, 2016
ISBN: 9783110418033