Risk Assessment: Theory, Methods, and Applications

CONTENTS

Preface

Acknowledgments

PART I INTRODUCTION TO RISK ASSESSMENT

1 Introduction

1.1 Introduction

1.2 Risk Analysis, Assessment, and Management

1.3 The Study Object

1.4 Accident Categories

1.5 Risk in Our Modern Society

1.6 Safety Legislation

1.7 Risk and Decision-Making

1.8 Structure of the Book

1.9 Additional Reading

2 The Words of Risk Analysis

2.1 Introduction

2.2 Events and Scenarios

2.3 Probability and Frequency

2.4 Assets and Consequences

2.5 Risk

2.6 Barriers

2.7 Accidents

2.8 Uncertainty

2.9 Vulnerability and Resilience

2.10 Safety and Security

2.11 Additional Reading

3 Hazards and Threats

3.1 Introduction

3.2 Hazards

3.3 Classification of Hazards

3.4 Threats

3.5 Energy Sources

3.6 Technical Failures

3.7 Human and Organizational Factors

3.8 Additional Reading

4 How to Measure and Evaluate Risk

4.1 Introduction

4.2 Risk Indicators

4.3 Risk to People

4.4 Risk Matrices

4.5 Risk Acceptance Criteria

4.6 Closure

4.7 Additional Reading

5 Risk Management

5.1 Introduction

5.2 Risk Management

5.3 Bow-Tie Analysis

5.4 Risk Analysis

5.5 Risk Evaluation

5.6 Risk Control and Risk Reduction

5.7 Competence Requirements

5.8 Quality Requirements

5.9 Additional Reading

6 Accident Models

6.1 Introduction

6.2 Accident Causation

6.3 Accident Models

6.4 Energy and Barrier Models

6.5 Sequential Accident Models

6.6 Epidemiological Accident Models

6.7 Event Causation and Sequencing Models

6.8 Systemic Accident Models

6.9 Additional Reading

7 Data for Risk Analysis

7.1 Introduction

7.2 Types ...