Risk assessment : a practical guide to assessing operational risks / Georgi Popov, University of Central Missouri, Overland Park, KS, USA, Bruce K. Lyon, USA, Bruce Hollcroft, PayneWest Insurance in Spokane, Washington, USA.

By: Popov, Georgi (Engineer) [author.]
Contributor(s): Hollcroft, Bruce [author.] | Lyon, Bruce K [author.]
Language: English Publisher: Hoboken, NJ : Wiley, 2022Edition: Second editionDescription: 1 online resourceContent type: text Media type: computer Carrier type: online resourceISBN: 9781119755920; 1119755948; 111975593X; 9781119755937; 9781119755944Subject(s): Risk assessmentGenre/Form: Electronic books.Additional physical formats: Print version:: Risk assessmentDDC classification: 658.15/5 LOC classification: T10.68Online resources: Full text available at Wiley Online Library Click here to view
Contents:
Table of Contents Preface vii 1 Risk Assessments: Their Significance 1 Fred A. Manuele 2 Risk Assessment Standards and Definitions 21 Bruce K. Lyon and Bruce D. Hollcroft 3 Risk Assessment Fundamentals 47 Bruce K. Lyon and Bruce D. Hollcroft 4 Defining Risk Assessment Criteria 65 Bruce K. Lyon 5 Fundamental Techniques 93 Bruce K. Lyon and Georgi Popov 6 Preliminary Hazard and Risk Analysis 123 Bruce K. Lyon and Georgi Popov 7 “What-if” Analysis Methods 137 Bruce K. Lyon and Georgi Popov 8 Failure Mode and Effects Analysis 153 Georgi Popov and Bruce K. Lyon 9 Bow-Tie Analysis Methodology 171 Georgi Popov and Bruce K. Lyon 10 Layers of Control Analysis 201 Georgi Popov and Bruce K. Lyon 11 Prevention Through Design (PtD) and Design Safety Reviews 227 Bruce K. Lyon and Georgi Popov 12 Industrial Hygiene Risk Assessment 249 Tsvetan Popov, Georgi Popov and Bruce K. Lyon 13 Machine Risk Assessments 283 Bruce K. Lyon 14 Project-Oriented Risk Assessments 307 Bruce K. Lyon 15 Food Processing Risk Assessments 337 Georgi Popov and Bruce K. Lyon 16 Ergonomic Risk Assessment 361 Bruce K. Lyon and Georgi Popov 17 Assessing Operational Risks at an Organizational Level 387 Bruce K. Lyon 18 Risk Assessment Applications in Lean Six Sigma and Environmental Management Systems 409 Georgi Popov, Tsvetan Popov and Bruce K. Lyon 19 Business Continuity Plan 431 Bruce D. Hollcroft and Bruce K. Lyon 20 Communicate Risk 445 Bruce K. Lyon Index 461
Summary: "Risk assessments have been given more prominence as an element in an operational risk management system. This text explains how a wide array of risk assessment tools are used including: preliminary hazard analysis, job safety analysis, task analysis, job risk assessment, personnel protective equipment hazard assessment, What If / Checklist Analysis Methods, failure mode and effect analysis (FMEA), Layers of Protection Analysis (LOPA), and bowtie analysis, among others. Now in color and updated to reflect the latest standards, theories, and methodologies, this book provides the fundamentals on risk assessment, with practical applications, for undergraduate and graduate students and employed safety, health, and environmental professionals who recognize that they are expected to have risk assessment capabilities. The book includes interactive exercises, links, videos, and online risk assessment tools"-- Provided by publisher.
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