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.

Includes index.

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

"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.

About the Author

Georgi Popov, PhD, QEP, CSP, ARM, SMS, CMC, FAIHA, is a Professor of Safety Sciences at the University of Central Missouri, where he teaches risk assessment, safety management, environmental, and sustainability courses. His research focuses include industrial hygiene, safety management, risk management, Lean Six Sigma, alternative fuels, and air quality.

Bruce K. Lyon, CSP, P.E., SMS, ARM, CHMM, is Vice President of Brown & Brown. He has over 38 years of experience with facilitating, conducting and consulting in operational risk assessment in a variety of industries.

Bruce D. Hollcroft, CSP, ARM, CHMM, is Senior Rick Control Specialist with PayneWest Insurance, a Marsh & McLennan Agency Company in Spokane, Washington. He has nearly 40 years of experience providing safety and risk control services to a variety of industries of all sizes.