{"product_id":"risk-assessment-isbn-9781119483465","title":"Risk Assessment","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eGuides the reader through a risk assessment and shows them the proper tools to be used at the various steps in the process\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThis brand new edition of one of the most authoritative books on risk assessment adds ten new chapters to its pages to keep readers up to date with the changes in the types of risk that individuals, businesses, and governments are being exposed to today. It leads readers through a risk assessment and shows them the proper tools to be used at various steps in the process. The book also provides readers with a toolbox of techniques that can be used to aid them in analyzing conceptual designs, completed designs, procedures, and operational risk.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eRisk Assessment: Tools, Techniques, and Their Applications, Second Edition\u003c\/i\u003e includes expanded case studies and real life examples; coverage on risk assessment software like SAPPHIRE and RAVEN; and end-of-chapter questions for students. Chapters progress from the concept of risk, through the simple risk assessment techniques, and into the more complex techniques. In addition to discussing the techniques, this book presents them in a form that the readers can readily adapt to their particular situation. Each chapter, where applicable, presents the technique discussed in that chapter and demonstrates how it is used.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eExpands on case studies and real world examples, so that the reader can see complete examples that demonstrate how each of the techniques can be used in analyzing a range of scenarios\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eIncludes 10 new chapters, including Bayesian and Monte Carlo Analyses; Hazard and Operability (HAZOP) Analysis; Threat Assessment Techniques; Cyber Risk Assessment; High Risk Technologies; Enterprise Risk Management Techniques\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eAdds end-of-chapter questions for students, and provides a solutions manual for academic adopters\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eActs as a practical toolkit that can accompany the practitioner as they perform a risk assessment and allows the reader to identify the right assessment for their situation\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003ePresents risk assessment techniques in a form that the readers can readily adapt to their particular situation\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eRisk Assessment: Tools, Techniques, and Their Applications, Second Edition\u003c\/i\u003e is an important book for professionals that make risk-based decisions for their companies in various industries, including the insurance industry, loss control, forensics, all domains of safety, engineering and technical fields, management science, and decision analysis. It is also an excellent standalone textbook for a risk assessment or a risk management course.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAcknowledgments vii\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAbout the Companion Website ix\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1 Introduction to Risk Assessment 1\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2 Risk Perception 11\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3 Risks and Consequences 17\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4 Ecological Risk Assessment 27\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5 Task Analysis Techniques 53\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6 Preliminary Hazard Analysis 61\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7 Primer on Probability and Statistics 79\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8 Mathematical Tools for Updating Probabilities 93\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9 Developing Probabilities 115\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10 Quantifying the Unquantifiable 133\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11 Failure Mode and Effects Analysis 145\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12 Human Reliability Analyses 159\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e13 Critical Incident Technique 175\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e14 Basic Fault Tree Analysis Technique 185\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e15 Critical Function Analysis 203\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e16 Event Tree and Decision Tree Analysis 223\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e17 Probabilistic Risk Assessment 251\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e18 Probabilistic Risk Assessment Software 261\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e19 Qualitative and Quantitative Research Methods Used in Risk Assessment 267\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e20 Risk of an Epidemic 283\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e21 Vulnerability Analysis Technique 293\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e22 Developing Risk Model for Aviation Inspection and Maintenance Tasks 317\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e23 Risk Assessment and Community Planning 329\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e24 Threat Assessment 343\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e25 Project Risk Management 381\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e26 Enterprise Risk Management Overview 409\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e27 Process Safety Management and Hazard and Operability Assessment 419\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e28 Emerging Risks 449\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e29 Process Plant Risk Assessment Example 461\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e30 Risk Assessment Framework for Detecting, Predicting, and Mitigating Aircraft Material Inspection 487\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e31 Traffic Risks 547\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAcronyms 559\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGlossary 563\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex 569\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eLEE T. OSTROM, P\u003csmall\u003eH\u003c\/small\u003eD,\u003c\/b\u003e has worked in the fields of risk assessment, industrial safety, ergonomics, and human factors for over thirty-five years. A Certified Professional Ergonomist and Certified Safety Professional, he has been an Associate Dean and Academic Director and Full Professor University of Idaho, Idaho Falls. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eCHERYL A. WILHELMSEN, P\u003csmall\u003eH\u003c\/small\u003eD,\u003c\/b\u003e is an assistant clinical professor at the University of Idaho, Idaho Falls. She has been the director of the Industrial Technology BS, and Technology Management degree programs. She has also taught for APUS\/AMU and consulted with NASA Ames in the area of aviation inspection.   \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eGuides the reader through a risk assessment and shows them the proper tools to be used at the various steps in the process\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis brand new edition of one of the most authoritative books on risk assessment adds ten new chapters to its pages to keep readers up to date with the changes in the types of risk that individuals, businesses, and governments are being exposed to today. It leads readers through a risk assessment and shows them the proper tools to be used at various steps in the process. The book also provides readers with a toolbox of techniques that can be used to aid them in analyzing conceptual designs, completed designs, procedures, and operational risk. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eRisk Assessment: Tools, Techniques, and Their Applications, Second Edition\u003c\/i\u003e includes expanded case studies and real life examples; coverage on risk assessment software like SAPPHIRE and RAVEN; and end-of-chapter questions for students. Chapters progress from the concept of risk, through the simple risk assessment techniques, and into the more complex techniques. In addition to discussing the techniques, this book presents them in a form that the readers can readily adapt to their particular situation. Each chapter, where applicable, presents the technique discussed in that chapter and demonstrates how it is used. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eExpands on case studies and real world examples, so that the reader can see complete examples that demonstrate how each of the techniques can be used in analyzing a range of scenarios\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eIncludes 10 new chapters, including Bayesian and Monte Carlo Analyses; Hazard and Operability (HAZOP) Analysis; Threat Assessment Techniques; Cyber Risk Assessment; High Risk Technologies; Enterprise Risk Management Techniques\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eAdds end-of-chapter questions for students, and provides a solutions manual for academic adopters\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eActs as a practical toolkit that can accompany the practitioner as they perform a risk assessment and allows the reader to identify the right assessment for their situation\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003ePresents risk assessment techniques in a form that the readers can readily adapt to their particular situation\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eRisk Assessment: Tools, Techniques, and Their Applications, Second Edition\u003c\/i\u003e is an important book for professionals that make risk-based decisions for their companies in various industries, including the insurance industry, loss control, forensics, all domains of safety, engineering and technical fields, management science, and decision analysis. 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