Acknowledgments vii
About the Companion Website ix
1 Introduction to Risk Assessment 1
2 Risk Perception 11
3 Risks and Consequences 17
4 Ecological Risk Assessment 27
5 Task Analysis Techniques 53
6 Preliminary Hazard Analysis 61
7 Primer on Probability and Statistics 79
8 Mathematical Tools for Updating Probabilities 93
9 Developing Probabilities 115
10 Quantifying the Unquantifiable 133
11 Failure Mode and Effects Analysis 145
12 Human Reliability Analyses 159
13 Critical Incident Technique 175
14 Basic Fault Tree Analysis Technique 185
15 Critical Function Analysis 203
16 Event Tree and Decision Tree Analysis 223
17 Probabilistic Risk Assessment 251
18 Probabilistic Risk Assessment Software 261
19 Qualitative and Quantitative Research Methods Used in Risk Assessment 267
20 Risk of an Epidemic 283
21 Vulnerability Analysis Technique 293
22 Developing Risk Model for Aviation Inspection and Maintenance Tasks 317
23 Risk Assessment and Community Planning 329
24 Threat Assessment 343
25 Project Risk Management 381
26 Enterprise Risk Management Overview 409
27 Process Safety Management and Hazard and Operability Assessment 419
28 Emerging Risks 449
29 Process Plant Risk Assessment Example 461
30 Risk Assessment Framework for Detecting, Predicting, and Mitigating Aircraft Material Inspection 487
31 Traffic Risks 547
Acronyms 559
Glossary 563
Index 569
LEE T. OSTROM, PHD, 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.
CHERYL A. WILHELMSEN, PHD, 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.
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