Engineering risk management / Thierry Meyer, Genserik Reniers.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Meyer, Thierry, 1961-

Contributor:

Reniers, Genserik L. L.

Series:

De Gruyter Textbook

De Gruyter graduate

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

System failures (Engineering)--Prevention.

System failures (Engineering).

Risk assessment.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (296 p.)

Place of Publication:

Berlin ; Boston : De Gruyter, c2013.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

The book presents risk management from an engineering perspective. Both a systemic and analytic viewpoint are important in this regard. The introduction to the concept of 'risk' is followed by risk management principles, risk diagnostic, analysis and treatment, event analysis, crisis management, economic issues, risk governance followed by examples of practical implementation in chemistry, physics and emerging technologies such as nanoparticles. Finally, also a number of well-known major industrial accidents are discussed, and how one can learn from accidents. The book is aimed at anyone faced with risk and safety issues. The target audience can be as diverse as students, engineers, scientists, sociologists, psychologists, or actually all practitioners and academics interested in the matter.

Contents:

Introduction to engineering and managing risks

Risk management principles

Risk diagnostic and analysis

Risk treatment and reduction

Event analysis

Crisis management

Economic issues of risks

Risk governance

Examples of practical implementation of engineering risk management

Examples of major industrial accidents

Concluding remarks.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 08. Jul 2019)

ISBN:

9781628704693

1628704691

9783110285161

3110285169

OCLC:

851970080