Safety Analysis: Principles and Practice in Occupational Safety / Edition 2

by Lars Harms-Ringdahl

Overview

Safety analysis can be applied as a practical tool in occupational safety. It has three main elements: the identification of hazards, the assessment of risks that arise, and the generation of measures to increase the level of safety. A number of simple methods are described that can be used in industry and the workplace, such as deviation analysis, energy analysis and job safety analysis, which address risks in ordinary workplaces. For special cases, more technically oriented methods are presented, such as fault tree analysis, event tree analysis, and HAZOP. The book describes a number of other methods and compares their features. These methods are set out in a step by step manner and practical advise is given on how to perform an analysis. Cost-benefit considerations and other useful background information, such as types of results which can be obtained, are also given.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780415236553
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	06/28/2001
Edition description:	REV
Pages:	314
Product dimensions:	6.12(w) x 9.19(h) x (d)
Age Range:	18 Years

Table of Contents

1. Accidents and Safety. 2. Features of Systems and Accidents. 3. Safety Analysis. 4. Risk Assessment. 5. Energy Analysis. 6. Job Safety Analysis. 7. Deviation Analysis. 8. Hazard and Operability Studies. 9. Fault Tree Analysis. 10. Analysis of Safety Functions. 11. Some Further Methods. 12. Methodological Overview. 13. Safety Analysis - Planning and Implementation. 14. Theoretical Aspects. 15. Examples of Safety Analysis. 16. Concluding Remarks. 17. References. 18. Index. Accidents. 3. Safety Analysis. 4. Risk Assessment. 5. Energy Analysis. 6. Job Safety Analysis. 7. Deviation Analysis. 8. Hazard and Operability Studies. 9. Fault Tree Analysis. 10. Analysis of Safety Functions. 11. Some Further Methods. 12. Methodological Overview. 13. Safety Analysis - Planning and Implementation. 14. Theoretical Aspects. 15. Examples of Safety Analysis. 16. Concluding Remarks. 17. References. 18. Index. Normal Normal Default Paragraph Font Default Paragraph Font wdooley$P:sourcecd.vf7tnf_booksTF1184.doc

Editorial Reviews

A revised and translated version of a book available in Swedish (Harms-Ringdahl, 1987), derived from the specialized literature and from the author's own work. Qualitative methods of energy, job safety, and deviation analysis are presented along with a number of other approaches less thoroughly described. Emphasis is on practical applications rather than theory. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

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