| Description |
ix, 231 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm |
| Contents |
Choosing safety: an overview -- Safety, risk, and hazard concepts -- Probabilistic risk assessment (pra) concepts and methods -- Procedures for making safety-related decisions -- Principles of risk communication within a project -- The blade-trade case study -- Choosing among space shuttle auxiliary power unit (apu) safety improvement strategies -- The decision to launch the cassini spacecraft -- Mars micro-meteorology (micro-met) stations -- Choosing the best severe accident management strategy -- Choosing safety: the final analysis -- Index |
| Notes |
Includes index |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Subject |
Technology -- Risk assessment.
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Risk management.
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| LC no. |
2007028657 |
| ISBN |
9781933115535 (hardcover : alk. paper) |
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9781933115542 (paperback: alk. paper) |
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