Risk Assessment

Risk Assessment Explore the fundamentals of risk assessment with references to the latest standards, methodologies, and approaches The Second Edition of Risk Assessment: A Practical Guide to Assessing Operational Risks delivers a practical exploration of a wide array of risk assessment tools in the contexts of preliminary hazard analysis, job safety analysis, task analysis, job risk assessment, personnel protective equipment hazard assessment, failure mode and effect analysis, and more. The distinguished authors discuss the latest standards, theories, and methodologies covering the fundamentals of risk assessments, as well as their practical applications for safety, health, and environmental professionals with risk assessment responsibilities. “What If”/Checklist Analysis Methods are included for additional guidance. Now in full color, the book includes interactive exercises, links, videos, and online risk assessment tools that can be immediately applied by working practitioners. The authors have also included: Material that reflects the latest updates to ISO standards, the ASSP Technical Report, and the ANSI Z590.3 Prevention through Design standard New hazard phrases for chemical hazards in the Globally Harmonized System, as well as NIOSH’s new occupational exposure banding tool The new risk-based approach featured in the NAVY IH Field Manual New chapters covering business continuity, causal factors analysis, and layers of protection analysis and barrier analysis An indispensable resource for employed safety professionals in a variety of industries, business leaders and staff personnel with safety responsibilities, and environmental engineers Risk Assessment: A Practical Guide to Assessing Operational Risks is also useful for students in safety, health, and environmental science courses.

Preface vii 1 Risk Assessments: Their Significance 1 Fred A. Manuele 2 Risk Assessment Standards and Definitions 21 Bruce K. Lyon and Bruce D. Hollcroft 3 Risk Assessment Fundamentals 47 Bruce K. Lyon and Bruce D. Hollcroft 4 Defining Risk Assessment Criteria 65 Bruce K. Lyon 5 Fundamental Techniques 93 Bruce K. Lyon and Georgi Popov 6 Preliminary Hazard and Risk Analysis 123 Bruce K. Lyon and Georgi Popov 7 "What-if" Analysis Methods 137 Bruce K. Lyon and Georgi Popov 8 Failure Mode and Effects Analysis 153 Georgi Popov and Bruce K. Lyon 9 Bow-Tie Analysis Methodology 171 Georgi Popov and Bruce K. Lyon 10 Layers of Control Analysis 201 Georgi Popov and Bruce K. Lyon 11 Prevention Through Design (PtD) and Design Safety Reviews 227 Bruce K. Lyon and Georgi Popov 12 Industrial Hygiene Risk Assessment 249 Tsvetan Popov, Georgi Popov and Bruce K. Lyon 13 Machine Risk Assessments 283 Bruce K. Lyon 14 Project-Oriented Risk Assessments 307 Bruce K. Lyon 15 Food Processing Risk Assessments 337 Georgi Popov and Bruce K. Lyon 16 Ergonomic Risk Assessment 361 Bruce K. Lyon and Georgi Popov 17 Assessing Operational Risks at an Organizational Level 387 Bruce K. Lyon 18 Risk Assessment Applications in Lean Six Sigma and Environmental Management Systems 409 Georgi Popov, Tsvetan Popov and Bruce K. Lyon 19 Business Continuity Plan 431 Bruce D. Hollcroft and Bruce K. Lyon 20 Communicate Risk 445 Bruce K. Lyon Index 461