Introduction to Risk and Failures

Introduction to Risk and Failures

by D. H. Stamatis
Released May 2014
Publisher(s): CRC Press
ISBN: 9781482234800

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Book description

Risk is everywhere, in everything we do. Realizing this fact, we all must try to understand this "risk" and if possible to minimize it. This book expands the conversation beyond failure mode and effects analysis (FMEA) techniques. While FMEA is indeed a powerful tool to forecast failures for both design and processes, it is missing methods for considering safety issues, catastrophic events, and their consequences. Focusing on risk, safety, and HAZOP as they relate to major catastrophic events, Introduction to Risk and Failures: Tools and Methodologies addresses the process and implementation as well as understanding the fundamentals of using a risk methodology in a given organization for evaluating major safety and/or catastrophic problems.

The book identifies and evaluates five perspectives through which risk and uncertainty can be viewed and analyzed: individual and societal concerns, complexity in government regulations, patterns of employment, and polarization of approaches between large and small organizations. In addition to explaining what risk is and exploring how it should be understood, the author makes a distinction between risk and uncertainty. He elucidates more than 20 specific methodologies and/or tools to evaluate risk in a manner that is practical and proactive but not heavy on theory. He also includes samples of checklists and demonstrates the flow of analysis for any type of hazard.

Written by an expert with more than 30 years of experience, the book provides from-the-trenches examples that demonstrate the theory in action. It introduces methodologies such as ETA, FTA, and others which traditionally have been used specifically in reliability endeavors and details how they can be used in risk assessment. Highly practical, it shows you how to minimize or eliminate risks and failures for any given project or in any given work environment.

Table of contents

  1. Front Cover (1/2)
  2. Front Cover (2/2)
  3. Contents (1/2)
  4. Contents (2/2)
  5. List of Figures
  6. List of Tables
  7. Acronyms
  8. Preface
  9. Acknowledgments
  10. Author
  11. Introduction (1/3)
  12. Introduction (2/3)
  13. Introduction (3/3)
  14. Chapter 1: Risk (1/5)
  15. Chapter 1: Risk (2/5)
  16. Chapter 1: Risk (3/5)
  17. Chapter 1: Risk (4/5)
  18. Chapter 1: Risk (5/5)
  19. Chapter 2: Approaches to Risk (1/4)
  20. Chapter 2: Approaches to Risk (2/4)
  21. Chapter 2: Approaches to Risk (3/4)
  22. Chapter 2: Approaches to Risk (4/4)
  23. Chapter 3: Types of Risk Methodologies (1/5)
  24. Chapter 3: Types of Risk Methodologies (2/5)
  25. Chapter 3: Types of Risk Methodologies (3/5)
  26. Chapter 3: Types of Risk Methodologies (4/5)
  27. Chapter 3: Types of Risk Methodologies (5/5)
  28. Chapter 4: Preliminary Hazard Analysis (PHA) (1/3)
  29. Chapter 4: Preliminary Hazard Analysis (PHA) (2/3)
  30. Chapter 4: Preliminary Hazard Analysis (PHA) (3/3)
  31. Chapter 5: HAZOP Analysis (1/9)
  32. Chapter 5: HAZOP Analysis (2/9)
  33. Chapter 5: HAZOP Analysis (3/9)
  34. Chapter 5: HAZOP Analysis (4/9)
  35. Chapter 5: HAZOP Analysis (5/9)
  36. Chapter 5: HAZOP Analysis (6/9)
  37. Chapter 5: HAZOP Analysis (7/9)
  38. Chapter 5: HAZOP Analysis (8/9)
  39. Chapter 5: HAZOP Analysis (9/9)
  40. Chapter 6: Fault Tree Analysis (FTA) (1/2)
  41. Chapter 6: Fault Tree Analysis (FTA) (2/2)
  42. Chapter 7: Other Risk and HAZOP Analysis Methodologies (1/6)
  43. Chapter 7: Other Risk and HAZOP Analysis Methodologies (2/6)
  44. Chapter 7: Other Risk and HAZOP Analysis Methodologies (3/6)
  45. Chapter 7: Other Risk and HAZOP Analysis Methodologies (4/6)
  46. Chapter 7: Other Risk and HAZOP Analysis Methodologies (5/6)
  47. Chapter 7: Other Risk and HAZOP Analysis Methodologies (6/6)
  48. Chapter 8: Teams and Team Mechanics (1/4)
  49. Chapter 8: Teams and Team Mechanics (2/4)
  50. Chapter 8: Teams and Team Mechanics (3/4)
  51. Chapter 8: Teams and Team Mechanics (4/4)
  52. Chapter 9: OSHA Job Hazard Analysis (1/2)
  53. Chapter 9: OSHA Job Hazard Analysis (2/2)
  54. Chapter 10: Hazard Communication Based on Standard CFR 910.1200 (1/3)
  55. Chapter 10: Hazard Communication Based on Standard CFR 910.1200 (2/3)
  56. Chapter 10: Hazard Communication Based on Standard CFR 910.1200 (3/3)
  57. Appendix A: Checklists (1/3)
  58. Appendix A: Checklists (2/3)
  59. Appendix A: Checklists (3/3)
  60. Appendix B: HAZOP Analysis Example (1/3)
  61. Appendix B: HAZOP Analysis Example (2/3)
  62. Appendix B: HAZOP Analysis Example (3/3)
  63. Back Cover

Product information

  • Title: Introduction to Risk and Failures
  • Author(s): D. H. Stamatis
  • Release date: May 2014
  • Publisher(s): CRC Press
  • ISBN: 9781482234800