Introduction to Risk Analysis: A Systematic Approach to Science-Based Decision Making - Hardcover

Daniel M. Byrd III; Richard C. Cothern

 
9780865876965: Introduction to Risk Analysis: A Systematic Approach to Science-Based Decision Making
Hardcover
ISBN 10: 0865876967 ISBN 13: 9780865876965
Publisher: Government Institutes (UK), 2000

Synopsis

Written for safety and loss-control, environmental, and quality managers, this is the first comprehensive, integrated guide to developing a complete environmental risk analysis for regulated substances and processes. Unlike other books, Introduction to Risk Analysis looks at risk from a regulatory perspective, allowing both professionals in regulatory agencies concerned with risk—including OSHA, EPA, USDA, DOT, FDA, and state environmental agencies—and professionals in any agency-regulated industry to understand and implement the methods required for proper risk assessment.

The authors examine risk and the structure of analysis. Emphasizing the predictive nature of risk, they discuss the quantitative nature of risk and explore quantitative-analysis topics, including data graphing, logarithmic thinking, risk estimating, and curve fitting.

Chapters include discussions on functions, models, and uncertainties; the regulatory process; risk assessment; exposure; dosimetry; epidemiology; toxicology; risk characterization; comparative risk assessment; ecological risk assessment; risk management; and risk communication. Six in-depth case studies, an annotated bibliography, and more than 50 figures are also included.

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Synopsis

Written for safety and loss-control, environmental, and quality managers, this is the first comprehensive, integrated guide to developing a complete environmental risk analysis for regulated substances and processes. Unlike other books, Introduction to Risk Analysis looks at risk from a regulatory perspective, allowing both professionals in regulatory agencies concerned with risk-including OSHA, EPA, USDA, DOT, FDA, and state environmental agencies-and professionals in any agency-regulated industry to understand and implement the methods required for proper risk assessment.

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Publisher
Government Institutes (UK)
Publication date
2000
Language
English
ISBN 10 
0865876967
ISBN 13 
9780865876965
Binding
Hardcover
Number of pages
433