Risk analysis

Risk Analysis, Second Edition Terje Aven, University of Stavanger, Norway A practical guide to the varied challenges presented in the ever-growing field of risk analysis. Risk Analysis presents an accessible and concise guide to performing risk analysis, in a wide variety of field, with minimal prior knowledge required. Forming an ideal companion volume to Aven's previous Wiley text Foundations of Risk Analysis, it provides clear recommendations and guidance in the planning, execution anduse of risk analysis. This new edition presents recent developments related to ri.

Previous edition: 2008.

Title Page; Copyright; Table of Contents; Preface; Chapter 1: What is a risk analysis?; 1.1 Why risk analysis?; 1.2 Risk management; 1.3 Examples: decision situations; chapter 2: What is risk?; 2.1 The risk concept and its description; 2.2 Vulnerability; 2.3 How to describe risk quantitatively; 2.4 Qualitative judgements; Chapter 3: The risk analysis process: planning; 3.1 Problem definition; 3.2 Selection of analysis method; Chapter 4: The risk analysis process: risk assessment; 4.1 Identification of initiating events; 4.2 Cause analysis; 4.3 Consequence analysis.

4.4 Probabilities and uncertainties4.5 Risk picture: risk presentation; Chapter 5: The risk analysis process: risk treatment; 5.1 Comparisons of alternatives; 5.2 Management review and judgement; Chapter 6: Risk analysis methods; 6.1 Coarse risk analysis; 6.2 Job safety analysis; 6.3 Failure modes and effects analysis; 6.4 Hazard and operability studies; 6.5 SWIFT; 6.6 Fault tree analysis; 6.7 Event tree analysis; 6.8 Bayesian networks; 6.9 Monte Carlo simulation; Chapter 7: Safety measures for a road tunnel; 7.1 Planning; 7.2 Risk assessment; 7.3 Risk treatment.

Chapter 8: Risk analysis process for an offshore instal…