ABSTRACT

This is a reprint of 978-0-901357-41-0

Health and Safety: risk management is the clearest and most comprehensive book on risk management available today. The fully revised and redesigned third edition incorporates the latest developments in legislation, best practice, British Standards and qualification syllabuses.

This authoritative treatment of risk management is essential reading for students working towards degrees, diplomas and post graduate or vocational qualifications in health and safety. Experienced health and safety professionals and managers with health and safety responsibilities will find it invaluable as a desk reference.

chapter |2 pages

Introduction

chapter 1|4 pages

Preliminaries

part |2 pages

Part 1.1: Risk management – introduction

chapter 2|2 pages

Part 1.1 – overview

chapter 3|8 pages

Risk management – setting the scene

chapter 4|14 pages

Key elements of risk management

chapter 5|12 pages

Risk assessment

chapter 6|14 pages

Risk control

chapter 7|10 pages

Safe systems of work

chapter 8|14 pages

Monitoring and measuring losses

chapter 9|28 pages

Identifying causes and patterns

chapter 10|10 pages

Monitoring and measuring conformity

chapter 12|12 pages

Communication and training

part |2 pages

Part 1.2: Human factors – introduction

chapter 13|8 pages

Part 1.2 – Common themes and overview

chapter 15|16 pages

The individual – psychology

chapter 16|22 pages

The human factors environment

part |2 pages

Part 2.1: Risk management – advanced

chapter 17|2 pages

Part 2.1 – overview

chapter 18|34 pages

Management systems

chapter 19|48 pages

Measuring performance

chapter 21|24 pages

Advanced risk control techniques

chapter 22|14 pages

Emergency planning

chapter 23|26 pages

Advanced audit and review

chapter 24|12 pages

Financial issues

part |2 pages

Part 2.2: Human factors – advanced

chapter 25|2 pages

Part 2.2 – overview

chapter 26|20 pages

Individual differences

chapter 27|6 pages

Human error

chapter 28|18 pages

Perception and decision making

chapter 29|20 pages

External influences on human error

chapter 30|12 pages

Improving human reliability

part |2 pages

Appendices

chapter 1|6 pages

Appendix 1: NEBOSH syllabus

chapter 3|10 pages

Appendix 3: IOSH learning objectives