Integrated Risk Assessment

Applications and Regulations

R.E. Melchers, M.G. Stewart

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English

A A Balkema Publishers
01 January 1998

Engineering measurement & calibration; Reliability engineering; Building construction & materials

The future of regulation for integrated risk assessments and core applications are the main theme in a book which gives important insights into the trends that have developed within chemical, process and nuclear plants.

Edited by: R.E. Melchers, M.G. Stewart
Imprint: A A Balkema Publishers
Dimensions: Height: 246mm, Width: 174mm, Spine: 250mm
Weight: 440g
ISBN: 9789054109587
ISBN 10: 9054109580
Pages: 148
Publication Date: 01 January 1998
Audience: Professional and scholarly , Undergraduate
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Preface; A planning approach to regulation of hazardous industry; Overview of a regulatory framework - The Victorian experience; An overview of the probabilistic safety assessment of the High Flux Australian Reactor; Ecological risk assessment and the planning process; The risk notion: Epistemological and empirical considerations; Generic risk profiles for smaller installations handling hazardous substances; Indicator approaches for risk management and appraisal; Hazards and corporate amnesia; Practical emergency planning using quantified risk assessment; Risk and reliability meta-rules - A guide to the strategic application of dependability; Techniques; The application of risk assessment techniques to achieve world’s best isolation practices; Application of probabilistic risk assessment techniques in fire safety engineering designs; Stochastic fire spread over a network; Risk management of existing structures; Risk-based assessment of deteriorating infrastructure; Transport of radioactive waste products - Risk assessment and communication; The integration of health, safety and environment issues into the capital process; Integrity requirements for protection systems: A risk based approach.

R.E. Melchers, M.G. Stewart, both the Department of Civil, Surveying and Environmental Engineering, The University of Newcastle, N. S.W., Australia.