'Engaging and fascinating real-world case studies . . .Important material of great interest to many audiences.'
Tony Cox, Cox Associates
'The most notable contributions are its practical approach to risk assessment and decisionmaking and the case studies . . . This is a first-rate how-to book. The case studies are particularly valuable for engineering students in aerospace, mechanical, chemical, and nuclear programs.'
William E. Kastenberg, University of California, Berkeley
1. Making Safe Decisions: An Overview
2. Risk and Safety Concepts
3. Concepts and Methods of PRA
4. A Procedure for Making Safety Related Decisions
5. Principles of Risk Communication within a Project
6. The Blade Trade Study
7. Choosing Among Space Shuttle Auxiliary Power Unit (APU) Safety Improvement Strategies
8. The Decision to Launch the Cassini Spacecraft
9. Micro-Met
10. Concluding Observations