Learning About Risk

An original text for everyone managing or taking risks with their lives or their money, with-New concepts-New ideas-Sharp focus-Improved thinking-Risk ranking-Easy-to-read style-Practical advice-Personal examplesFor the first time effectively linking together real life examples and data and their uncertainty: -Medical advances and patient risk-Financial losses and crisis prediction-Road, rail and air accidents worldwide -Industrial safety measures and liability-Software, hardware and human reliability-Terrorism and security risk assessment-Fires and explosions in chemical plants-Gambling and speculation-Inadequacy of rules and regulations-Human errors, learning and psychology-Black swans and rare events-Attitudes and perceptionsExamines major events, why they happened, what they have in common, placing them in context and importance including well-known names and recent disasters: -The Financial Crises in the world, collapsing banks, markets and economies-The world's fear and panic from Japan's Fukushima's reactor meltdowns-Superstorm Sandy and Hurricane Katrina attacking US cities and coast with unprecedented fury-Deepwater Horizon spilling oil in the Gulf of Mexico and resulting in billions in fines-West Texas and other massive plant explosions-Boeing MAX and other aircraft crashes-Global viral pandemics, diseases and personal risk -And many others... Romney Duffey is an international expert in risk methods, and has published widely on safety and risk management.