Learning About Risk - Romney Beecher Duffey - Books - Independently Published - 9798630671134 - April 13, 2020
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Learning About Risk

Romney Beecher Duffey

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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.

Media Books     Paperback Book   (Book with soft cover and glued back)
Released April 13, 2020
ISBN13 9798630671134
Publishers Independently Published
Pages 486
Dimensions 152 × 229 × 25 mm   ·   644 g
Language English  

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