Handbook of Safety Principles (Wiley Essentials in Operations Research and Management Science)
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| Rating | : | 4.98 (772 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1118950690 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 800 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2014-11-17 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
Dr. The author of approximately 20 international journal articles, Dr. Hansson is also a Topical Editor for the Wiley Encyclopedia of Operations Research and Management Science.JAN-ERIK HOLMBERG, PhD, is Senior Consultant at Risk Pilot AB and Adjunct Professor of Probabilistic Riskand Safety Analysis at the Royal Institute of
Dr. It is organized by five overarching categories of safety principles: Safety Reserves; Information and Control; Demonstrability; Optimization; and Organizational Principles and Practices. Several chapters also problematize and critically discuss the very concept of a safety principle. This book is also appropriate as a graduate and PhD-level textbook for courses in risk and safety analysis, reliability, safety engineering, and risk management offered within mathematics, operations research, and engineering departments.NIKLAS MÖLLER, PhD, is As
Möller's research interests include the philosophy of risk, metaethics, philosophy of science, and epistemology.SVEN OVE HANSSON, PhD, is Professor of Philosophy at the Royal Institute of Technology. The book treats issues such as: What are safety principles and what roles do they have? What kinds of safety principles are there? When, if ever, should rules and principles be disobeyed? How do safety principles relate to the law; what is the status of principles in different domains? The book also features:• Insights from leading international