Managing risks in the railway system : a practice-oriented guide / Konstantinos Tzanakakis.
2021
TF507
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Title
Managing risks in the railway system : a practice-oriented guide / Konstantinos Tzanakakis.
ISBN
9783030662660 (electronic bk.)
3030662667 (electronic bk.)
9783030662653
3030662659
3030662667 (electronic bk.)
9783030662653
3030662659
Published
Cham : Springer, [2021]
Language
English
Description
1 online resource (xxiii, 181 pages) : illustrations (some color)
Item Number
10.1007/978-3-030-66266-0 doi
Call Number
TF507
Dewey Decimal Classification
625.1
Summary
This book offers a comprehensive and practice-oriented guide to risk management, with a special emphasis on the physical and environmental risks related to the operations of railway systems. It is intended to provide a roadmap for managing the risk by controlling safety. Starting with a concise historical introduction and by presenting basic concepts of risk management, the book describes in turn the railway systems and their complexity. Then, it goes in depth into the process of risk management, describing the main elements, from risk identification, analysis and assessment to risk monitoring and communication. Different risk assessment techniques are reviewed in detail, and the main components of a risk management plan are presented. The book concludes with an introduction to health risk management, describing strategies for performing health risk assessments for staff in safety-critical positions. Based on the conviction that controlling safety is the main strategy in managing risk, and on the fact that the systems we would like to control are complex ones, this book provides transport and safety engineers with the necessary knowledge to effectively managing the risks of the railway system.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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Source of Description
Online resource; title from PDF title page (SpringerLink, viewed March 11, 2021).
Series
Springer tracts on transportation and traffic ; 18. 2194-8119
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3030662659
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Table of Contents
An Introduction to Risk Management/Setting the Scene
The Concept of Risk Management
The Process of Risk Management
Risk Assessment Techniques
Health Risk Management (for Staff with Safety-Critical Positions)
Definitions.
The Concept of Risk Management
The Process of Risk Management
Risk Assessment Techniques
Health Risk Management (for Staff with Safety-Critical Positions)
Definitions.