The Handbook of Hazardous Materials Spills Technology
As an all-new update to the classic Hazmat reference book, this text addresses issues such as International law and regulations, risk assessment, biological effects, spill modeling, and more.
TABLE OF CONTENTS The Handbook of Hazardous Materials Spills Technology
Part 3: Risk Assessment
Chapter List
- Chapter 10: Risk Assessment and Management with a Focus on Releases of Hazardous Materials
- Chapter 11: Liability in Emergency Management
- Chapter 12: Risk-Based Concept for the Safety Assessment of Handling of Ammunition and Explosives by Swiss Forces and Administration
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10.1 RISK ASSESSMENT AND MANAGEMENT
10.1.1 Why Do We Live with Risk?
Industrial facilities, such as chemical plants, mines, and transportation systems, serve a useful purpose in society by providing products that the society needs or wants. They also form the backbone of today's economies by providing jobs and generating wealth and help finance the governments by paying taxes.
The operation of these facilities, however, also poses risks to the environment, the public, the employees, and indirectly to the owners, if something goes wrong. This is because these facilities often require the use of hazardous materials and/or disruption of the environment by the very nature of the processes they employ for making the products that the society uses. Hazardous by-products are also formed, which need to be discharged into the environment or stored for long periods of time before discharge. Hence, there are certain hazards that are inherent in the operation of these facilities. The broader society accepts having to deal with these hazards in order to gain the benefits from the products made by these facilities.
10.1.2 How to Deal with Risk?
Risk management is the process whereby the risks of operating these facilities are...
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