Risk Control 2nd Ed.

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September 2003

Risk Control 2nd Ed.

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This book looks at the measures that may be used to control the various types of operational exposure to risk, and provides the reader with a basic framework to assist in solving risk control problems.
The early part of the book examines the fundamental features of risk management, and the latter part addresses fire risk control.
IRM Course Book Module 3.

Author(s): Wilkinson, Shaun
Published: 2003
Binding: Paperback
ISBN 10: 1856092623 ISBN 13: 9781856092623


 

Contents

 

Introduction

 

1. Hazard Identification

1.1 The Contect of Risk Control

1.2 Haxard and Risk

1.3 The Role of Energy

1.4 The Role of change

1.5 The Cause, Risk and Effect Chain

1.6 Hazard Identification and Risk Assessment

1.7 Identification and Measurement

1.8 Assessing the Fire Risk

1.9 Consequential Loss Risk Assessment

1.10 Perils Risk Assessment

1.11 Burglary or Theft Risk Assessment

1.12 Liability Risk Assessment

1.13 Motor and Mobile Plant Risk Assessment

1.14 Engineering Risk Assessment

1.15 Contractor's and Erection Risks

1.16 Employee Fraud Risk Assessment

1.17 Worker Injury Risk Assessment

1.18 Marine risk Assessment

 

2. Risk Control

2.1 Introduction

2.2 Loss Control Management

2.3 The Importance of Accidents and Near-Loss Accident

2.4 Risk Reduction

2.5 Risk Spreading

2.6 Loss Compensation an Combination

2.7 Acceptable Risk

 

3. The Major Causes of Property Loss Principles of Ignition, Combustion, Fire Growth, Explosion.

3.1 The Major Causes of Loss

3.2 How Things Burn

3.3 Some Ignition Scenarios

3.4 Fire Growth Speed

3.5 Spread of Fire Between Buildings

3.6 Classes of Fire

3.7 Fire Load

3.8 Spontaneous Combustion

3.9 Conditions Favourable to Spontaneous Ignition

3.10 Explosion, Deflagration and Detonation

3.11 Dust and Dust Explosions

3.12 Earthquake

3.13 Flood

 

4 Workplace Safety and Health

4.1 Introduction

4.2 Human Source of Hazard

4.3 Housekeeping

4.4 People

4.5 Injury and Illness Loss Control

4.6 Working Conditions

4.7 Machinery, Processes and Materials in the Workplace

4.8 the Social Work Environment

 

5. Machinery and Industrial Safety

5.1 The Hazards and Risks Associated with Machinery

5.2 Safety Guards

5.3 The Hazards and Risks Associated with Lighting Machinery and Equipment

5.4 The Hazards and Risks Associated with Mechanical Handling Equipment

5.5 Engineering Loss Control

5.6 The Construction Industry

5.7 Miscellaneous Industries

 

6. Liability Risk Reduction and Loss Control

6.1 Introduction

6.2 Liability Risk Reduction

6.3 Other Forms of Liability Loss Control

6.4 Employers Liability or Workers Compensation

6.5 Risk and Loss Control for the Other More Specialised Types of Liability Risks

6.6 Directors and Officers Risk Management Check-list

6.7 Environment Impairment Check-list

 

7. Loss Control - Other Than Fire and Liability

7.1 Perils Other Than Fire

7.2 The Prevention of Dust Explosions

7.3 Flood and Other Water Perils

7.4 Earthquakes

7.5 Weather Loss Control

7.6 Consequential Loss Control

7.7 Burglary Risk Control

7.8 Security Detection Devices or Intruder Alarms

7.9 Money Risk Control

7.10 Emplyee Risk Control

7.11 Comter Risk Control

7.12 Terrorism Risk Control

7.13 Political Risk Control

7.14 Motor Loss Control

7.15 Risk Reduction for Other Types of Accident Risk

7.16 Marine Hull Loss Prevention

7.17 Cargo Loss Prevention

 

8. Fire Loss Control - Location and Construction

8.1 Introduction

8.2 The Building

8.3 Hazards of Construction

 

9. Fire Loss Control - Design

9.1 The Hazards of Design

9.2 Floor Openings

9.3 Wall Openings

9.4 Atriums, Light Wells and Light Areas

9.5 Cavities and Voids

9.6 Rising Ducts and Other Service Ducts

9.7 Smoke and Heat Venting

9.8 Highly Protected Risks

 

10. Fire Loss Control - Building Services

10.1 Building Services

10.2 Electric Current

10.3 The Effects of an Electirc Current

10.4 Static Electricity and Lightning

10.5 How Electricity Causes Fires

10.6 Heating and Lighting

10.7 Electric Space Heating Apparatus

10.8 Central Heating

10.9 Fixed Room Heaters

10.10 Portable Lighting and Heating 

11. Loss Control - Industrial Materials

11.1 Occupational Hazard

11.2 Hazardous Materials

11.3 The Sorage of Materials

11.4 Fuel Storage

11.5 The Storage, Movement and use of Materials

 

12. Loss Control - Industrial Processes

12.1 Introduction

12.2 Sources of Motive Power

12.3 Electirc Process Heaters

12.4 Friction

12.5 Heat Treatment

12.6 Drying

12.7 Other Processes Involving Heat

12.8 Paint Spraying

12.9 Welding

12.10 Ventilation 

13. Proactive Fire Extinguishment Methods

13.1 Fire Extinguishment Scenarios

13.2 First Aid Fire-Fighting Equipment

13.3 Fire Services

13.4 Automatic Fire Detection Installations

13.5 Miscellaneous Alarms

13.6 Automatic Fire-Fighting

 

14. Salvage, Rehabilitation, Waste and Contingency Planning

14.1 Salvage

14.2 Rehabilitation

14.3 The Handling of Waste

14.4 Waste Disposal

14.5 Management of Waste Strategies

14.6 Contingency Planning 

Index

  

Title: Risk Control 2nd Ed.
Product Code: 4405Q045
ISBN: ISBN 13: 978-1-85609-262-3 (9781856092623), ISBN 10: 1-85609-262-3 (1856092623)
Published Date: September 2003
Binding Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.70 kg

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