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Author:   Richard Maguire
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
Imprint:   Ashgate Publishing Limited
Edition:   New edition
Dimensions:   Width: 15.60cm , Height: 1.30cm , Length: 23.40cm
Weight:   0.498kg
ISBN:  

9780754646495

ISBN 10:   0754646491
Pages:   190
Publication Date:   28 November 2006
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Undergraduate ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

List of Figures, List of Tables, Preface, Acknowledgements, 1. Accidents and Safety, 2. The Language of Safety, 3. The Safety Management System, 4. The Purpose of a Safety Case, 5. The Requirement for a Safety Case, 6. Setting a Safety Boundary, 7. Measuring Safety Performance, 8. Safety Targets, 9. So Far as is Reasonably Practicable, 10. Individual, Group and Population Risk, 11. The Safety Team, 12. Costs in Safety, 13. Techniques and Tools for Safety Cases, 14. The Hazard Log, 15. Human Factors in Safety Cases, 16. Software Factors in Safety Cases, 17. Management Factors in Safety Cases, 18. Independent Safety Review, 19. Presentation of the Safety Case, 20. Maintenance of the Safety Case, Epilogue, Index

Reviews

'By setting safety technology in the context of the safety case, the author takes a modern perspective and offers practitioners a useful read.' Felix Redmill, Safety Consultant and Co-ordinator of the Safety-Critical Systems Club 'Importantly, this book has been written from personal experience, significant academic and practical qualifacations, and careful reference to proven facts. It deserves careful reading and further study.' RoSPA The Occupational Safety & Health Journal, May 2007 'Beyond the directly concerned target group of professionals dealing with safety issues, Richard Maguire presents a clear introduction and guidelines to anyone new to the subject. ' Human Factors & Ergonomics Society Newsletter no2/2007

Author Information

Richard Maguire is Director of an engineering consultancy working in complex system assurance. He started his career designing and testing in the automotive industry before progressing onto computational fluid and stress analysis in the oil and gas sector. He then worked for the UK government in the defence industry, before finally branching out into the free market. He is a Chartered Engineer and is a member of the Institute of Mechanical Engineers, The Engineering Council and The Safety and Reliability Society.

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