Integrated Risk Assessment: Applications and Regulations - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Integrated Risk Assessment: Applications and Regulations write by R.E. Melchers. This book was released on 1998-01-01. Integrated Risk Assessment: Applications and Regulations available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. The future of regulation for integrated risk assessments and core applications are the main theme in a book which gives important insights into the trends that have developed within chemical, process and nuclear plants.
Risk Assessment in the Federal Government
Risk Assessment in the Federal Government - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Risk Assessment in the Federal Government write by National Research Council. This book was released on 1983-02-01. Risk Assessment in the Federal Government available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. The regulation of potentially hazardous substances has become a controversial issue. This volume evaluates past efforts to develop and use risk assessment guidelines, reviews the experience of regulatory agencies with different administrative arrangements for risk assessment, and evaluates various proposals to modify procedures. The book's conclusions and recommendations can be applied across the entire field of environmental health.
Integrated Risk and Vulnerability Management Assisted by Decision Support Systems
Integrated Risk and Vulnerability Management Assisted by Decision Support Systems - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Integrated Risk and Vulnerability Management Assisted by Decision Support Systems write by A.V. Gheorghe. This book was released on 2008-09-30. Integrated Risk and Vulnerability Management Assisted by Decision Support Systems available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Introduction This book includes terms of reference and offers an augmented volume of relevant work initiated within the comprehensive concept of “Knowledge Management and Risk Governance”. The latter stood for the initial title of an ad-hoc meeting held in Ascona, Switzerland, organized by the Technological Risk Management Unit of the Joint Research Centre of the European Commission (JRC) and the KOVERS Centre of Excellence in Risk and Safety Sciences of the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology, ETH Zurich. Background Risk governance, in addition to the continuous interest of researchers, has recently attracted the attention of policy-makers and the media and the concern of the public. New and emerging risks in various fields and a number of risk-related issues increased the public interest and prompted for a new framework in dealing with risks. The Conference on Science and Governance organized by the European Commission in October 2000 is one of the international forums addressing this issue. Other recent events such as the establishment of the International Risk Governance Council outline the importance of the governance concept in relation to that of risk management (see www.irgc.org). At the same time noticeable progress has been made in Information Technologies and Decision Support, passing from the process of information PREFACE xvi to the process of knowledge. In this context new tools and methods became available, whose application in risk management may be beneficial.
Science and Decisions
Science and Decisions - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Science and Decisions write by National Research Council. This book was released on 2009-03-24. Science and Decisions available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Risk assessment has become a dominant public policy tool for making choices, based on limited resources, to protect public health and the environment. It has been instrumental to the mission of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) as well as other federal agencies in evaluating public health concerns, informing regulatory and technological decisions, prioritizing research needs and funding, and in developing approaches for cost-benefit analysis. However, risk assessment is at a crossroads. Despite advances in the field, risk assessment faces a number of significant challenges including lengthy delays in making complex decisions; lack of data leading to significant uncertainty in risk assessments; and many chemicals in the marketplace that have not been evaluated and emerging agents requiring assessment. Science and Decisions makes practical scientific and technical recommendations to address these challenges. This book is a complement to the widely used 1983 National Academies book, Risk Assessment in the Federal Government (also known as the Red Book). The earlier book established a framework for the concepts and conduct of risk assessment that has been adopted by numerous expert committees, regulatory agencies, and public health institutions. The new book embeds these concepts within a broader framework for risk-based decision-making. Together, these are essential references for those working in the regulatory and public health fields.
Science and Judgment in Risk Assessment
Science and Judgment in Risk Assessment - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Science and Judgment in Risk Assessment write by National Research Council. This book was released on 1994-01-01. Science and Judgment in Risk Assessment available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. The public depends on competent risk assessment from the federal government and the scientific community to grapple with the threat of pollution. When risk reports turn out to be overblownâ€"or when risks are overlookedâ€"public skepticism abounds. This comprehensive and readable book explores how the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) can improve its risk assessment practices, with a focus on implementation of the 1990 Clean Air Act Amendments. With a wealth of detailed information, pertinent examples, and revealing analysis, the volume explores the "default option" and other basic concepts. It offers two views of EPA operations: The first examines how EPA currently assesses exposure to hazardous air pollutants, evaluates the toxicity of a substance, and characterizes the risk to the public. The second, more holistic, view explores how EPA can improve in several critical areas of risk assessment by focusing on cross-cutting themes and incorporating more scientific judgment. This comprehensive volume will be important to the EPA and other agencies, risk managers, environmental advocates, scientists, faculty, students, and concerned individuals.
