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Development and Application of Risk Assessment
Chapter 17
Development and Application of Risk Assessment
This page provides additional information to Chapter 17 of the book Risk Assessment; Theory, Methods, and Applications
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Defense and Defense Industry
Important organizations
- U.S. Reliability Information Analysis Center (RIAC). Mainly provides reliability information, but also information relevant for risk assessment.
- UK Defence Standardization (DSTAN). UK defense standards can be downloaded from this web site. The site also contains a lot of related information.
- Defence Science and Technology Organisation (DSTO), Australia
- MITRE
Additional reading/standards
- DEF STAN 00-56 (2007) Safety Management Requirements for Defence Systems - Part 1 Requirements (UK)
- DEF STAN 00-56 (2007) Safety Management Requirements for Defence Systems - Part 2 Guidance on Establishing a Means of Complying with Part 1 (UK)
- MIL-STD-882D (2000) Standard Practice for System Safety
- MIL-STD-882C (1993) System Safety Program Requirements
- Risk Management Guide for DoD Acquisitions (2006)
Nuclear Power Industry
Important organizations
- International Atomic Energy Authority (IAEA) - Vienna, Austria
- Nuclear Energy Agency (NEA) - Paris, France
- U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (U.S. NRC)
- Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation (ANSTO)
Additional reading
- Application of probabilistic safety assessment (PSA) for nuclear power plants (2001), IAEA TECDOC-1200
- Determining the quality of probabilistic safety assessment (PSA) for application in nuclear power plants (2006). IAEA TECDOC-1511
- Safety Analysis for Nuclear Power Plants (2008) , RD-310, Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission
- Instrumentation and Control Systems Important to Safety in Nuclear Power Plants (2002), IAEA Safety Standard NS-G-1.3
- The Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant Accident: OECD/NEA Nuclear Safety Response and Lessons Learnt (2013)
Process Industry
Important organizations
- U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA)
- U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
- Major Accident Hazards Bureau (MAHB) is part of the EU Joint Research Centre and gives scientific and technical assistance to EU related to the Seveso II directive.
Additional reading
- Chemical Accidents (Seveso II) Prevention, Preparedness, and Response
- OECD: Guiding Principles for Chemical Accidents Prevention, Preparedness, and Response
- Prevention Risques Majeurs (Prim.net) - In French
Oil and Gas Industry
Important organizations
- Petroleum Safety Authority Norway (PSA)
- UK Health and Safety Executive - Offshore Division (HSE-Offshore)
- The oil companies' European association for environment, health, and safety in refining and distribution (CONCAWE)
- National Offshore Petroleum Safety and Environmental Management Authority (NOPSEMA) - Australia
- International Assiciation of Oil & Gas Producers (OGP) -- Their Internet info-pages contain a lot of useful information.
Space Industry
Important organizations
Additional reading
- NASA Activities in Risk Assessment. Presentation by Michael G. Stamatelatos, NASA
Aviation Industry
Important organizations
- InternationalCivil Aviation Organization (ICAO)
- U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA)
- The European Joint Aviation Authorities (JAA)
- UK Civil Aviation Authority (CAA)
- The European Organisation for the Safety of Air Navigation (EUROCONTROL)
- International Air Transport Association (IATA)
- Flight Safety Foundation
Additional reading
- ICAO Safety Management Manual (SMS)
- U.S. FAA System Safety Handbook
- UK CAA: CAP760 "Guidance on the Conduct of Hazard Identification, Risk Assessment and the Production of Safety Cases: For Aerodrome Operators and Air Traffic Service Providers"
- Flight Safety Foundation (2010): Basic Aviation Risk Standard
Information on the Internet
- SKYbrary - ARMS Methodology for Risk Assessment
- IHS Airport 360
Railway Transport
Important organizations
- European Railway Agency (ERA)
- UK Office of Rail Regulation (ORR)
- UK Rail Safety and Standards Board (RSSB)
Additional reading
- UK Yellow Book - Engineering Safety Management
Maritime Transport
Important organizations
Additional reading
- IMO: Formal Safety Assessment
- HSE: Marine Risk Assessment
- SAFEDOR: This EU project resulted in several important reports.
Critical Infrastructures
Important organizations
Additional reading
Machinery Systems
Important organizations
- U.S. National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
Additional reading
- Guide to the application of the Machinery Directive 2006/42/EC
- Machinery Risk Assessment Validation Literature Review (2000), UK Health and Safety Laboratory
Environmental Risk
Important organizations
- European Environment Agency (EEA)
- U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
- Department of Sustainability, Environment, Water, Population, and Communities, Australia. A range of relevant publications may be found on their web site.
Additional reading
- Technical Guidance Document to risk assessment of substances
- Environmental Risk Assessment: Approaches, Experiences, and Information Sources
- The OECD Environmental Risk Assessment Toolkit
- Environmental Risk Assessment: An Australian Perspective
- U.S. EPA Risk Assessment Portal
- Prevention Risques Majeurs (Prim.net) - In French