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Major industrial hazards : their appraisal and control / John Withers.

By: Withers, John, 1924-.
Material type: materialTypeLabelBookPublisher: Aldershot : Gower Technical, c1988Description: [240] p. : ill ; 24 cm.ISBN: 0291397255.Subject(s): Industrial accidents -- EuropeDDC classification: 660.2804
Contents:
Risk analyses and risk perceptions -- A classification of major industrial risks with some case histories -- Public policy and legislation -- Management at all levels -- Quantifying the release - how big is a hole? -- Quantifying dispersion - how long is a piece of string? -- The chances of fire and explosion -- The damage relationships -- Assessing the impact upon a local population -- Transport risks -- The mitigation of hazards -- The costs and benefits of risk prevention -- Conclusion.
Holdings
Item type Current library Call number Copy number Status Barcode
General lending MTU Bishopstown Library Lending 660.2804 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 1 Available 00025358
Total holds: 0

Includes index.

Risk analyses and risk perceptions -- A classification of major industrial risks with some case histories -- Public policy and legislation -- Management at all levels -- Quantifying the release - how big is a hole? -- Quantifying dispersion - how long is a piece of string? -- The chances of fire and explosion -- The damage relationships -- Assessing the impact upon a local population -- Transport risks -- The mitigation of hazards -- The costs and benefits of risk prevention -- Conclusion.