Risk Analysis - Grasping the Nettle,

Abstract

This paper describes a recent problem where risk analysis enabled the British Government to formulate a compromise solution which avoided costly extreme courses of action. A major leisure centre had been built inside the Inhabited Building Distance of a busy explosives wharf. The paper indicates the techniques of the analysis and discusses ways to present data on casualties and damage in order to provide policy makers with a realistic basis for decisions.

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Aug 01, 1982
Accession Number
ADP000466

Entities

People

  • Reginald R. Watson

Organizations

  • Health and Safety Executive

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Counter IED

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Casualties
  • Explosives
  • Governments
  • Risk
  • Risk Analysis
  • Virginia
  • Vulnerability

Readers

  • Aviation Safety Risk Assessment.
  • Systems Analysis and Design