Guidelines for Developing Quantitative Safety Risk Criteria

Written by a committee of safety professionals, this book creates a foundation document for the development and application of risk tolerance criteriaHelps safety managers evaluate the frequency, severity and consequence of human injuryIncludes examples of risk tolerance criteria used by NASA, Earthquake Response teams and the International Maritime Organization, amongst othersHelps achieve consistency in risk–based decision–makingReduces potential liabilities in the use of quantitative risk tolerance criteria through reference to an industry guidance document