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Record Nr.

UNINA9910735792603321

Autore

Liberda Eric

Titolo

Assessment and Communication of Risk [[electronic resource] ] : A Pocket Text for Health and Safety Professionals / / by Eric Liberda, Timothy Sly

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2023

ISBN

3-031-28905-6

Edizione

[1st ed. 2023.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (272 pages)

Altri autori (Persone)

SlyTimothy

Disciplina

658.38

Soggetti

Public health

Occupational health services

Communication in science

Communication in medicine

Environmental health

Public Health

Occupational Health

Science Communication

Health Communication

Environmental Health

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di contenuto

Chapter 1. Risk: Scope, Definitions, and Terminology -- Chapter 2: Probabilistic Risk Assessment -- Chapter 3: Quantitative Risk Assessment -- Chapter 4: Qualitative Risk Assessment Methods -- Chapter 5: Risk Assessment in Food Safety and Foodborne Illness -- Chapter 6: Communicating Risk.

Sommario/riassunto

This is the long-awaited pocket text on risk assessment for students and professionals in all health and safety fields. Risk assessment and risk-based decision-making are essential skills in today’s health and safety fields, but a convenient pocket or desk reference has been needed with enough theory to begin a preliminary risk assessment, together with clear explanations, applications, and worked examples. This book addresses that need. It provides a practical resource for



estimating risks in various applications, as well as assisting with the design of larger project-based assessments. It explains the two main numeric procedures: probabilistic, or “catastrophic”, and quantitative, or “chronic”, risk assessment, along with chapters on qualitative risk assessment and approaches to food-related risks. A final chapter examines how people perceive risk, and provides advice and assistance in the development of essential, effective risk communication with the public and with the media. Numerous case studies are analyzed. Assessment and Communication of Risk: A Pocket Text for Health and Safety Professionals is a one-stop resource for students in all health and safety fields, and provides a valuable guide for existing field practitioners in public health, occupational health and safety, hospitals, environmental assessment offices, and ministries of health, labour, and the environment.