Accident Precursor Analysis and Management:

Reducing Technological Risk Through Diligence

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Publication Year:2004

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James R. Phimister, Vicki M. Bier, Howard C. Kunreuther, Editors, National Academy of Engineering
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In the aftermath of catastrophes, it is common to find prior indicators, missed signals, and dismissed alerts that, had they been recognized and appropriately managed before the event, could have resulted in the undesired event being averted. These indicators ...
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Front Matter	i-xii
Section I Committee Summary Report1 The Accident Precursors Project: Overview and Recommendations	1-34	(skim)
Section II Keynote Speakers2 The Opportunity of Precursors	35-44	(skim)
On Signals, Response, and Risk Mitigation: A Probabilistic Approach to the Detection and Analysis of Precursors	45-60	(skim)
Section III Risk Assessment4 Understanding Accident Precursors	61-78	(skim)
5 Defining and Analyzing Precursors	79-88	(skim)
6 Nuclear Accident Precursor Assessment: The Accident Sequence Precursor Program	89-100	(skim)
Section IV Risk Management7 Inherently Safer Design	101-118	(skim)
8 Checking for Biases in Incident Reporting	119-126	(skim)
9 Knowledge Management in High-Hazard Industries: Accident Precursors as Practice	127-136	(skim)
Section V Linking Risk Assessment and Risk Management10 Cross-Industry Applications of a Confidential Reporting Model	137-146	(skim)
11 Stuck on a Plateau: A Common Problem	147-154	(skim)
12 Ensuring Robust Military Operations and Combating Terrorism Using Accident Precursor Concepts	155-174	(skim)
Appendix A Letters to the Committee	175-186	(skim)
Appendix B Workshop Agenda	187-190	(skim)
Appendix C Workshop Participants	191-196	(skim)
Appendix D A Note on Definitions	197-198	(skim)
Appendix E Biographies of Authors	199-204	(skim)
Appendix F Biographies of Committee Members	205-208	(skim)

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In the aftermath of catastrophes, it is common to find prior indicators, missed signals, and dismissed alerts that, had they been recognized and appropriately managed before the event, could have resulted in the undesired event being averted. These indicators are typically called "precursors." Accident Precursor Analysis and Management: Reducing Technological Risk Through Diligence documents various industrial and academic approaches to detecting, analyzing, and benefiting from accident precursors and examines public-sector and private-sector roles in the collection and use of precursor information. The book includes the analysis, findings and recommendations of the authoring NAE committee as well as eleven individually authored background papers on the opportunity of precursor analysis and management, risk assessment, risk management, and linking risk assessment and management.

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