Hazard and Risk Analysis for Organisational Safety Management

This book provides a comprehensive exploration of health and safety in the workplace, focusing on critical safety design, functional safety, and applying risk analysis. Through this book, readers will learn to navigate the complex landscape of organizational safety management, ensuring safe systems of work in hazardous environments.

The chapters cover topics such as preliminary hazard identification and analysis, understanding and applying risk analysis, and constructing robust safety cases and arguments. The authors present an expert analysis of these themes through the lens of real-world examples and empirical research. Readers will also discover diverse perspectives from renowned scholars and practitioners in the field, making this book a must-read for anyone involved in organizational safety management.

This book is essential for health and safety professionals, industrial and process engineers, and students at all levels studying engineering or safety courses. By the end of this volume, readers will be equipped with the knowledge to explain core principles of organizational safety management and apply them effectively in their work environments.

Core concepts and themes.- Importance of risk in organisational safety management.- Safety planning.- Preliminary hazard identification and analysis.- Functional safety.- Understanding risk analysis.- Applying risk analysis.- Risk management and hazard reporting.- Safety arguments and safety cases.

Alexander Arnfinn Olsen is a Training Solution Architect for a leading maritime defence company with a focus on marine training and professional development domain. Previously, was a Senior Consultant for the Italian Shipping Registry, RINA SpA, from which he derives his extensive knowledge of marine classification rules and regulations.