Assessment and Communication of Risk : A Pocket Text for Health and Safety Professionals / Eric Liberda, Timothy Sly.
| Author/creator | Liberda, Eric |
| Other author | Sly, Timothy. |
| Format | Electronic |
| Publication | Cham : Springer International Publishing AG, 2023. |
| Description | 1 online resource (xxv, 250 pages) |
| Supplemental Content | Direct link to eBook |
| Subjects |
| Contents | Intro -- Preface -- Acknowledgment -- Contents -- List of Figures -- About the Authors -- 1: Risk: Scope, Definitions, and Terminology -- 1.1 The Scope of Risk Assessment -- 1.2 Risk Management -- 1.3 Basic Definition of Risk -- 1.4 Describing Risks Using the Language of Probability -- 1.5 Categorizing Risks -- 1.5.1 "Incremental" Versus "Background" Risks -- 1.5.2 "Catastrophic" Versus "Chronic" Risk -- 1.6 Risk and Hazard -- 1.7 Relative Risk and Odds Ratio -- 1.7.1 Relative Risk -- 1.7.2 The Odds Ratio (OR) -- 1.7.3 Weakness in the Relative Risk and Odds Ratio |
| Contents | 1.7.4 Understanding Confidence Intervals (CI) -- 1.8 Case Study 1: Driving or Flying? -- Practice Exercises: Chapter 1 -- References -- 2: Probabilistic Risk Assessment -- 2.1 Risk and Uncertainty -- 2.2 Modeling Probability -- 2.3 Addition of Probabilities -- 2.4 Complementary Events -- 2.5 Multiplication of Probabilities -- 2.6 Conditional Probabilities -- 2.7 The Probability Tree -- 2.8 Using Frequencies or Probabilities -- 2.9 Order of Entering Variables Into the Tree -- 2.10 Probabilities Expressed in Disease Screening -- 2.10.1 Disease Screening Using Bayes' Theorem |
| Contents | 2.10.2 Disease Screening Using Sensitivity and Specificity -- 2.11 When a Variable's Independence Is Missing or Uncertain -- 2.12 Calculation of "At Least One" Outcome (with Multiple Iterations) -- 2.13 Probabilities: A Summary -- 2.14 Case Study #2: Challenger Shuttle Disaster -- Practice Exercises: Chapter 2 -- References -- 3: Quantitative Risk Assessment -- 3.1 Scope of Quantitative Risk Assessment -- 3.1.1 Long-Term Exposures -- 3.1.2 The Maximally Exposed Individual (MEI) -- 3.1.3 The Four-Step Assessment Model -- 3.2 Hazard Identification (Step 1) -- 3.2.1 Data from the Site |
| Contents | 3.2.2 Assessing Carcinogens Versus Noncarcinogens -- 3.2.3 The US EPA IRIS Database -- 3.2.4 Changing Chemicals Over Time -- 3.2.5 Toxicity Scores -- 3.3 Dose-Response Assessment (Step Two) -- 3.3.1 Limited Human Data -- 3.3.2 Carcinogens and Noncarcinogens -- 3.3.3 Three-Step Model of Carcinogenesis -- 3.3.4 Threshold Models -- 3.3.5 Target Organs and Systems -- 3.3.6 "Dose" Versus "Dosage" -- 3.3.7 NOAEL/LOAEL -- 3.3.8 LD50 -- 3.3.9 The Slope Factor for Carcinogens -- 3.3.10 Special Note About "Inhalation" and 'Fugitive Dust" -- 3.3.11 Sources of Toxicological Data |
| Contents | 3.3.12 Safety Factors for Noncarcinogens (ADI, RfD) -- 3.4 Exposure Assessment (Step 3) -- 3.4.1 Components of the Pathway -- 3.4.2 The Migration/Movement of Substances -- 3.4.3 Identifying Exposed Individuals -- 3.4.4 Development of Exposure Scenarios -- 3.4.5 Exposure Point Concentrations -- 3.4.6 Bioconcentration Factor (BCF) -- 3.4.7 Incorporating Other Models -- 3.4.8 Dose Categories -- 3.4.9 Calculating the Chronic Daily Intake (CDI) -- 3.4.10 Helpful Hints in Preparing to Calculate Intake -- 3.4.11 Worked Intake Calculations -- 3.5 Risk Characterization [Step 4] |
| Abstract | 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 todays 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. |
| Issued in other form | Print version: Liberda, Eric Assessment and Communication of Risk Cham : Springer International Publishing AG,c2023 9783031289040 |
| ISBN | 9783031289057 electronic book |
| ISBN | 3031289056 electronic book |
| Standard identifier# | 10.1007/978-3-031-28905-7 |
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| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
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| Electronic Resources | Access Content Online | ✔ Available |