System Safety and Risk Management

System safety provides many disciplined approaches to hazard identification and risk analysis. Risk has two components, severity and probability; both must be determined to assess risk. The analytical techniques presented in this module can be used to assess risk to employees, facilities, equipment, production, quality, and the environment. This module presents fifteen techniques from system safety practice.

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System Safety and Risk Management - NIOSH Instructional Module [PDF 8.4 MB]