Managing risk : the human element

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Definitions of risk and risk management -- The art of prediction and the creation of order -- Technical summary -- The universal learning curve -- The four echoes : power blackouts, space shuttle losses, concorde crashes, and the Chernobyl and Three Mile Island accidents -- Predicting rocket risks and refinery explosions : near misses, shuttle safety, and anti-missile defence systems effectiveness -- The probability of human error : learning in technological systems -- Eliminating mistakes : the concept of error states -- Risk assessment : dynamic events and financial risks -- Safety and risk management systems : the fifth echoes -- Risk perception : searching for the truth among all the numbers -- I must be learning.

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Includes bibliographical references and index.