| Document ID (ISN) | 69340 |
| CIS number |
97-1169 |
| ISBN(s) |
0-7176-1344-5 |
| Year |
1997 |
| Convention or series no. |
HSE Contract Research Report CRR 131/1997
|
| Author(s) |
Health and Safety Executive |
| Title |
Risk ranking |
| Bibliographic information |
HSE Books, P.O. Box 1999, Sudbury, Suffolk CO10 6FS, United Kingdom, 1997. ix, 143p. 48 ref. Price: GBP 44.00. |
| Abstract |
This report presents the results of an investigation into the methods developed so far to compare and rank risks. The methods reviewed focus primarily on risks to health, safety and the environment. Types of ranking models used in a variety of circumstances are summarized, and a conceptual framework for the development of a ranking model is established, with illustrative examples drawn from the literature. The report concludes with a generalized discussion of the advantages and disadvantages of applying a risk ranking approach as an aid to priority setting, and puts forward recommendations for the use of this technique. |
| Descriptors (primary) |
classification; hazard evaluation |
| Descriptors (secondary) |
literature survey; cost-benefit analysis; evaluation of technique; report |
| Document type |
E - Books, reports, proceedings |
| Country / State or Province | United Kingdom |
| Subject(s) |
Generalities
|
| Broad subject area(s) |
General safety, health and conditions of work
|
| Browse category(ies) |
Risk evaluation
|
