How safe is safe enough? : technological risks, real and perceived /

"Every time an airplane crashes, a gas line explodes, a bridge collapses, or a contaminant escapes the public questions whether the benefits that technology brings are worth its risks. Written in laymen's language, How Safe Is Safe Enough? explores the realities of the risks that technolog...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Lewis, E. E. (Elmer Eugene), 1938-
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	New York, NY : Carrel Books, [2014]
Subjects:	System safety > Popular works. Safety factor in engineering > Popular works. Risk assessment > Popular works. TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING / Construction / General. TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING / Quality Control. Risk assessment. Safety factor in engineering. System safety. Technology. Engineering. Errors. Safety measures. Quality control. Risk evaluation. Risk perception. Popular works.

Table of Contents:

Technologial risk: the past as prologue
Why things fail: the bathtub curve
Technology's tradeoffs: the engineers' dilemma
Finding faults: exposing hidden hazards
To err is human
Cultures of safety: and lack thereof
Risks, response, and regulation
Hazards on the highway
Dangers at home and at work
Man-made disasters: the problem of probability
Natural disasters: technology's impacts
Health hazards: foreboding futures
Toward a safer society.