Operational risk management : a case study approach to effective planning and response
by
 
Abkowitz, Mark David.

Title
: 
Operational risk management : a case study approach to effective planning and response

Author
: 
Abkowitz, Mark David.

ISBN
: 
9780470256985

Personal Author
: 
Abkowitz, Mark David.

Publication Information
: 
Hoboken, N.J. : John Wiley & Sons, c2008.

Physical Description
: 
p. cm.

General Note
: 
Includes index.

Contents
: 
Ch. 1. Why Do Disasters Happen? -- Pt. 1. Man-Made Accidents -- Ch. 2. Hyatt Regency Walkway Collapse -- Ch. 3. Nightmare in Bhopal -- Ch. 4. Meltdown at Chernobyl -- Ch. 5. Exxon Valdez -- Ch. 6. Challenger and Columbia: Deja Vu -- Pt. 2. Terrorist Acts -- Ch. 7. Oklahoma City Bombing -- Ch. 8. Aum Shinrikyo: Terror in Japan -- Ch. 9. Attack on the USS Cole -- Ch. 10. September 11: The World Trade Center -- Ch. 11. London Transit Bombings -- Pt. 3. Natural Disasters -- Ch. 12. Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald -- Ch. 13. Eruption of Mount St. Helens -- Ch. 14. South Canyon Fire -- Ch. 15. Sumatra-Andaman Tsunami -- Ch. 16. Hurricane Katrina -- Pt. 4. Success Stories -- Ch. 17. United Airlines Flight 232 -- Ch. 18. Alaska Pipeline and Denali Quake -- Ch. 19. Lessons Learned -- Epilogue: Where Do We Go From Here?

Abstract
: 
"Through the use of carefully selected case studies in a variety of scenarios across many different industries and environments, both in the United States and abroad, author and industry expert Mark Abkowitz uses historical events to demonstrate how operational risk management practices - or the lack of them - influence event likelihood and outcomes across all hazard domains." "Operational Risk Management: A Case Study Approach to Effective Planning and Response not only looks at the risk factors present in previous disasters but also at the valuable lessons learned. These factors and lessons are used to forge a path forward that risk managers can use to ensure that their organizations have strong safety and security plans in place - and are ready to respond when necessary."--BOOK JACKET.

Subject Term
: 
Risk assessment.
 
Risk management.
 
Emergency management.

Electronic Access
: 
Table of contents only http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0804/2007045583-t.html
 
Publisher description http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0804/2007045583-d.html
 
Contributor biographical information http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0810/2007045583-b.html


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