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RECORD NUMBER: 8 OF 13Main Title | Of acceptable risk : science and the determination of safety / | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Author | Lowrance, William W., | |||||||||||||||||||||
Publisher | W. Kaufmann, | |||||||||||||||||||||
Year Published | 1976 | |||||||||||||||||||||
OCLC Number | 02020445 | |||||||||||||||||||||
ISBN | 0913232300; 9780913232309; 0913232319; 9780913232316 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Subjects | Product safety ; Industrial safety ; Accidents--Prevention ; Accident Prevention ; Occupational Health ; occupational safety ; Produktsicherheit ; Risikomanagement ; Umweltpolitik ; Akzeptanz ; Industrie ; Industriegesellschaft ; Sicherheitsvorschrift ; Technischer Fortschritt ; Natuurwetenschappen ; Technische wetenschappen ; Gevolgen ; Veiligheid ; Risicoanalyse ; technical aspect ; ethics ; regulation ; product development ; USA ; produit ; s ecurit e ; s ecurit e du travail ; aspect technique ; ethique ; r eglementation ; mise au point de produits ; Etats-Unis ; producto ; seguridad ; seguridad en el trabajo ; aspecto t ecnico ; etica ; reglamento ; desarrollo de productos ; Estados Unidos ; Accident exposure ; Products liability ; Regulations ; Safety engineering ; Human Subjects ; Exposure/ Risk ; Product Liability ; Regulatory Laws | |||||||||||||||||||||
Additional Subjects | Product safety ; Industrial safety | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Collation | x, 180 pages ; 23 cm | |||||||||||||||||||||
Notes | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Contents Notes | The safety problem -- Measuring risk -- Judging safety -- Safety issues as public problems -- Making safe -- DDT : an archetypal modern problem -- An afterword. Monograph on product safety and occupational safety issues in the USA - covers technical aspects and ethics aspects of risk determination, and considers the case for strict regulation of product development and labelling, etc. Graphs and references. |