JosteinLillestøl,NHH:2012/2016RISKMANAGEMENTANDSAFETY-Anintroduction“Risk"Tolaugh,istoriskplayingthefoolToweep,istoriskappearingsentimentalToreachoutforanother,istoriskinvolvementToexposefeelings,istoriskexposingourtrueselvesToputyourideas,yourdreams,beforethecrowdistorisklossTolove,istorisknotbeinglovedinreturnTolive,istoriskdyingTohope,istoriskdespairTotryatall,istoriskfailureButriskmustbetakenBecausethegreatesthazardinlifeistorisknothingThepersonwhorisksnothing,doesnothing,hasnothing,isnothingTheymayavoidsufferingandsorrow,buttheysimplycannotlearn,change,feel,grow,love,live...ChainedbytheirattitudestheyareslavesOnlythepersonwhorisksisfree!(HughPrather)iiContents1Concepts,frameworkandoverview...........................................................................................11.1Whatisriskmanagement?..........................................................................................11.2Someriskterminology................................................................................................31.3Uncertaintyandprobability:Choiceofparadigm......................................................61.4Humanhazards:Someprinciples..............................................................................101.5Ethicsandriskassessment........................................................................................161.6Health,EnvironmentandSafety(HES)attheworkplace.........................................181.7Someriskstatistics....................................................................................................241.8Accidentinvestigations.............................................................................................281.9Riskcontrolinmunicipalities....................................................................................311.10Societalsecurity........................................................................................................361.11Riskandthepublic–perceptionandcommunication.............................................432Approachesandtoolsforriskmanagement.............................................................................472.1Theriskmanagementprocess..................................................................................472.2Riskassessment:Methodsandtools........................................................................522.3Riskdescriptionandmodelling.................................................................................632.4Risktreatment...........................................................................................................692.5Strategiesforriskmanagement................................................................................752.6Non-monetaryrisksandeconomics..........................................................................802.7Expertgroupassessment..........................................................................................852.8Environmentalriskstrategies....................................................................................962.9Probabilityandriskliteracy.....................................................................................1003Specialanalytictopics.............................................................................................................1063.1Classesofusefuldistribut...