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001 2014026067
003 DLC
005 20150512085151.0
008 140711s2014 nyua b 001 0 eng
010 $a 2014026067
020 $a9781631440014 (hardback)
040 $aDLC$beng$cDLC$erda$dDLC
042 $apcc
050 00 $aTA169.7$b.L49 2014
082 00 $a363.1$223
084 $aTEC005000$aTEC032000$2bisacsh
100 1 $aLewis, E. E.$q(Elmer Eugene),$d1938-
245 10 $aHow safe is safe enough? :$btechnological risks, real and perceived /$cE.E. Lewis.
264 1 $aNew York, NY :$bCarrel Books,$c[2014]
300 $a250 pages :$billustrations ;$c24 cm
336 $atext$btxt$2rdacontent
337 $aunmediated$bn$2rdamedia
338 $avolume$bnc$2rdacarrier
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references (pages 229-236) and index.
520 $a"Every time an airplane crashes, a gas line explodes, a bridge collapses, or a contaminant escapes the public questions whether the benefits that technology brings are worth its risks. Written in laymen's language, How Safe Is Safe Enough? explores the realities of the risks that technology presents and the public's perceptions of them. E. E. Lewis examines how these perceptions are reconciled with economic interests and risk assessors' analyses in messy and often contentious political processes that determine acceptable levels of safety--levels that often depend more on the perceived nature of the risks than on the number of deaths or injuries that they cause"--$cProvided by publisher.
650 0 $aSystem safety$vPopular works.
650 0 $aSafety factor in engineering$vPopular works.
650 0 $aRisk assessment$vPopular works.
650 7 $aTECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING / Construction / General.$2bisacsh
650 7 $aTECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING / Quality Control.$2bisacsh