Marine Safety

ABS Consulting

doi:10.5771/9781461624929

Summary

Marine Safety provides a toolbox of field-tested and proven tools for assessing and managing marine risks and making better-informed decisions to prevent marine casualties.

Using this book as a guide, managers in the marine industry learn to apply 12 common risk-based decision-making tools that help them make practical and technically-defensible decisions for managing port and waterway operations, conducting inspections, and preparing and responding to accidents. The authors thorough examine the 12 tools and include discussions on each tool's concepts, limitations, common uses, procedures, terminology, and applications to marine safety in a clearly outlined, user-friendly format.

Marine Safety examines such tools as Pareto Analysis, Checklist Analysis, Relative Ranking/Risk Indexing, Change Analysis, What-if Analysis, Hazard and Operability, Fault Tree Analysis, and Event and Causal Factor Charting. In addition, Marine Safety examines key factors for choosing risk assessment methods and suggest risk assessment approaches to support different types of decision making, depending on each situation. Examples of common marine-oriented situations, illustrative charts, graphs, and diagrams are included for easy understanding.

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Bibliographic data

Copyright year: 2002
ISBN-Print: 978-0-86587-909-6
ISBN-Online: 978-1-4616-2492-9
Publisher: Government Institutes, Lanham
Language: English
Pages: 523
Product type: Book Titles

1. Summary Contents No access
2. Table of Contents No access
3. Acknowledgements No access
1. 1.0 Definition of Risk-Based Decision Making No access
2. 2.0 Dealing with Information Precision, Uncertainty, and Resource Needs No access
3. 3.0 Barriers to Risk-Based Decision Making No access
4. 4.0 The Risk-Based Decision Making Process No access
5. 5.0 Loss Prevention Basics No access
6. 6.0 Introduction to Root Causes No access
7. 7.0 Characterizing Risk No access
8. 8.0 Introduction to Risk Assessment Methods No access
9. 9.0 Summary of Decision Analysis Tools No access
1. Choosing a Risk Assessment Method No access
2. Suggested Risk Assessment Approaches for Different Types of Decision Making No access
3. 1. 1.0 Prevention-Related Decisions No access
  2. 2.0 Preparedness-Related Decisions No access
  3. 3.0 Response-Related Decisions No access
4. 1.0 Prevention-Related Decisions No access
5. 2.0 Preparedness-Related Decisions No access
6. 3.0 Response-Related Decisions No access
1. 1.0 Scoping a Risk Assessment No access
2. 2.0 Identifying Stakeholders and the Risk Assessment Team No access
3. 3.0 Preparing for a Risk Assessment No access
4. 4.0 Facilitating the Risk Assessment Meetings No access
5. 5.0 Documenting the Risk Assessment Meetings No access
6. 6.0 Writing the Risk Assessment Report No access
7. 7.0 Validating the Risk Assessment with Available Data No access
8. 8.0 Evaluating the Recommendations No access
9. 9.0 Reviewing a Risk Assessment No access
1. Summary of Pareto Analysis No access
2. Limitations of Pareto Analysis No access
3. 1. 1.0 Define the Activity or System of Interest No access
  2. 2.0 Define the Specific Risk-Related Factors of Merit No access
  3. 3.0 Subdivide the Activity or System for Analysis No access
  4. 4.0 Determine which Elements of the Activity or System Lead to the Problems of Interest No access
  5. 5.0 Collect and Organize Relevant Risk Data for Elements of the Activity or System No access
  6. 6.0 Plot the Data on Pareto Charts No access
  7. 7.0 Further Subdivide the Elements of the Activity or System No access
  8. 8.0 Use the Results in Decision Making No access
4. Example Pareto Analysis: Risk-Based Fire Research Methodology No access
1. Summary of Checklist Analysis No access
2. Limitations of Checklist Analysis No access
3. 1. 1.0 Define the Activity or System of Interest No access
  2. 2.0 Define the Problems of Interest for the Analysis No access
  3. 3.0 Subdivide the Activity or System for Analysis No access
  4. 4.0 Gather or Create Relevant Checklists No access
  5. 5.0 Respond to the Checklist Questions No access
  6. 6.0 Further Subdivide the Elements of the Activity or System No access
  7. 7.0 Use the Results in Decision Making No access
4. 1. Error-Likely Situation Checklist Analysis No access
  2. Root Cause Map Technique No access
  3. Limitations of the Root Cause Map Technique No access
  4. Procedure for Using the Root Cause Map Technique No access
5. Example Checklist Analysis: Construction Activities No access
1. Summary of Relative Ranking/Risk Indexing No access
2. Limitations of the Relative Ranking/Risk Indexing Technique No access
3. 1. 1.0 Define the Scope of the Study No access
  2. 2.0 Select the Ranking Tool that will be Used No access
  3. 3.0 Collect Scoring Data No access
  4. 4.0 Calculate Ranking Indexes No access
  5. 5.0 Use the Results in Decision Making No access
4. Custom Tools No access
5. 1. 1.0 Define what the Index will Represent No access
  2. 2.0 Identify a List of Factors that Could Affect the Index Values No access
  3. 3.0 Identify Specific Situations for which specific Actions are Required No access
  4. 4.0 Characterize the Sensitivity and Selectivity of Measurements for Each Factor No access
  5. 5.0 Select a Basic Scoring or Indexing Scheme No access
  6. 6.0 Develop Scoring Scales for Each Factor Based on Each Factor's Sensitivity and Selectivity No access
  7. 7.0 Set Action Thresholds for the Index No access
  8. 8.0 Organize the Scoring Scales, Index Calculations, and Action Thresholds into a Job Aid No access
  9. 9.0 Validate the Job Aid through Test Applications and Refine it as Needed No access
6. Example Relative Ranking/Risk Indexing: The Planning Priorities for the GSTRP for the Florida Panhandle (Establishing Planning Priorities) No access
1. Summary of Risk Analysis No access
2. Preliminary Risk Analysis Terminology No access
3. 1. 1.0 Determine the Scope of the Preliminary Risk Analysis No access
  2. 2.0 Screen Low-Risk Activities No access
  3. 3.0 Analyze Accidents No access
  4. 4.0 Generate a Risk Profile No access
  5. 5.0 Evaluate the Benefit of Risk Reduction Recommendations No access
4. 1. Definitions Unique to this Alternative Method No access
  2. Limitations of this Alternative Technique No access
  3. Steps for Performing this Alternative Technique No access
5. Example Preliminary Risk Analysis: Establishing Risk Reduction Priorities No access
1. Summary of Change Analysis No access
2. Limitations of Change Analysis No access
3. 1. 1.0 Define the System or Activity of Interest No access
  2. 2.0 Establish the Key Differences from Some Point of Comparison No access
  3. 3.0 Evaluate for an Accident Investigation No access
  4. 4.0 Characterize the Risk Impacts of Notable Differences (If Necessary) No access
  5. 5.0 Examine Important Issues in More Detail (If Necessary) No access
4. Example Change Analysis: Raising the CSA HUNLEY No access
1. Summary of What-If Analysis No access
2. Limitations of What-If Analysis No access
3. 1. 1.0 Define the Activity or System of Interest No access
  2. 2.0 Define the Problems of Interest for the Analysis No access
  3. 3.0 Subdivide the Activity of System for Analysis No access
  4. 4.0 Generate What-If Questions for Each Element of the Activity or System No access
  5. 5.0 Respond to the What-If Questions No access
  6. 6.0 Further Subdivide the Elements of the Activity or System No access
  7. 7.0 Use the Results in Decision Making No access
4. Example What-If Analysis: ATON Deck Operations No access
1. Summary of Failure Modes and Effects Analysis (FMEA) No access
2. Limitations of FMEA No access
3. 1. 1.0 Define the System of Interest No access
  2. 2.0 Define the Accidents of Interest for the Analysis No access
  3. 3.0 Choose the Type of FMEA Approach for the Study No access
  4. 4.0 Subdivide the System by Equipment or Functions for Analysis No access
  5. 5.0 Identify Potential Failure Modes for Elements of the System No access
  6. 6.0 Evaluate Potential Failure Modes Capable of Producing Accidents of Interest No access
  7. 7.0 Perform Quantitative Evaluation (If Necessary) No access
  8. 8.0 Transition the Analysis to Another Level of Resolution (If Necessary or Otherwise Useful) No access
  9. 9.0 Use the Results in Decision Making No access
4. Example FMEA: Specific Inspection Plans for Vessels No access
1. Summary of Hazard and Operability (HAZOP) Analysis No access
2. Limitations of the HAZOP Technique No access
3. 1. 1.0 Define the System or Activity No access
  2. 2.0 Define the Problems of Interest for the Analysis No access
  3. 3.0 Subdivide the System or Activity and Develop Deviations No access
  4. 4.0 Conduct HAZOP Reviews No access
  5. 5.0 Use the Results in Decision Making No access
4. Related Techniques for Evaluating Human Error (Guide Word Analysis) No access
5. Example HAZOP Analysis: Barge Loading Operations No access
1. Summary of Fault Tree Analysis No access
2. Limitations of Fault Tree Analysis No access
3. Procedure for Fault Tree Analysis No access
4. 1.0 Define the System of Interest No access
5. 2.0 Define the TOP Event for the Analysis No access
6. 3.0 Define the Treetop Structure No access
7. 4.0 Explore Each Branch in Successive Levels of Detail No access
8. 6.0 Identify Important Dependent Failure Potentials and Adjust the Model Appropriately No access
9. 7.0 Perform Quantitative Analysis (If Necessary) No access
10. 8.0 Use the Results in Decision Making No access
11. The 5 Whys Technique No access
12. Creating a Simplified Fault Tree for Root Cause Analysis No access
13. Example Fault Tree Analysis: Chronic Grounding Incidents No access
1. Summary of Event Tree Analysis No access
2. Limitations of Event Tree Analysis No access
3. 1. 1.0 Define the System or Activity of Interest No access
  2. 2.0 Identify the Initiating Events of Interest No access
  3. 3.0 Identify Lines of Assurance and Physical Phenomena No access
  4. 4.0 Define Accident Scenarios No access
  5. 5.0 Analyze Accident Sequence Outcomes No access
  6. 6.0 Summarize Results No access
  7. 7.0 Use the Results in Decision Making No access
4. A Specific Type of Event Tree Analysis - Human Reliability Analysis (HRA) Event Tree No access
5. Example Event Tree Analysis: High Capacity Passenger Vessels No access
1. Summary of Event and Causal Factor Charting No access
2. Limitations of Event and Causal Factor Charting No access
3. 1. 1.0 Gather and Organize Data No access
  2. 2.0 Select the Accident No access
  3. 3.0 Define the Primary Sequence of Events Leading to the Accident No access
  4. 4.0 Complete the Model by Adding Secondary Events and Conditions No access
4. Example Event and Causal Factor Charting: Marine Casualties and Environmental Incidents No access
1. Summary of Preliminary Hazard Analysis No access
2. Limitations of Preliminary Hazard Analysis No access
3. Procedure for Preliminary Hazard Analysis No access
4. 1.0 Define the Activity or System of Interest No access
5. 2.0 Define the Accident Categories and the Accident Severity Categories No access
6. 3.0 Conduct Review No access
7. 4.0 Use the Results in Decision Making No access
8. Example Preliminary Hazard Analysis: Risks Associated with Marine Construction Activities No access
Appendix A- Coast Guard Operational Risk Management Policy No access Pages 467 - 490
Appendix B- Enterprise Risk Management No access Pages 491 - 504
Appendix C- Root Cause Map™ No access Pages 505 - 508
Appendix D- Acronym List and Glossary of Terms No access Pages 509 - 516
Index No access Pages 517 - 523