Although the electric arc flash hazard only recently has garnered the attention equal to that of the long-recognized hazard of electric shock, the arc hazard is not new. Until the 1980s, occupational ...

Caribbean tourism practitioners and policymakers in the public and private sectors now have a practical tool to help them prepare for, and manage, multiple hazards that pose a risk to the industry.

Effective risk management starts with identifying and addressing hazards before incidents occur. While most safety professionals understand that a thorough job safety analysis (JSA) is a trusted ...

Mounting evidence suggests that natural hazards are becoming more costly to businesses and individuals located in harm’s way. Last year, some 14 states suffered more than 30 tornadoes apiece, ...

Costs of natural hazards are at historically high levels, and show an increasing trend. Cost assessments of natural hazards often only cover direct costs and even these are assumed to be at least 50% ...

Craig E. Taylor, 68, an expert in multihazard risk management who shaped new directions in catastrophe modeling and risk simulation, particularly for earthquakes, died on May 31 in Torrance, Calif., ...

What is risk? Some say risk is a nasty four letter word that can ruin your life. Risk management is serious business. As an industry, it includes over 30,000 companies and generates $6 billion in ...

Reported costs of natural hazards are at historically high levels, and are rising due to the ever increasing cost of events with large-scale effects. The Thailand flood in 2011, for example, shut down ...

Herb Skovronek’s letter hit a sore spot in arguing that “the hazard from such incidental exposure is nil,” in reference to secondhand smoke (C&EN, Sept. 22, page 2). It worries me when someone who ...

Comedic actor W.C. Fields once said that “the world is getting to be such a dangerous place, a man is lucky to get out of it alive.” Although not a laughing matter for most executives, Fields’ ...