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Book SynopsisTable of Contents1. The History of Reliability and Safety Technology 2. Understanding Terms and Jargon 3. A Cost-Effective Approach to Quality, Reliability and Safety 4. Realistic Failure Rates and Prediction Confidence 5. Interpreting Data and Demonstrating Reliability 6. Variable Failure Rates and Probability Plotting 7. Basic Reliability Prediction Theory 8. Methods of Modelling 9. Quantifying the Reliability Models 10. Risk Assessment (QRA) 11. Design and Assurance Techniques 12. Design Review, Test and Reliability Growth 13. Field Data Collection and Feedback 14. Factors Influencing Down Time 15. Predicting and Demonstrating Repair Times 16. Quantified Reliability Centred Maintenance 17. Systematic Failures, Especially Software 18. Project Management and Competence 19. Contract Clauses and Their Pitfalls 20. Product Liability and Safety Legislation 21. Major Incident Legislation 22. Integrity of Safety Related Systems 23. A Case Study: The Datamet Project 24. A Case Study: Gas Detection System 25. A Case Study: Pressure Control System 26. A Case Study: Helicopter Incidents and Risk Assessment
