Risk Flashcards
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Risk Management Definition
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- Process of weighing policy alternatives and selecting the most appropriate actions (regulatory or other) based on the results of risk assessment and social, economic, and political concerns
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Risk Assessment
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- To predict a “safe” dose
- Based on info about the “agent
- Potential adverse effects
- Acute
- Chronic
- Dose-Response relationship
- Appropriateness of experimental data
- Test species vs. target species
- Potential adverse effects
- Concept of “safe” dose should be replaced with indication of risk
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Risk Assessment Determination
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- Determination of the probability that an adverse effect will result from a defined exposure
- Hazard identification
- Dose-response assessment
- Exposure assessment
- Risk characterization
- RIsk communication
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Common Risks
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- Number of deaths/100,000/year
- Motorcycling- 2,000
- Smoking (all causes)- 1,000
- Hand gliding- 80
- Driving- 24
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Exposure Assessment
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- Identifies composition, size, and exposure of population
- Who is exposed?
- Where do exposure occur?
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Exposure Assessment Part 2
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- Quantity of exposure
- Sampling
- toxicology
- route of exposure
- concentration of exposure
- length of exposure
- Estimation of exposure
- data collection
- industrial data
- engineering expertise
- process information
- computer models
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Risk Communication
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- Use of comparative risks
- Puts risk into perspective
- Cannot take the place of “sensitive” interaction with community
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Risk Acceptance
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- Major Problem- Credibility
- Acceptance of risk depends on
- Level of risk
- Perception of risk
- Understanding of risk
- Confidence in effective risk management
- DO NOT dismiss public distrust as irrational
- Grounded belief those in charge are
- Insensitive to neighborhood
- Unwilling to aknowledge problem
- Opposed to regulation
- Unwilling to disclose risk info
- Negligent in fulfilling their ESH responsibilities
- Grounded belief those in charge are
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