How Risk Perception Affects Regulations
Risk is a perception. Our perception of risks is mainly affected by two factors: (a) whether we are voluntarily accepting the risk. A good example is
Risk is a perception. Our perception of risks is mainly affected by two factors: (a) whether we are voluntarily accepting the risk. A good example is
Take a look at the following video from Dominion Power: httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7viGDALSoJE And if you have time also check out this safety annoucement from Southwest: httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pvdCFYLf_JI
Communicating risks to public from chemical or nuclear facilities is a major challenge. We notice this over and over again with EPA community-right-to-know, nuclear power
We appear to be in a global recession – companies all over are struggling to deal with impact of economic slowdown. In an attempt to
Citizens often oppose chemical process facilities near their community because of potential for high consequence events. This risk aversion of society is commonly referred to
Under Section 112(r) of the Clean Air Act, the Chemical Accident Prevention Provisions require facilities that produce, handle, process, distribute, or store certain chemicals to
Nihon Sandai Jitsuroku – is an ancient Japanese text compiled in 901. It talks about an earthquake and Tsunami that occurred in 869: “Then