lecture 2 - risk management - exposure dose and risk analysis

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for risk management, we need to ________ risks, benefits, and costs, and also consider the social ___________ of the decisions

balance, contexts

what are the 5 major steps in risk management?

1. risk ___________ (information from risk assessment)

2. risk ____________ (compare the estimated risk)

3. risk ____________ (share info with stakeholders)

4. risk _________ (select and implement measures to reduce exposure)

5. risk _________ and review (track exposures, outcomes, and the effectiveness of interventions

characterization, evaluation, communication, control, monitoring

an acceptable risk is needed: but different disciplines have different _____________ that may change overtime

standards

what is risk evaluation? compare to ____________ of acceptable risk or other __________ for “risk-risk” analysis

guidlines, risks

what is risk perception? it is the subjective __________ that people make about the characteristics and severity of a risk

judgement

experts try to evaluate risk using numbers and ___________ and relative ranking

statistics

the public evaluate and rank risks intuitively, paul slovic model, _________ and psychological factors, and risk fueled by ________ rather than facts

emotional, fueled

what are dread factors? uncontrollable, involuntary, ________ consequences

fatal

what are unknown factors? ______ observable, delayed effects, lack of scientific understanding

not

what is risk communication? defined as the purposeful ________ of information about existence, nature, form, severity, or acceptability of risk

exchange

what are the objectives of risk communication?

1. to ________ the public or decision makers to a significant risk (perceived risk < actual risk)

2. to ________ concerns about a small risk (actual risk < perceived risk)

alert, calm

what is risk control focusing on the exposure? control at the _________, along the __________, and at the level of the person

source, path

what is risk monitoring? considered as a form of auditing the _____________ of the risk management actions through routine ________ of various key factors and automation in __________ collection and dashboard presentation

effectiveness, checking, data