What is Risk?

Definition: A possibility that the occurrence of an event will adversely affect the achievement of the organization's objectives. hazard, peril, exposure to loss or injury

The combination of the probability of an event and its consequences.

The possibility of an event occurring that will have an impact on the achievment of objectives. Measured in terms of impact and likelihood

Right: Inheirant to anyone regardless of a particular status

Risk Communication

- Subset of Technical Communication specifc to this class it means the communication of environmental safety or health risks.

Project:

Audience may be broad or narrow, frightening, audience may think the method of managing risk is unacceptable, organization communicating the risk may not be credible to a portion of the audience (an older demographic may find a youth presenter as uncredible due to being young, certain jobs or affiliations with certain organizations can also make that a challenge)

Closing a landfill means you stop dumping then they cap it

Forms of Risk Communication:

Care communication:

Industrial Communication: sudden danger, could be during or after

crisis Communication: In the face of extreme