Authors:Frédéric Bouder, David Slavin, Ragnar E. Löfstedt,
Publisher: Earthscan Publications Ltd.
Keywords: risk, society, series, earthscan, framework, new, tolerability, management
Number of Pages: 160
Published: 2007-03
List price: $136.00
ISBN-10: 184407398X
ISBN-13: 9781844073986

The book provides a historical and topical perspective on the alternative concept of Tolerability of Risk and its concrete regulatory applications. In the UK, Tolerability of Risk has been developed into a sophisticated framework particularly within the health and safety sectors. It is expected to guide decisionmakers when applying their legal obligation of keeping risks as low as practically reasonable. Could Tolerability of Risk become a wider source of inspiration across the full scope of risk analysis and management?Written by leading academics and risk practitioners from industry and gove