| Document ID (ISN) | 109962 |
| CIS number |
09-763 |
| ISSN - Serial title |
0925-7535 - Safety Science |
| Year |
2009 |
| Convention or series no. |
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| Author(s) |
Aven T. |
| Title |
Safety is the antonym of risk for some perspectives of risk |
| Bibliographic information |
Aug. 2009, Vol.47, No.7, p.925-930. 31 ref. |
| Abstract |
Safety is closely related to risk, but does it extend beyond the realm of risk? Is safety just the antonym of risk, or the same as acceptable risk? This issue has been given due attention in the literature and in this paper explores how different perspectives of risk affect the relationship between safety and risk. If risk is defined as an expected value or as a measure of the probability and severity of adverse effects, the conclusions would be different than if the essential component of risk is uncertainty. For risk understood as uncertainty about and severity of the consequences of an activity, it is argued that safe means acceptable risk. Three dimensions of safety are discussed; events and their consequences, probability and uncertainty. |
| Descriptors (primary) |
safety consciousness; major hazards; hazard evaluation |
| Descriptors (secondary) |
safety engineering; literature survey |
| Document type |
D - Periodical articles |
| Country / State or Province | Norway |
| Subject(s) |
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| Broad subject area(s) |
General safety, health and conditions of work
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| Browse category(ies) |
Safety culture and safety consciousness
Major hazards
Psychological factors
Risk evaluation
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