Introduction to engineering and managing risks
8 important questions on Introduction to engineering and managing risks
What are the possible pathways and solutions to reduce risk?
1. Severity (G)
- Reduce hazard (D)
- Increase protection measures (Pro)
2.Frequency (F)
- Reduce exposure time (T)
- Reduce number of exposed targets (N)
- Increase prevention measures (Pre)
What three factors do risks need to exist?
2. Losses
3. Exposure
What is risk mapping?
Providing people with the information on the range of possible
losses/damage and the accident prevention activities
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What are situational factors that can modify preferred risk attitude?
2. Perception of likelihood (probability of occurence): HIGH -> risk-averse
3. Perception of (negative) impact magnitude: HIGH -> risk-averse
4. Degree of perceived control/choice: HIGH -> risk-seeking
5. Closeness of risk in rime: HIGH -> risk-averse
6. Potential for negative consequences: HIGH -> risk-averse
What is the spectrum of risk-attitude?
- Risk averse
- Risk tolerant
- Risk seeking
- Risk addicted
Why is the way people perceive reality important to ERM?
- Better ability to interpret, and effectively and efficiently deal with risk
What is a hazard map?
- Purpose is to provide people with information on range of possible damage and accident prevention activities
- Comes in two types: resident education & administrative information
What is a quantitative risk assesment (QRA)?
- Formalised specialist method used for calculating numerical individual and societal (employee and public) risk level values for comparing risks with eachother or regulatory criteria
- To do a quantitative risk analysis, the
value of the potential losses needs to be determined. Then the
probability of the occurrence of the risk failure needs to be
estimated. Finally, the (annual) loss expectancy is calculated.
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