tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8839412.post9149945068088075479..comments2024-03-19T07:48:54.021-06:00Comments on Gus Van Horn: Cancer: Risk vs. HazardGus Van Hornhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05126749051688217781noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8839412.post-29723555132762758042016-10-29T03:00:53.886-06:002016-10-29T03:00:53.886-06:00JK,
It's not just definitions for many people...JK,<br /><br />It's not just definitions for many people. I am regularly flabbergasted at how many people fail to recognize how even perceptual-level (or nearly so) <i>facts</i> can and should affect their opinions. I blame "progressive" "education" and the philosophic influence of pragmatism for most of the problem, although there will always be people who can't or won't make even obvious connections.<br /><br />GusGus Van Hornhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05126749051688217781noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8839412.post-34597166533784178842016-10-28T19:56:48.227-06:002016-10-28T19:56:48.227-06:00Thanks for linking and discussing this article. Th...Thanks for linking and discussing this article. The military uses very specific definitions of hazard and risk.<br /><br />A hazard is a situation which can result in harmful effects if allowed to proceed unchecked. It is classified according to the severity of its effects. Risk is based on a combination of severity and the probability of encountering the hazard in one's planned activity.<br /><br />It's amazing how many people there are (at least in my line of work) who can recite those definitions but fail to apply them properly. You frequently find managers interested in protecting against all sorts of high-severity, yet highly improbable risks.IKEhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02822991486727821213noreply@blogger.com