Risk communication, risk statistics, and risk comparisons: a manual for plant managers.
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TextLanguage: ENG Publication details: 1988Description: v, 57p., 3 appendices, figs and tabs throughout, 36 refsSubject: The manual consists of five substantitative parts: 1/ effectively communicating risk information; 2/ guidelines for providing and explaining risk-related numbers and statistics; 3/ guidelines for providing and explaining risk comparisions; 4/ concrete examples of risk comparisions; and 5/ anticipating objections to explanations of chemical risks. The manual also includes a set of appendices containing tables of risk statisitics and warning notes about the usefulness and reliability of the statisitics. Most of the material focuses on providing and explaining data on health risks, especially long-term data.
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The manual consists of five substantitative parts: 1/ effectively communicating risk information; 2/ guidelines for providing and explaining risk-related numbers and statistics; 3/ guidelines for providing and explaining risk comparisions; 4/ concrete examples of risk comparisions; and 5/ anticipating objections to explanations of chemical risks. The manual also includes a set of appendices containing tables of risk statisitics and warning notes about the usefulness and reliability of the statisitics. Most of the material focuses on providing and explaining data on health risks, especially long-term data.
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