Risk Assessment facts
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Divorce data from the US Census Bureau was analyzed to see how divorce rates varied by occupation. The lowest rate was found among actuaries, people who assess and manage risk, and the highest rate was found among gaming managers, who manage casinos and other gambling establishments.
In 1999 the WHO found food irradiation so safe, they deemed "risk assessment" inappropriate because there was no risk (document p. 162; PDF p. 67)
In my opinion, it is useful to put together a list of the most interesting details from trusted sources that I've come across. Here are 9 of the best facts about Risk Assessment I managed to collect.
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Health officials in Canada had to release a health risk assessment on human tainted pork due to serial killer Robert Pickton mixing human remains into his pork.
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The US government employs a full-time project manager to coordinate risk management plans, environmental impact statements, environmental assessments, special recreation permits, and other logistics and bureaucracy related to the annual Burning Man gathering
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Australia had 'Helicopter Stunt Shows' until insurance and risk assessment concerns put a stop to it.
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About "Risk Assessment" algorithms which are used by judges to predict if a defendant will show back up to court and/or commit another crime; algorithms look at personal characteristics like age, sex and employment, as a result two people accused of the same crime may receive different outcomes
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There is a report (similar to your credit history) that insurance companies use to assess your risk level, and inquiries about coverage can show up on this report
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Animals DO NOT abandon their young from humans touching them. Instead, they assess the risk and time invested before moving on.
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A scientist in 2005 did experiments to see how red-eyed treefrog embryos assess risk-specifically how they distinguished between vibrations due to predator attacks and environmental occurrences such as storms.
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