Risk management is used to make environmental decisions. When conducting a risk analysis, hazard and risk are not the same thing. am working at a coal mining company and a large amount of slurry gets into a local water supply where endangered fish reside. This is rare due to a variety of safety precautions so the risk is low, owever the damage is done. The hazard to the endangered species would be...?
Risk management is used to make environmental decisions. When conducting a risk analysis, hazard and risk are not the same thing. am working at a coal mining company and a large amount of slurry gets into a local water supply where endangered fish reside. This is rare due to a variety of safety precautions so the risk is low, owever the damage is done. The hazard to the endangered species would be...?
Applications and Investigations in Earth Science (9th Edition)
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Author:Edward J. Tarbuck, Frederick K. Lutgens, Dennis G. Tasa
Publisher:Edward J. Tarbuck, Frederick K. Lutgens, Dennis G. Tasa
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![Risk management is used to make environmental decisions. When conducting a risk analysis, hazard
and risk are not the same thing.
I am working at a coal mining company and a large amount of slurry gets into a local water supply
where endangered fish reside. This is rare due to a variety of safety precautions so the risk is low,
however the damage is done. The hazard to the endangered species would be...?
The same as the risk
High
Not included in the risk assessment
Low
Question 5
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Transcribed Image Text:Risk management is used to make environmental decisions. When conducting a risk analysis, hazard
and risk are not the same thing.
I am working at a coal mining company and a large amount of slurry gets into a local water supply
where endangered fish reside. This is rare due to a variety of safety precautions so the risk is low,
however the damage is done. The hazard to the endangered species would be...?
The same as the risk
High
Not included in the risk assessment
Low
Question 5
2/2 F
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