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Uncertain Safety: Allocating Responsibilities for Safety

Uncertain Safety: Allocating Responsibilities for Safety

Wrr
Netherlands Scientific Council for Gover

Paperback

Series: Wrr

Environmental StudiesGeneral Political ScienceGeneral Sociology

ISBN10: 9089641815
ISBN13: 9789089641816
Publisher: Routledge
Published: Oct 8 2009
Pages: 178
Weight: 0.57
Height: 0.38 Width: 6.14 Depth: 9.21
Language: English
Flood prevention, food safety, the transport of hazardous substances, infectious diseases, the risk of new technologies and many other threats to public health and the environment call for ongoing public alertness. However, the ways in which these safety risks are currently assessed and managed fall short in addressing the uncertainties of future threats. The WRR, the official think-tank for the Dutch government, argues that in order to ensure future-proof safety policies, a new paradigm should be adopted. This paradigm is based on the precautionary principle, i.e. the notion that the vulnerability of humans, society and the natural environment requires a proactive approach to uncertainties. In this report, the Council suggests ways to embody this principle in both private and public law and in various institutional arrangements.

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