Uncertain safety allocating responsibilities for safety

Brouwers, T. (Added Author). Wetenschappelijke Raad voor het Regeringsbeleid (Netherlands) (Added Author).

Summary: 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 Scientific Council for Government Policy, 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.

Record details

ISBN: 9789089641816
ISBN: 904851150X (electronic bk.)
ISBN: 9789048511501 (electronic bk.)
Physical Description: 1 online resource (177 p.)
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electronic resource
Publisher: Amsterdam : Amsterdam University Press, 2009.

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General Note:	Multi-User.
Bibliography, etc. Note:	Includes bibliographical references (p. 165-177).
Formatted Contents Note:	Safety issues: a survey of the domain -- The classical risk approach and the allocation of responsibilities -- The classical risk approach under pressure -- Normative aspects of the new risk approach -- Conclusions and recommendations.
Terms Governing Use and Reproduction Note:	Access restricted by subscription. Access requires VIU IP addresses and is restricted to VIU students, faculty and staff.
Language Note:	Translated from the Dutch.
Source of Description Note:	Description based on print version record.