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ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT REVIEW
卷 24, 期 7-8, 页码 733-748出版社
ELSEVIER SCIENCE INC
DOI: 10.1016/j.eiar.2004.06.004
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risk assessment; risk analysis; risk management; decision-making; alternatives assessment; precautionary principle
Risk assessments are the intellectual products of dedicated public health and environmental professionals. Like many other products, risk assessments carry with them the potential for both good and harm. This paper briefly examines some of the harms to which risk assessments have contributed, and then suggests that the legal duty to warn doctrine offers a logical and practical way to reduce some of these harms. The paper suggests concepts that could be incorporated into warnings accompanying every formal risk assessment as routine boiler plate addenda, just as other potentially harmful products, such as lawn mowers and cook stoves, are accompanied by warnings. Finally, the paper briefly examines the Code of Ethics and Standards of Practice for Environmental Professionals (promulgated by the National Association of Environmental Professionals) and shows that the suggested warnings are consistent with recommended practices for environmental professionals. (C) 2004 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
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