SYMPOSIA PAPER
Published:
01 January 1984
STP30258S
The Use of Risk Assessment in Developing Health-Based Regulations
SourceThe six major steps in risk assessment are defined. Difficulties arising in each of the steps are discussed. The use of risk assessment by Federal regulatory agencies is briefly surveyed, and some recent legislation mandating risk assessment is listed.
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Roth, HD
Roth Associates, Inc., Rockville, Md.
Wyzga, RE
Energy Analyses and Environmental Division, Electric Power Research Institute, Palo Alto, Calif
Hammerstrom, T
Roth Associates, Inc., Rockville, Md.
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Developed by Committee: D19
Pages: 46–65
DOI: 10.1520/STP30258S
ISBN-EB: 978-0-8031-4911-3
ISBN-13: 978-0-8031-0206-4