The importance of focusing risk management efforts on hazards with a high potential for harm

1. Of the natural disasters that we normally face in the United States, which one do you think we have
   the ability to plan for and eliminate risks from the most effectively? Why?
   Your journal entry must be at least 200 words. No references or citations are necessary.
2. Your organization wants to expand its two-dimensional risk assessment model (that currently uses
   severity and likelihood) to a four-dimensional model. What two additional risk factors would you
   recommend be added? Explain your choices.
   Your response must be at least 75 words in length.
3. Describe how communication should occur in the risk assessment process and why it is important to
   the workplace.
   Your response must be at least 75 words in length.
4. Explain the importance of focusing risk management efforts on hazards with a high potential for harm,
   even if these hazards are few in number?
   Your response must be at least 75 words in length.
5. Compare and contrast quantitative, semi-quantitative, and qualitative risk models. Include a discussion
   of the advantages and disadvantages of each.
   Your response must be at least 200 words in length.
6. It has come to your attention that maintenance workers have not been following the Lockout/Tagout
   procedures to control the unexpected release of electricity when working on equipment. Discussion
   with the workers and their supervisors has revealed that they do not follow the procedures because
   there have not been any incidents in the past several years. They claim that following the procedures
   slows down the maintenance process.
   Applying the principles of the psychometric paradigm, discuss what actions you could take to change
   the maintenance workers' risk perceptions from low to high.

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