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- initialism as low as reasonably practicable
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Safety cases are expected to reduce safety risks to a level “as low as reasonably practical” (ALARP), which the British government has translated into two numbers: (1) a rig is considered safe if accidents aboard it will kill no more than 1 in 1,000 workers and (2) operators need spend no more than £1 million per life saved (about $1.6 million).
Rena Steinzor: Deepwater Horizon Spill Commission Waivers on Self-Regulation, Endorses Wrong-Headed British 'Safety Cases' System Rena Steinzor 2011
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Safety cases are expected to reduce safety risks to a level “as low as reasonably practical” (ALARP), which the British government has translated into two numbers: (1) a rig is considered safe if accidents aboard it will kill no more than 1 in 1,000 workers and (2) operators need spend no more than £1 million per life saved (about $1.6 million).
Rena Steinzor: Deepwater Horizon Spill Commission Waivers on Self-Regulation, Endorses Wrong-Headed British 'Safety Cases' System Rena Steinzor 2011
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From an ALARP perspective when it comes to mitigation such low frequency hazards tend to be given the same weight as high frequency hazards with low consequences.
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The problem with the ALARP principle is the ‘as low as reasonably PRACTICABLE’ bit.
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The problem is that the ALARP principle is essentially a cost benefit trade off and so should be equally applied to high frequency low consequence hazards.
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There are many other hazards which mankind is subjected which could benefit from the application of the ALARP principle than global warming.
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From an ALARP perspective the problem with the AGW debate is that the alarmist are claiming a likelihood for, for example, high sea level rise (and an unjustifable level of certainty) which justifies their claims for immediate mitigation (significant reductions in CO2 emmissions – the Kyoto Protocol).
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"No case is made that risks are ALARP [as low as reasonably practicable]."
Environment news, comment and analysis from the Guardian | guardian.co.uk 2010
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Some after risk assessment, it is necessary to comments are incorporated in the Risk compare risks to risk criteria established The Guidelines cover evaluation criteria, the Assessment and Risk Response Sections. by the organisation. concepts of tolerable risk and ALARP.
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& operational issues in the airside v Identify unsafe conditions and acts. v The process of elimination of hazards v Objective: - To reduce operational risks v Introduce control measures v As Low As Reasonably Practicable (ALARP)
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