DCHAS-L Archives · Post dated October 17, 2019
From: David C. Finster <dfinster**At_Symbol_Here**WITTENBERG.EDU>
Subject: [DCHAS-L] Validity of the risk matrix
Date: Oct 17, 2019 13:58 UTC
Reply-To: ACS Division of Chemical Health and Safety <DCHAS-L**At_Symbol_Here**PRINCETON.EDU>
In-Reply-To:
While stumbling around the web with regard to thinking about the risk matrix, I came upon an article that questioned its value:
https://medium.com/**At_Symbol_Here**JornMineur/why-the-risk-matrix-must-die-620a7287e7c
The essence of the argument, I think, is that estimates of probability are very unreliable. I’d appreciate the wisdom of the list regarding this essay and its conclusion.
Dave
David C. Finster
Professor Emeritus, Department of Chemistry
Wittenberg University