Regulations intended to lessen risks of accidents and illness ordinarily impose compliance costs on regulated entities and on rulemaking agencies. In return, society gains numerous benefits, most notably the avoidance of fatalities, injuries and disease, and in some instances a reduction in property damage. Promulgation of such regulations is a...
Risk Assessment (Recommendations)
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- Recommendation number: 88-7
- Adopted on: September 16, 1988
- Tags: Cost Benefit Analysis, Discount Rate, Regulatory Analysis, Risk Assessment, Valuation of Human Life
- Recommendation number: 82-5
- Adopted on: June 18, 1982
- Tags: Advisory Committees, Cancer, Carcinogens, Interagency Coordination, Public Participation, Risk Assessment, Science
The following recommendations broadly address the procedures by which federal agencies identify, evaluate, and regulate substances that pose a potential risk of human cancer. For many years these regulatory activities have been among the most controversial engaged in by federal agencies. They implicate important health and economic values and...
- Recommendation number: 89-7
- Adopted on: December 14, 1989
- Tags: Biotechnology, Confidential Business Information (CBI), Congress, Interagency Coordination, Risk Assessment, Science
New biotechnology techniques promise great benefits in fields such as medicine, agriculture, and manufacturing. However, these new techniques, which involve alteration of the genetic structure of an organism, have raised concerns that some new organisms or products may be dangerous to individuals or detrimental to the environment. This...