Open AccessRisk Communication in Chemical Sector in Connection to the Role of Risk Assessment
Author(s) -
Akihiro Tokai,
Naoya Kojima
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
journal of disaster research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.332
H-Index - 18
eISSN - 1883-8030
pISSN - 1881-2473
DOI - 10.20965/jdr.2014.p0603
Subject(s) - risk assessment , risk communication , risk analysis (engineering) , connection (principal bundle) , risk management , institutionalisation , business , forensic engineering , computer science , psychology , engineering , computer security , finance , structural engineering , psychiatry
Chemical related risk analysis and communication were discussed in connection with the role of risk assessment. Some of the chemicals are thought to be one of the hazards that tend to consider as dread and unknown risk. Owing to the institutionalization of Pollutant Release Transfer Register (PRTR) and development of risk assessment have gradually revealed new aspect of risk analysis and communication. In this review, we briefly discuss about the representative cases and discuss the role of risk assessment to risk communication.