Multiple Choice
Determining the "acceptable risk" level is complicated because
A) we do not know the consequences of a particular hazard.
B) we cannot predict when an event will occur.
C) we do not know how many hazards are linked to one another.
D) different people have different attitudes about what is acceptable and what is not.
E) risk is never acceptable.
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