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What is RISK? Robin Autenrieth, Professor Dept. of Civil Engineering Dept. of Env. Occup. Health Summarized by Priscilla Metting And Richard Powers Just How Risky are you? Please take the Survey. Risk possibility of loss or injury the degree of probability of such loss (Websters dictionary online) Risk Since risk means the the degree of probability of an injury or loss; it follows that risk can be quantified Often to a very precise degree For Example: It has been found that traveling 300 miles by car will increase your chance of death by accident by 10-6 ( or 1 in a million) Which of these activitieswould cause you to increase your risk of dying by 10-6 ? Traveling 300 miles by jet Traveling 6 minutes by canoe Spending 1 hour in a coal mine Which of these activities would cause you to  increase your risk of dying by 10-6? (cont.) Traveling 6 minutes by canoe is the correct answer. Believe it or not your risk of dying as a result of an accident is greater spending just a few minutes in a canoe than it is flying from San Antonio to Harlingen and back. So is A Coal Mine Safer than a Canoe? Spending 3 hours in a coal mine would result in a 1 in a million increase in your chance of death by accident, but there are other risks with coal mines… Spending an hour in a coal mine increases your chance of death as a result of black lung disease by one in one million Which of these is more risky? Living 2 days in New York City or Boston Living with a cigarette smoker for 2 months Living within 20 miles of a nuclear power plant for 20 years It’s a Tie! Living in Boston or New York City for just 2 days will increase your risk of dying as a result of air pollution by one in one million Living with a smoker for just 2 months will result in the same risk increase of dying of lung cancer or heart disease What about the Nuclear Power Plant? You would have to live within 20 miles of a nuclear power plant for 150 years to increase