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When talking about risk in the private sector, it is appropriate that attention be directed to the host of issues currently besieging those charged with health and safety responsibility in industry, labor, and the federal government. These issues include such topics as: What role should science and values play in risk assessment? How should product liability and insurance best contribute to risk management in the private sector? How may the new developments in science and technology best be incorporated into occupational health and safety policies? What new institutional initiatives should be taken by the various components of society?
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Derr, P., Goble, R., Kasperon, R.E., Kates, R.W. (1985). Protecting Workers, Protecting Publics: The Ethics of Differential Protection. In: Whipple, C., Covello, V.T. (eds) Risk Analysis in the Private Sector. Advances in Risk Analysis, vol 220. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4613-2465-2_21
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