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A good risk management decision reduces or eliminates risks in ways that:

• Are based on the best available scientific, economic, and other technical information.

• Account for their multisource, multimedia, multichemical, and multirisk contexts.

• Are feasible, with benefits reasonably related to their costs.

• Give priority to preventing risks, not just controlling them.

• Use alternatives to command-and-control regulation, where applicable.

• Are sensitive to political, social, legal, and cultural considerations.

• Include incentives for innovation, evaluation, and research.

 

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