Table of Contents


Volume 1


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Preface i
The Commission’s Risk Management Framework 1
    Framework for Risk Management 3
    Principles for Risk Management Decision-Making 4
      Sidebars:  
        What Is "Risk"?  
        Advantages of the Commission's Risk Management Framework  
Defining Problems and Putting Them in Context 7
    Guidelines for Stakeholder Involvement 16
      Sidebars:  
        Seven Benefits of Engaging Stakeholders  
        Involving Stakeholders in Maine  
        The Important and Synergistic Roles of Regulatory and Public Health Agencies in Identifying
           and Reducing Environmental Health Risks  
Analyzing Risks 23
      Sidebars:  
        How Should Risks Be Analyzed?  
        Ecological Risk Assessment and Risk Management  
Examining Options 29
      Sidebars:  
        Risk Management Methods  
        Stakeholders and EPA Identify Risk Management Options for the Pulp and Paper Industry
Making a Decision 37
      Sidebars:  
        A Good Risk Management Decision Reduces or Eliminates Risks  
        Making Decisions: Steel Industry  
Taking Action 41
      Sidebars:  
        Examples of Risk Management Actions  
        Taking Action: San Francisco Bay  
Evaluating Results 45
      Sidebars:  
        Evaluating Results: Integrating Regulatory Activities at the State Level  
        Measuring the Effectiveness of a Risk Management Action  
        Evaluating Results: Reducing the Use of Leaded Gasoline  
Implementing the Framework 49
Resources 55
Glossary 59
Appendix: Table of Contents for Volume 2 of the Commission’s Final Report 63
   
   
Report Title Page  
Commission Members and Staff