A turtle makes progress when it sticks its neck out. (Spanish) Better to risk a little than lose the whole. (American) Better to stretch your hand than your neck. (Dutch) Don’t risk a gold coin for something worth a copper coin. (Spanish) Great...

Epidemiologists use a variety of statistics when calculating risk. These include: (1) RELATIVE RISK (the incidence of a condition in organisms exposed to particular factors, compared to the incidence in organisms not exposed to those factors); (2)...

The chance of an event occurring in accordance with a known probability. Actuarial calculations based on past experience make it possible to insure against the occurrence of such event. A person who is risk averse would require very favourable odds to...

Essentially the chance of any given HAZARD being realised. For environmental health purposes it is most frequently used in relation to health and safety or to food. In terms of the latter, in 1998, the Codex Alimentarius Commission defined risk as...

References ^ http://www.theiia.org/guidance/standards-and-practices/professional-practices-framework/standards/standards-for-the-professional-practice-of-internal-auditing/?search=glossary&C=816&I=2343 Articles & Papers Clark, L., Manes,...

Bandolier 26 raised the question "should we have and use a "risk ladder" to help us, the public, and politicians understand the level of risk associated with a particular action or event". Recently, with BSE and other issues we have been told that...

With the focus of this month's issue on taking risks, many of us immediately recoil -- "risk aversion" syndrome, as I define it. You know those who suffer from it. They complain, but won't break out of their comfort zone, no matter how bad...

Congress: Democrats continue to poke, prod and probe the Bush administration. Some of the investigations are a mere nuisance. Others, if not reined in, will compromise our national security.We've editorialized recently about the many attack investigations on the White House, thinking Democrats had only launched...

Successful businesses see risks down the road, plan for them -- and dodge the bullets. Less agile firms ignore the threats and are torpedoed into oblivion. Potential risks include the failure of a big initiative, reduced margins industrywide, an unexpected new rival and the loss...