Abstract
Safety is defined as a judgment as to the tolerability of RISK, having evolved from a judgment as to the acceptability of RISK. Here we see a definite move from the idealist to the realistic. Policies and Procedures, Law and Regulations, Codes and Standards, etc. dictate levels of acceptable risk (idealistic). The person doing the job ultimately decides what level of risk is tolerable, and as such, defines the level of Safety within the facility or operation (realistic). Our goal is to ensure tolerable never exceeds acceptable and that proper decision making is used to assess both. This paper shows how developing the proper balance of Proactive Controls (Risk Mitigation) and Reactive Recovery (Consequence Mitigation) leads to operational excellence/efficiency.
