Physical Safety: A Matter of Balancing Responsibilities

Marjolein van The Scientific Council for Government Policy (WRR)

Open Access Published by Amsterdam University Press 2012

Physical Safety

A Matter of Balancing Responsibilities

Marjolein van The Scientific Council for Government Policy (WRR)

https://doi.org/10.1515/9789048518388

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About this book

Ensuring the population’s physical safety is one of the core tasks of any government. In general, a government is typically held accountable for safe handling of hazardous substances, food safety, flood protection, controlling and preventing infectious diseases, as well as managing risks engendered by new technologies. In 2011, the Dutch Ministry of the Interior asked the Scientific Council for Government Policy to investigate the development of a generic risk policy in relation to physical safety. This work contains the Council’s survey and recommendations for good governance in the area of general public safety.

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The Scientific Council for Government Policy (WRR) is an independent think tank advising the Dutch government.

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Frontmatter Publicly Available Download PDF	1
Contents Publicly Available Download PDF	5
Foreword Open Access Download PDF	7
1. Introduction Open Access Download PDF	9
2. Dealing with incidents Open Access Download PDF	19
3. Risks and uncertainty Open Access Download PDF	29
4. Damage arrangements: a different perspective Open Access Download PDF	51
5. Conclusions Open Access Download PDF	77
Bibliography Open Access Download PDF	85

Language: English
Publisher: Amsterdam University Press
Audience: Professional and scholarly;
Pages
- Main content: 96

eBook

Published: July 15, 2013
ISBN: 9789048518388