Quick Tip: Duration of hazard exposure affects severity of harm
Insight from a conversation with James Catmur
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LTR 42: State or event? Thinking clearly about hazards will help you manage risk.
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We have been used to treating the term hazard as a potential source of harm. We are also familiar with the concept of exposure to hazard in a hazardous situation as a necessary condition for harm to occur. The question, often left unanswered, is whether the duration of exposure has any effect on the type and severity of harm experienced by the user/patie…