tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4705097374441454471.post3544398034374620748..comments2024-03-28T08:51:15.561-04:00Comments on Human Health Risk Assessment to Chemicals: Is Human Health Risk Assessment the Best Tool to Make Decisions?Mike Jayjockhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02521885327730438390noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4705097374441454471.post-51241637988727013782015-07-29T23:26:01.562-04:002015-07-29T23:26:01.562-04:00Much of the appeal of the precautionary principle ...Much of the appeal of the precautionary principle resides in its conservative assessment approach based on an objective evaluation by a group of subject matter experts often in a rapid and flexible manner if needed. This harkens back to the earliest days of toxicological investigations by Dr. Harvey Wiley and his Poison Squad. Conceptually, quantitative risk assessment is a superior approach with its uniform structure to collect, document and evaluate available information in a transparent manner. However, operationally, risk assessment is often bogged down by the failure of decision makers to use the results as a tool to make a decision. In the face of misguided criticism to permit acceptable exposures in the environment, decision makers wilt, disavow the results or require additional studies which most often do not change the results of the original risk assessment. Regulatory decision making is not based solely on the risk assessment but also must reflect risk management options which are often dictated or constrained by statutory requirements. Risk assessment never was intended to be the precision instrument desired by its critics Michael Dellarcohttps://www.linkedin.com/profile/view?id=88890715&trk=nav_responsive_tab_profilenoreply@blogger.com