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Principles of risk management for prevention

  • Authors: Francisco Alonso, Mireia Faus, Sergio Useche, Cristina Esteban
  • (2023).
  • Publication types: Llibre
  • URL Publication: Principles of risk management for prevention
  • Publication Title (name of the book or magazine): Psychology and Risk Prevention: Current Research.
  • Abstract:

    Although it may sound exaggerated at first, almost all the activities we perform, both on a daily and exceptional basis, have a series of associated risks. Some of them are more serious, common and obvious, while others materialize less frequently. Nevertheless, and often without being fully aware of it, we use risk management tools and strategies on a daily basis to prevent risks from having a negative impact on our well-being. Driving a car and stepping on the brakes is in itself an action to mitigate the risk of an accident. Likewise, given that the management of all risks is not always so simple and every day, some risks require more complex management, and even interventions can be either prevented or their consequences minimized when it is difficult for us to avoid their impact. In this chapter, we will describe some of the most important risk management concepts, sources, interventions and strategies, seeking to generate an integrating vision that will allow us to better understand this complex facet of behavior and safety in general.

  • DOI: 10.52305/RQEE8626
    ISBN: 979-8-89113-007-4