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ALARP: a standalone construct

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Risk analysis

the principle that risks must be reduced until the cost of further reduction is grossly disproportionate to the benefit gained.

In risk analysis, ALARP refers to the principle that risks must be reduced until the cost of further reduction is grossly disproportionate to the benefit gained. This meaning comes from Melchers (2001) in Reliability Engineering & System Safety.[1]

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References

Melchers, R. E. (2001). On the ALARP approach to risk management. Reliability Engineering & System Safety, 71(2), 201-208. https://doi.org/10.1016/s0951-8320(00)00096-x

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