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The Precautionary Principle:Practical Applications for Real Organizations
Dana E. Cooley, President
SeaState Group, Inc.
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Decisionmaking
Wait for Proof of Harm
Be Precautionary
Tobacco
Asbestos
Tires
Accounting scandals
Handguns
Drugs
Nuclear Power
Fluorocarbons
Terrorism
Great Lakes Water Quality
SARS(?)
Toys
Dioxin
Lead (paint and gasoline)
Stone dust (silicosis)
(Poly)vinyl chloride
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Quality
Conformance to Specification
Fitness for Use
Tobacco
Asbestos
Tires
Accounting scandals
Handguns
Drugs
Nuclear Power
Fluorocarbons
Terrorism
Great Lakes Water Quality
SARS(?)
Toys
Dioxin
Lead (paint and gasoline)
Stone dust (silicosis)
(Poly)vinyl chloride
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NRC Reactor Oversight Findings0 20 40 60 80 100
Mitigating Systems
Initiating Events
Barrier Effectiveness
Physical Protection
Emergency Preparedness
Occupational Radiation Safety
Public Radiation Safety
Respond toFailures
ActPreemptively
August 1, 2003 Data
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Standards for Everything from...
• Infant changing tables to vinyl chloride sampling...
• Soil toxicity to apparel flammability...• Dust cloud ignition to hockey player face
shields...• Chromate exposure to cigarette lighter safety...• Toy chests to slicing machines...• Emergency room triage to asbestos-cement...
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Precautionary Principle
Communicating Quality to Executive Management
Integrating Quality with ESH
Quality of Information
Strategic Planning
ISO 14000 at Urban
Utility
Climate Change
Legal Pitfalls
Ethics
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Wingspread Statement
• “When an activity raises threats of harm to the environment or human health, precautionary measures should be taken even if some cause and effect relationships are not fully established scientifically.”
- January 1998
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The Precautionary Principle in Action
Threat of Harm
PrecautionaryActions
ScientificUncertainty
Root Cause Analysis
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Precautionary
Precausationary
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UnacceptableConsequences
ContingencyResponse
AggravatingFactors
o Early Warning System
o Industry Awareness
o Past Experience
Made consequences worse than
they needed to be
Did not controlconsequences as
expected
Did not detector prevent
ProblemRelease
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SeaState Group, Inc.
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• Identify possible threat.
• List knowns and unknowns.
• Reframe in “big picture” terms.
• Assess alternatives
• Choose course of action.
• Monitor and follow up.
Solving Problems
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• “Transparency” of information.
• Inclusion of stakeholders.
• Willingness to act in the face of uncertainty.
• Accountability
All It Takes...
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Bosun
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Which dog “caused” Bosun?
DickendallArnold
T abatha'sValleyw ood
Decoy
T abatha's Drifterat Dickendall
Cam brem erT udor
M instrel
Allegheny'sCherry
Blossom
Allegheny'sCrystal
Caer BrenM r. Pickw ick
Sim erdow n'sW oodrow
Arosca'sSophisticated
Lady
T eracroft'sCPA
Scrim shawDucklessFairbank
PierhousePenny
W histle
W aterfootAutum n Breeze
W ebbfoot Steele 'sM agnolia
Bosun(Our Dog)
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Growth - Good and Bad
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70
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70
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 190
70
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Your Next Decision: Make It Precautionary
• Identify possible threat.
• List knowns and unknowns.
• Reframe in “big picture” terms.
• Assess alternatives
• Choose course of action.
• Monitor and follow up.
• “Transparent” information.
• Stakeholder inclusion.
• Courage to act in the face of uncertainty.
• Accountability
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Hockessin, DE 19707
Office - (302) 234-8188
E-mail - [email protected]
Website - www.fix-it-once.com
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