Risk is more than just a number

1995 saw the publication of ‘Not all risks are equal’. This report contained the comments of the Committee on ‘Risk measures and risk assessment’ about the ‘environmental risk management approach’ of the Netherlands Government. In the present report the committee arrives at recommendations for the further development of this policy for the protection of human health and the environment.
The committee argues in favour of an effective and efficient approach based on the nature of particular risk problems.