The Language of ‘Risk’

One of the interesting points to come out of the recent R2A event and discussions with colleagues afterwards, is the confusion regarding the meaning of the word ‘risk’.  There was a general perception that much of the SFAIRP – ALARP debate was confusion of terms rather than concepts, a proposition with which we at R2A concur.  This also flowed onto a general observation about the way in which courts interpret various terms, especially the meaning of ‘likely’.