title: The nature of technological hazard.
abstract: Technological hazards are evaluated in terms of quantitatively expressed physical, biological, and social descriptors. For each hazard a profile is constructed that considerably extends the conventional definition of risk. The profile, which is termed hazardousness, was understood in pilot experiments on perception and appeared to capture a large fraction of lay people's concern with hazard. It also suggests an orderly method for establishing priorities for the management of hazards.
mesh_terms: D004781:Environmental Exposure; D004782:Environmental Health; D006801:Humans; D012306:Risk; D013672:Technology; D014218:Triage