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Method for assessing risk

A hazard analysis is one of many methods that may be used to assess risk. At its core, the method entails describing a system object that intends to conduct some activity. During the performance of that activity, a potential source of harm may be encountered that could cause or contribute to an occurrence. Finally, that occurrence will result in some outcome that may be measured in terms of the degree of loss or harm. This outcome may be measured on a continuous scale, such as an amount of monetary loss, or the outcomes may be categorized into various levels of severity e.g. environmental damage, personal injury, or reputational damage etc. Wikipedia →

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  2. Skim a recent paper: Hazard analysis in the era of AI: Assessing the usefulness of ChatGPT4 in STPA hazard analysisInfluential work since 2022
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  1. A Simple Hazard Analysis
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