Risk profile, mapping

Once the preliminary analysis is completed, it is necessary to integrate it into a more complete analysis in which it will play an essential part. The results of this analysis are formalised by creating a risk profile or risk map. 

The online system is interfaced through a set of web pages. The user s inquiry is first analyzed by an expert system that maps the risk profile to the proper risk aversion parameter, and the minimum growth rate is calculated. These data are passed on to the interpolation module that consults the off-line... 

Building Disaster Resiliency Through Disaster Risk Management Master Planning, Fig. 5 Earthquake risk profile for Quezon City, Philippines, showing the hotspot counties. The map and corresponding information... 

When considering the example risk profiles separately, it is uncomplicated to identify that they do have several connections with each other. Therefore, when combining the causes and effects of several risk factors, it is possible to determine the coimections among several actors in the value network. By this way it is possible to illustrate the larger and more complex risk stmctures like the map in Fig. 3.4. The example influence map illustrates the cause and effect relationships between elements in an industry system. An arrow represents a positive relationship implying that element x increases the element y , and vice versa. Similarly, a negative relationship is illustrated by an arrow with a minus symbol indicating that when element x increases the element y decreases, and vice versa. 

One of the most fundamental challenges that faces investigators when dealing with large quantities of relatively minor incidents is how to identify and assess the risk of what is reported, and so properly focus attention, prioritise action and allocate resources within the organisation. In practice, the primary tool provided for this purpose in most safety information systems is a risk profile matrix, risk table or risk map. These are simplistic tables... 

The ED plan should lead to one or more decision milestones at which an agreed body of information will be provided in a defined time. The plan may consist of as few as one or two studies in healthy volunteers, which will deliver in 6-9 months, or it may involve a complex series of studies in healthy volunteers and patients, which might take 2 years. Whatever is appropriate, the information available at the decision milestones should enable the company to compare the actual profile with the previously agreed MAP. The company will then be in a position to make a well-founded decision on whether to continue development with a much reduced risk of failure or whether to stop and concentrate precious resources elsewhere. 

Chloride profile based on cores or powder drilling. The location of the cores to be taken should be based on a problem-oriented approach, e. g. on a half-cell potential map. For cores dry drilling is preferable, in any case excess of water should be avoided due to the risk of washing out chlorides. The cores shall be identified and stored in plastic bags until analysis in the laboratory. 

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