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Using Motion Capture Technology in the Instrumented Timed Up and Go Test to Detect the Risk of Falling in Aged Adults
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Risk assessment can be a game-changing information technology--but too often it isn't.

Robert Goble1, Vicki M Bier

  • 1Clark University, Worcester, MA, USA.

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Risk assessments can be dynamic information technologies, not just one-time decision aids. Evolving these "living" risk assessments can reduce risks and improve communication in hazard management.

Keywords:
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Area of Science:

  • Risk Analysis
  • Information Science
  • Decision Science

Background:

  • Risk assessments are often static, used once for decision justification.
  • Their potential as dynamic information technologies is largely untapped.
  • Viewing risk assessments through an information technology lens reveals broader applications.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To explore the potential of risk assessments as information technologies.
  • To highlight the benefits of evolving risk assessments into "living" tools.
  • To identify opportunities for improving risk management through dynamic assessment.

Main Methods:

  • Conceptual analysis of risk assessments as information technologies.
  • Case study of risk assessment evolution in the nuclear industry.
  • Exploration of "what-if" capabilities and communication potential.

Main Results:

  • Risk assessments function as information repositories, communication mediums, and priority-setting structures.
  • The nuclear industry demonstrates "living" risk assessments reduce core-melt risks.
  • Dynamic risk assessments offer untapped potential for operational and policy decisions.

Conclusions:

  • Risk assessments can be transformed into "living" tools for continuous learning and adaptation.
  • Implementing living risk assessments requires changes in incentives and promotion by the risk analytic community.
  • Broader adoption can enhance risk understanding, communication, and management across various sectors.