3.10 Cost benefit analysis

R8 Living with uncertainty

 

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R8.1

understanding that many decisions have to be made when outcomes cannot be predicted with certainty

 

R9 Control measures

 

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R9.1

understanding that the actions that can be taken to reduce or prevent specific risks may have their own costs

including the costs and benefits of insurance

R10 Risk analysis

 

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R10.1

using probabilities to calculate expected values of costs and benefits of decisions

other factors must be considered, for example

  • the regulatory framework (eg compulsory insurance)
  • minimising the maximum possible loss

R10.2

understanding that calculating an expected value is an important part of such decision making