Scientific Review of the Proposed Risk Assessment Bulleti...
National Research Council / Division On Earth And Life Studies / Board On Environmental Studies And Toxic![Scientific Review of the Proposed Risk Assessment Bulletin from the Office of Management and Budget](https://support.digitalhusky.com/media/annotations/sorted/449/44997983/CHSBZCOP0344997983.jpg)
Risk assessments are often used by the federal government to estimate the risk the public may face from such things as exposure to a chemical or the potential failure of an engineered structure, and they underlie many regulatory decisions. Last January, the White House Office of Management and Budget (OMB) issued a draft bulletin for all federal agencies, which included a new definition of risk assessment and proposed standards aimed at improv...