Smoke of fires: assessing focal points for risk communications

Abstract

In January 2011, a major fire erupted at a chemical storage and packing company in The Netherlands. In the aftermath, the risk communication to the public was heavily criticised. In the present study, we employed a mental... [ view full abstract ]

Authors

  1. Liesbeth Claassen (VU University Medical Center Amsterdam)
  2. Frans Greven (Municipal Health Services Groningen)
  3. Fred Woudenberg (Municipal Health Services Amsterdam)
  4. Danielle Timmermans (VU Univeristy Medical Center Amsterdam/ RIVM, National Institute for Public Health and the Environment)

Topic Areas

Learning from major events , The relevance of risk perceptionTopic #7

Session

T2_F » Natural Hazards 1 (15:30 - Tuesday, 21st June, CB3.1)

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