Injuries have identifiable causes which are either preventable or controllable. An injury incident normally derives from multiple causes rather than a single cause. This results in multiple approaches to hazard and injury prevention and control be more effective than any single approach. 1. ancestry and social environment 2. fault of person 3.
Risk is inherent and omnipresent in life.
A subjective evaluation of relative failure potential. To be human is to error. Humans do make errors. Human perception of risk is not very accurate. Consequence potential of a risk Large group of people Vs individual Newer risks are less acceptable than older risks 6.