[SystemSafety] Risk .... again

Peter Bernard Ladkin ladkin at causalis.com
Wed Sep 28 10:30:09 CEST 2022


ISO and IEC have finally determined that there is an issue with figuring out what people mean when 
they use the term "risk" technically. They have convened a "joint task force" to try to sort it out 
https://www.iec.ch/ords/f?p=103:85:612946702359029::::FSP_ORG_ID,FSP_LANG_ID:28611,25. I am 
sceptical they will come up with a good solution, because candidates for such WGs are self-selecting 
(the actual members of the JTF nominated by the National Committees are not shown. More to the 
point, I know some of them :-( ).

They might improve the outcome if the JTF included by invitation at least some internationally 
acknowledged experts with well-regarded publications on the subject.

But, whatever. There are little things we plebs can do. Here's a picture caption from a piece in The 
Guardian today: "Adults who took part in ‘regular’ weightlifting were found to have a 14% lower risk 
of death."

Source: 
https://www.theguardian.com/society/2022/sep/27/exercise-with-weights-linked-to-lower-risk-of-early-death-study-says 
(no paywall)

So, folks, go out and buy yourselves some weights and use them. It gives you a 16% chance of 
immortality. But what I think is more significant is the crystal-ball technology the investigators 
seem to be using to judge the immortality. I'd be keen to know more about that.

PBL

Prof. i.R. Dr. Peter Bernard Ladkin, Bielefeld, Germany
Tel+msg +49 (0)521 880 7319  www.rvs-bi.de




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