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Old 23rd Jun 2008, 20:52
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Safety_Helmut
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As TWA800 exploded due to a fuel tank explosion with the loss of all onboard, you have to conclude that the risks of such an explosion are catastrophic.
I'm going to be pedantic here. In the safety context, risk is not catastrophic. Risk is the product of severity or consequence and probability or likelihood. Therefore, catastrophic is a description of the consequence.

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