Which technique involves removing a hazard or ending exposure?

Which technique involves removing a hazard or ending exposure?

• A. Trademarks
• B. Patents
• C. Risk Avoidance
• D. FDA

Answer: (C)

Risk avoidance is about eliminating the hazard or stopping exposure. That means redesigning a process to remove the risky step, substituting a safer material, or discontinuing the use of a product or activity that creates the risk. By removing the hazard or ending exposure, you prevent the risk from occurring in the first place. Trademarks and patents protect brand identity and intellectual property, not safety exposure. The FDA regulates and enforces safety standards, but it doesn’t inherently remove a hazard or end exposure—the concept that directly achieves that safety outcome is risk avoidance.

Risk avoidance is about eliminating the hazard or stopping exposure. That means redesigning a process to remove the risky step, substituting a safer material, or discontinuing the use of a product or activity that creates the risk. By removing the hazard or ending exposure, you prevent the risk from occurring in the first place. Trademarks and patents protect brand identity and intellectual property, not safety exposure. The FDA regulates and enforces safety standards, but it doesn’t inherently remove a hazard or end exposure—the concept that directly achieves that safety outcome is risk avoidance.