ESTABLISHING THE ACCEPTABLE RISK LEVEL IN OCCUPATIONAL ACCIDENTS AND DISEASES BASED ON A FORMAL ANALYSIS

The occupational safety is that state of the working system where there is no possibility that occupational accidents and diseases should occur. Considering the specific features of the component elements there are no such full safe working systems for men because there is always a hazard of occupational accidents and diseases. Generally speaking, all the component parts of the system, together with the relations built among them have been conceived, designed and produced so that there is no possible occurrence of occupational accidents and /or diseases; nevertheless, the carrying out of the working process shall wear out these component parts. In addition, no matter how well the performer may be selected, his behavior cannot be taken into consideration because it depends on the variables of his momentary state of mind.