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Risk zoo (Ⅸ): white rabbit metaphor for mechanism interpretation of acceptable risk transformation
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Ruipeng TONG, Jiehua HE, Fanjie LIANG, Muchen LI
China Safety Science Journal | 2025, 35(11) : 16 - 23
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China Safety Science Journal | 2025, 35(11): 16-23
Safety social science and safety management
Risk zoo (Ⅸ): white rabbit metaphor for mechanism interpretation of acceptable risk transformation
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Ruipeng TONG, Jiehua HE, Fanjie LIANG, Muchen LI
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  • School of Emergency Management and Safety Engineering, China University of Ming and Technology-Beijing, Beijing 10083, China
Published: 2025-11-28 doi: 10.16265/j.cnki.issn1003-3033.2025.11.0097
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In order to enhance the identification and control of low-probability, low-consequence risk events, this study draws on the theory of acceptable risk and employs questionnaire surveys combined with repeated-measures analysis of variance to examine the applicability and scientific validity of animal metaphors in representing acceptable risks. The questionnaire was designed to assess four animals across dimensions such as perceived threat, stability, controllability, and cultural-emotional associations. Sixty participants with a background in risk management were invited to provide quantitative evaluations. The results indicate that the white rabbit received significantly higher acceptability ratings than the cat, dog, and wolf, with the lowest risk level and the most positive cultural associations, indicating its suitability as a metaphorical representation of acceptable risk. Rabbit risks are characterized by low probability, mild consequences, and cumulative effects, and may transform into unacceptable risks under the influence of multiple factors. Based on this, three prevention principles are proposed: adhering to ALARP principle, incorporating differences in individual and group risk perception, and applying high-probability thinking to low-probability events. A multi-level prevention system comprising elimination, substitution, control, and isolation is constructed to achieve comprehensive risk governance for white rabbit risks.

acceptable risk  /  white rabbit risk  /  risk metaphor  /  risk management  /  as low as reasonably practicable (ALARP) principle  /  cumulative effects
Ruipeng TONG, Jiehua HE, Fanjie LIANG, Muchen LI. Risk zoo (Ⅸ): white rabbit metaphor for mechanism interpretation of acceptable risk transformation[J]. China Safety Science Journal, 2025 , 35 (11) : 16 -23 . DOI: 10.16265/j.cnki.issn1003-3033.2025.11.0097
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doi: 10.16265/j.cnki.issn1003-3033.2025.11.0097
  • Receive Date:2025-05-10
  • Online Date:2026-07-09
  • Published:2025-11-28
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  • Received:2025-05-10
  • Revised:2025-08-13
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表12种不同金属材料的力学参数

Family
属数
Number of
genus
种数
Number of
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占总种数比例
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种数
Number of
species
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鹅膏菌科Amanitaceae 2 11 5.26 鹅膏菌属 Amanita 10 4.78
小菇科 Mycenaceae 2 12 5.74 丝盖伞属 Inocybe 5 2.39
多孔菌科 Polyporaceae 8 14 6.70 蜡蘑属 Laccaria 5 2.39
红菇科 Russulaceae 3 23 11.00 小皮伞属 Marasmius 6 2.87
小菇属 Mycena 11 5.26
光柄菇属 Pluteus 5 2.39
红菇属 Russula 17 8.13
栓菌属 Trametes 5 2.39
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