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Knew someone who worked at PG&E. Her department's task was to support calculation of whether it was financially optimal to obey the law or risk paying fines, a
by blevin 8y ago
Knew someone who worked at PG&E. Her department's task was to support calculation of whether it was financially optimal to obey the law or risk paying fines, across PG&E's service footprint.
- barbecue_sauce 8y agoIsn't that just Risk Analysis?
- maxxxxx 8y agoIt is but for laws to have some teeth it needs to be either illegal (maybe increase the fine hundredfold) to intentionally creating a situation that causes fines to be paid or the fines to need to be much higher.
- underwater 8y agoWouldn't it be a criminal conspiracy?
- barbecue_sauce 8y agoProbably depends on the reporting structure of the organization.
- NelsonMinar 8y agoHow many people are dead because of that calculation?
- adharmad 8y agoA new car built by my company leaves somewhere traveling at 60 mph. The rear differential locks up. The car crashes and burns with everyone trapped inside. Now, should we initiate a recall? Take the number of vehicles in the field, A, multiply by the probable rate of failure, B, multiply by the average out-of-court settlement, C. A times B times C equals X. If X is less than the cost of a recall, we don't do one.