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Effectiveness of safety rating systems

Effectiveness of safety rating systems

 

 

Effectiveness of safety rating systems

A prerequisite for effective rating systems is high quality information. Rating systems are most useful when the tests used in them are realistic and evidence-based; whether the tests and analysis take account of possible factors which might bias the results; where the publication or website explains clearly what the particular rating means and where the results are disseminated very widely while, at the same time, being targeted at specific users.