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_ 2 _ 2) Identify existing man-made hazards and to devise a reasonable assignment of responsibility for their correction, reduc�ion or elimination which will be within limits of economic acceptability to the taxpaying public and to affected persons or property owners, 3) Set safety goals consistent with the goals of other elements of the Redwood City General Plan. 4) Bring about a measureable reduction in existing safety hazards in all residential structures within the next decade. S) Bring about a major reduction in all unacceptable and avoidable types of safety risks in commercial and industrial occupancies within a period of five yearso Co Acceptable Risk Level The Safety Element of the Redwood City General Plan prescribes the policy whereby all safety risks 1) Where the affected individual has full control of his own safety and 2) Where individuals can exercise reasonable and prudent caution, and 3) Where they will not adversely affect other persons are considered to be "acceptable" risks. This element prescribes that all safety risks which present a demonstrable threat to persons, or property occupied or used by persons, be deemed "unacceptable" riskso Further, this element prescribes that safety risks which can be avoided by normal prudent public and private actions be deemed "avoidable" risks. An example of an "avoidable" risk is one where reasonable application of sight distance standards at street intersections can avoid the risk of vehicular collisions due to the inability of drivers to see each other in time to prevent a collision. An example of an "unacceptable" risk is storage of flammable substances in a highly sensitive use such as a hospital which would endanger lives and propertyo Here local government would and does intervene to protect life and property. An "acceptable" risk can be illustrated by the frame wooden dwelling with a flammable shake roof. Both the house and especially its roof are a fire risk, but since the fire risk does not present a clear threat in local cases to other persons or property and can be controlled by existing fire suppression forces, it can be con- sidered an acceptable safety risk. D. Objectives to be Attained. The overall objective of the R��wood City Safety Element is to effect a beginning of a planned and highly coordinated program of identifi- cation of all types of safety hazards, their categorization as to level of acceptability, and the development of sustained implementation measures. Specific objectives include: