A city keeps running a money-losing ice rink that injures skaters nearly every week, citing "tradition," and refuses to shut it down. Which risk treatment is leadership refusing to apply?
Select an answer to reveal the explanation.
Short Explanation
Think of a restaurant that keeps serving a dish that makes people sick because "we've always had it on the menu." Avoidance means pulling that dish — stopping the activity that creates unacceptable risk. Tradition is not a risk treatment.
Full Explanation
Avoidance means not starting or continuing an activity whose risk is intolerable relative to objectives. Continuing a loss-making rink with recurring injuries while rejecting closure is a refusal to avoid. Insurance, PPE add-ons, or informal "acceptance" without fixing the exposure do not substitute for choosing not to run the activity when risk exceeds appetite.