Table 1 Four quality assurance standards for the processes of contextualising volcanic hazard assessments

Materiality

To promote the paramount status of users’ needs, which may reflect competing demands related to the speed, scope and precision of scientific advice required.

Proximity

To promote effective user-access to scientific advice in both time and space.

Comprehensibility

To ensure users can readily extract sufficient meaning from scientific advice.

Integrity

To nurture the willingness of users to receive and trust scientific advice and make informed decisions based upon the quality of existing relationships.