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HEALTH RISK [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2023-06-02
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Risks and Threats (Security)
- General Medicine, Hygiene and Health
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- health risk
1, record 1, English, health%20risk
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
A health risk is the chance or likelihood that something will harm or otherwise affect your health. Risk doesn't mean that something bad will definitely happen. It's just a possibility. Several characteristics, called risk factors, affect whether your health risks are high or low. 2, record 1, English, - health%20risk
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Risques et menaces (Sécurité)
- Médecine générale, hygiène et santé
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- risque pour la santé
1, record 1, French, risque%20pour%20la%20sant%C3%A9
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - external organization data 2008-11-18
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- General Medicine, Hygiene and Health
- Effects of Pollution
- Occupational Health and Safety
- Compartment - Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- health hazard
1, record 2, English, health%20hazard
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- health risk 2, record 2, English, health%20risk
correct
- hazard to health 3, record 2, English, hazard%20to%20health
- hazard to human health 4, record 2, English, hazard%20to%20human%20health
- risk to the health 5, record 2, English, risk%20to%20the%20health
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
However, if the capsule is damaged, radioactive materials may escape and cause a health hazard by contamination of the skin or by intake into the body through inhalation or ingestion. 6, record 2, English, - health%20hazard
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Médecine générale, hygiène et santé
- Effets de la pollution
- Santé et sécurité au travail
- Tiroir - Commission canadienne de sûreté nucléaire
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- risque pour la santé
1, record 2, French, risque%20pour%20la%20sant%C3%A9
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- risque sanitaire 2, record 2, French, risque%20sanitaire
correct, masculine noun
- danger pour la santé 3, record 2, French, danger%20pour%20la%20sant%C3%A9
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Probabilité d'altération de la santé. 4, record 2, French, - risque%20pour%20la%20sant%C3%A9
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Toutefois, si la capsule était endommagée, les matières radioactives pourraient s'échapper et entraîner un risque pour la santé en contaminant la peau ou en étant incorporées dans l'organisme par inhalation ou ingestion. 5, record 2, French, - risque%20pour%20la%20sant%C3%A9
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Il reste vrai, toutefois, que, nulle part dans l'hexagone, la radioactivité n'ait constitué un risque sanitaire important pour la population. 6, record 2, French, - risque%20pour%20la%20sant%C3%A9
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Le contact de la peau avec un acide fort, par exemple, peut causer une brûlure. 7, record 2, French, - risque%20pour%20la%20sant%C3%A9
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Medicina, Higiene y Salud
- Efectos de la polución
- Salud y seguridad en el trabajo
- Compartimiento - Comisión Canadiense de Seguridad Nuclear
Record 2, Main entry term, Spanish
- riesgo para la salud
1, record 2, Spanish, riesgo%20para%20la%20salud
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 2, Synonyms, Spanish
- peligro para la salud 2, record 2, Spanish, peligro%20para%20la%20salud
masculine noun
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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