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Record 1 1989-06-30

English

Subject field(s)
  • Security
  • Toxicology
  • Occupational Health and Safety
OBS

"risk": The predicted or actual frequency of occurrence of an adverse effect of a chemical substance or mixture from a given exposure to humans or the environment.

CONT

The definition of risk can be used as the foundation for the definition of unacceptable (unreasonable) risk. "Unacceptable risk" is a term that is applied under some legislation by a decision-maker when the risk(s) associated with an activity are found to be unjustified by the social and economic benefits derived from the activity.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Sécurité
  • Toxicologie
  • Santé et sécurité au travail

Spanish

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