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RISQUE DERAISONNABLE [3 records]

Record 1 2009-10-29

English

Subject field(s)
  • Tort Law (common law)
  • Private Law
CONT

Whether the act or omission in question is one which a reasonable man would recognize as posing an unreasonable risk must be determined by balancing the magnitude of the risk ... against the difficulty, expense or any other disadvantage or desisting from the venture or taking a particular precaution.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Droit des délits (common law)
  • Droit privé

Spanish

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Record 2 - external organization data 2004-12-17

English

Subject field(s)
  • Security
  • Compartment - Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission

French

Domaine(s)
  • Sécurité
  • Tiroir - Commission canadienne de sûreté nucléaire

Spanish

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Record 3 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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