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You searched for these word(s): risk assessmentLaws and regulations
https://www.rivm.nl/en/nanotechnology/laws-and-regulations… Due to the unique properties of advanced (nano)materials, risk assessment methods sometimes need to be adapted. This also … to the laws and regulations that set requirements for such assessments. RIVM assists the European Commission and Dutch … in the research and innovation that they support. Risk assessment of advanced (nano)materials The risk …
Publication date: 07-19-2012ConsExpo
https://www.rivm.nl/en/consexpo… consumer products. ConsExpo can be used for the safety assessment of industrial chemicals (REACH) and biocides. … to a more harmonized and standardized consumer exposure assessment. This resulted in the first ConsExpo tool … to ConsExpo Web. By means of the fact sheets, the exposure assessment may be carried out in a transparent and …
Publication date: 12-08-2011What does RIVM do?
https://www.rivm.nl/en/nanotechnology/what-does-rivm-do… advanced (nano)materials. We investigate whether the health risks posed to humans and the environment can be assessed … KIR-nano, the Knowledge and information centre on Risks of nanotechnology, is operational since 2007. It … ”, several times a year. Research projects focused on risk assessment The aim of RIVM’s research and activities is to …
Publication date: 07-19-2012Probit functions
https://www.rivm.nl/en/probit-functions… Probit functions are used to calculate environmental safety risks. … is summarized in the substance document. Third party risks: effects of dangerous substances A quantitative risk assessment (QRA) is a tool for the provision of insight into …
Publication date: 12-18-2011Current fact sheets
https://www.rivm.nl/en/consexpo/fact-sheets… important for the consistent and harmonized estimation and assessment of the exposure to substances from consumer …
Publication date: 12-21-2011Occupational Safety
https://www.rivm.nl/en/occupational-safety… beneficial for our health. However, work can also lead to risks. We can be exposed to dangerous substances or … website is about occupational safety and controlling the risk of having an accident at work. These risks may have to do with what people do (for example, …
Publication date: 12-18-2011Implications for humans and the environment
https://www.rivm.nl/en/nanotechnology/implications-for-humans-and-the-environment… At the same time, it is difficult to predict the potential risks. For example, some particles are poorly soluble and … is often still uncertain, but there is evidence of their risk in certain situations. For example, inhalation of these …
Publication date: 07-19-2012Tobacco
https://www.rivm.nl/en/tobacco… and emissions, user behaviour and sensory perception, risk communication, risk assessment, policy advice. …
Publication date: 12-19-2011Application in products
https://www.rivm.nl/en/nanotechnology/application-in-products… advanced (nano)materials. These nanoparticles can pose risks to human health. The European Food Safety Authority … in a product. Scientists are still debating the potential risks associated with inhaling titanium dioxide …
Publication date: 07-19-2012ConsExpo Web
https://www.rivm.nl/en/consexpo/consexpoweb… and the physicochemical properties of the substance under assessment are needed. This report describes in detail how … Web tool is to be used to conduct consumer exposure assessments. It describes how to add multiple scenarios to an assessment, how to select models and how to specify model …
Publication date: 12-21-2011Working safely with advanced (nano)materials
https://www.rivm.nl/en/nanotechnology/working-safely-with-advanced-nanomaterials… particles poses the most significant and common health risk in the workplace. Additionally, exposure can occur … actions. Given the uncertainties surrounding the health risks associated with advanced (nano)materials, the … en preventie (Nanomaterials in Health Care: occupational risks and prevention) Nanomaterialen in onderhoudswerk: …
Publication date: 07-19-2012Storybuilder
https://www.rivm.nl/en/storybuilder… Storybuilder is designed as an interim step towards a risk model for occupational accidents, ORCA. Based on the …
Publication date: 12-19-2011Dutch National Food Consumption Survey
https://www.rivm.nl/en/dutch-national-food-consumption-survey… sufficient intake of both vitamin D and calcium reduces the risk of bone fractures. …
Publication date: 12-19-2011