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You searched for these word(s): risk assessmentAge may play a role in the risk of asbestos cancer from short-term exposure
https://www.rivm.nl/en/news/age-may-play-role-in-risk-of-asbestos-cancer-from-short-term-exposure… In such cases, age must also be taken into account in the risk assessment. For other forms of asbestos, the existing method is sufficient for determining the risk of cancer for short-term exposure to excessively high … Inhalation of amphibole asbestos poses the highest risk to developing mesothelioma, which is a type of cancer …
Publication date: 03-30-2022Shortcomings in the technical documentation of mesh implants intended to treat pelvic organ prolapse used in the Netherlands
https://www.rivm.nl/en/news/shortcomings-in-technical-documentation-of-mesh-implants-intended-to-treat-pelvic-organ… After a detailed assessment of the technical documentation of nine different … are used to treat patients with pelvic organ prolapse. The assessment was commissioned by the Dutch Health and Youth … the technical documentation. This took place after the RIVM assessment had been completed. Some of the manufacturers …
Publication date: 03-21-2022ConsExpo
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: 12-08-2011Probit 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: 12-18-2011RIVM calls for increased involvement of scientific community in solving plastic crisis
https://www.rivm.nl/en/news/rivm-calls-for-increased-involvement-of-scientific-community-in-solving-plastic-crisis… level of attention will need to be paid to improving risk assessment methodologies for various types of plastic and to … Henceforth, assessments should not be limited to just the risks of one material or one production process. They should …
Publication date: 03-01-2022Tobacco
https://www.rivm.nl/en/tobacco… and emissions, user behaviour and sensory perception, risk communication, risk assessment, policy advice. …
Publication date: 12-19-2011ConsExpo 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: 12-21-2011Newsletter on COVID-19 vaccination Issue 2, 2022
https://www.rivm.nl/en/covid-19-vaccination/professionals/newsletter/2022/2… living in residential facilities for the elderly whose risk level is comparable to people living in nursing homes) …
Publication date: 03-02-2022Seasonal flu epidemic in the Netherlands
https://www.rivm.nl/en/news/seasonal-flu-epidemic-in-netherlands… with others more often again. This also increases the risk of respiratory infections such as flu. Different … into your elbow, and distancing all help reduce the risk of transmitting the virus to others. Keep this in mind, …
Publication date: 03-16-2022Flu epidemic seems to be emerging
https://www.rivm.nl/en/news/flu-epidemic-seems-to-be-emerging… with others more often again. This also increases the risk of respiratory infections such as flu. Uncertainty … into your elbow, and distancing all help reduce the risk of transmitting the virus to others. Keep this in mind, …
Publication date: 03-09-2022ACCESS
https://www.rivm.nl/en/international-projects/access… needed to monitor the benefits, coverage and safety risks of new COVID-19 vaccines …
Publication date: 03-30-2022Storybuilder
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: 12-19-2011Number of tuberculosis patients in the Netherlands increased slightly in 2021 compared to 2020
https://www.rivm.nl/en/news/number-of-tuberculosis-patients-in-netherlands-increased-slightly-in-2021-compared-to-2020… was found in 11% of patients through active screening of risk groups, such as immigrants and asylum seekers. In 5% of …
Publication date: 03-24-2022Protection from COVID-19 booster wanes slightly after 3 months among over-70s
https://www.rivm.nl/en/news/protection-from-covid-19-booster-wanes-slightly-after-3-months-among-over-70s… to 94% after booster vaccination. This means that the risk of hospital admission after a booster vaccination is 4 …
Publication date: 03-15-2022Dutch 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