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You searched for these word(s): risk assessmentElderly people at the highest risk of falling benefit least from chain approach to fall prevention
https://www.rivm.nl/en/news/elderly-people-at-highest-risk-of-falling-benefit-least-from-chain-approach-to-fall-prevention… 65 and over living independently who participated in a fall risk assessment has increased. This assessment is used to … The number of fall risk assessments administered is an underestimate, as not all … Elderly people at the highest risk of falling benefit least from chain approach to fall …
Publication date: 11-28-2025Chemical Safety Assessment under REACH, 3-6 July 2018
https://www.rivm.nl/en/agenda/chemical-safety-assessment-under-reach-3-6-july-2018… training provides a full introduction in chemical safety assessment as required in the EU legislation REACH … is organized in close collaboration with Institute for Risk Assessment Sciences (IRAS) Utrecht University. … assessment (day 2 and 3), exposure assessment (day 3), and risk characterization (day 3). During teh course we briefly …
Publication date: 11-02-2018WP 5: Advancement of Regulatory Risk Assessment and Testing
https://www.rivm.nl/en/international-projects/nanoreg/work-package/wp-5-advancement-of-regulatory-risk-assessment-and-testing… SOP 02 Real-time label-free impedance-based nanotoxicity assessment SOP 03 SOP for High Throughput Cell … cell assay for cytokine production D5.08 Decision tree for risk assessment of MNMs 5 RIVM FlowChart NANoREG nanospecific risk assessment strategy D5.09 Summary report WP5 If not …
Publication date: 11-22-2018Vulnerable groups have a greater risk of dying from heat, also in Amsterdam
https://www.rivm.nl/en/news/vulnerable-groups-have-greater-risk-of-dying-from-heat-also-in-amsterdam… and fewer cold days in winter. In the Netherlands the risk of dying increases when it is hot. The municipality of … and of neighbourhoods with less green space have a higher risk of dying from heat. Looking ahead, RIVM estimates that … on the climate scenario. There are no clear differences in risks at low temperatures between different groups of …
Publication date: 11-17-2025Ensuring Safety and Sustainability of Advanced Materials: A Call for Enhanced Focus in the Chemistry Industry Action Plan
https://www.rivm.nl/en/weblog/ensuring-safety-and-sustainability-of-advanced-materials-call-for-enhanced-focus-in… for "advanced" materials and the challenges in properly assessing their safety and lifecycle risks are a concern. This highlights the need for reliable data and established test methods and risk assessment methodologies targeted at advanced materials …
Publication date: 11-06-2025NESTI-NEDI
https://www.rivm.nl/en/chemkap/nesti-nedi… Dutch dietary risk assessment models for pesticide authorisation purposes … intake is compared to a toxicological reference value. This risk assessment is a default part of the pesticide authorisation …
Publication date: 11-06-2018Advanced materials in the energy transition and their impact on human and environmental health
https://www.rivm.nl/en/weblog/advanced-materials-in-energy-transition-and-their-impact-on-human-and-environmental-health… transition. These advanced materials may pose potential risks to human health and the environment. To ensure that … itself does not create new health, environmental or social risks, it is necessary to carefully consider the safety and … advancements bring many benefits, they may also pose new risks to human health and the environment. The agency’s …
Publication date: 11-06-2025REACH
https://www.rivm.nl/en/reach… members of Bureau REACH are involved in, for example, the Risk Assessment Committee, the Committee for Socio-economic …
Publication date: 11-06-2018Fact sheets WP4-WP6
https://www.rivm.nl/en/about-rivm/mission-and-strategy/international-affairs/international-projects/nanoreg/factsheets/fact-sheets-wp4-wp6… methodology to evaluate NM toxicity D5.08 Decision tree for risk assessment of MNMs D6.01 Proposal to monitor innovations … and their applications D6.02 Inventory of safety assessment issues and new approaches to research and …
Publication date: 11-20-2018EU Court upholds annulment of classification of Titanium dioxide in certain powder forms
https://www.rivm.nl/en/weblog/eu-court-upholds-annulment-of-classification-of-tio2-in-certain-powder-forms… had cancelled the classification, stating that the original assessment had not considered all relevant factors. In the … In 2017, the European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) Committee for Risk Assessment (RAC) agreed with the classification as …
Publication date: 11-06-2025NANoREG D5.08 FS Flow chart for risk assessment of nanomaterials
https://www.rivm.nl/en/documenten/nanoreg-d508-fs-flow-chart-for-risk-assessment-of-nanomaterials… NANoREG D5.08 FS Flow chart for risk assessment of nanomaterials … NANoREG D5.08 FS Flow chart for risk assessment of nanomaterials …
Publication date: 11-22-2018Fact sheets WP1-WP3
https://www.rivm.nl/en/about-rivm/mission-and-strategy/international-affairs/international-projects/nanoreg/factsheets/fact-sheets-wp1-wp3… D1.08 A summary on the deliverables related to the VCCSs Assessment of value chain case studies Case studies of the … dispersion and transfer D3.09 Data on the effectiveness of risk management measures …
Publication date: 11-20-2018Impact of Dispersion Methods on Nanoparticle Toxicity: A Call for Better Guidance
https://www.rivm.nl/en/weblog/impact-of-dispersion-methods-on-nanoparticle-toxicity-call-for-better-guidance… interpreting the results of these studies in the context of risk assessment of particles and for comparison with real-life …
Publication date: 11-06-2025WP 6: Keeping pace with innovation
https://www.rivm.nl/en/international-projects/nanoreg/work-package/wp-6-keeping-pace-with-innovation… and their applications 41 D6.02 Inventory of safety assessment issues and new approaches to research and …
Publication date: 11-22-2018WP 2: Synthesis, supplying and characterisation
https://www.rivm.nl/en/international-projects/nanoreg/work-package/wp-2-Synthesis-supplying-and-characterisation… content in MNMs by thermogravimetric analysis (TGA) SOP for assessment of the contents of water, organic compounds, and …
Publication date: 11-20-2018NANoREG D3.09 FS Effectiveness of risk management measures
https://www.rivm.nl/en/documenten/nanoreg-d309-fs-effectiveness-of-risk-management-measures… NANoREG D3.09 FS Effectiveness of risk management measures … NANoREG D3.09 FS Effectiveness of risk management measures …
Publication date: 11-20-2018Brucellosis
https://www.rivm.nl/en/topics/brucellosis… could end up with permanent damage. Who has a higher risk of brucellosis? Some people have a higher risk of getting a Brucella infection, and are therefore at higher risk of developing brucellosis. This mainly applies to: …
Publication date: 11-18-2025Lassa fever
https://www.rivm.nl/en/topics/lassa-fever… result. This happens in about 2% of cases. Who has a higher risk of contracting Lassa fever? Care workers (such as … seriously ill as a result of Lassa fever also have a higher risk of contracting the disease. They are more likely to … always fatal in newborns. Young children also have a high risk of death from the disease. The risks are also higher …
Publication date: 11-25-2025Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease, variant
https://www.rivm.nl/en/creutzfeldt-jakob-disease-variant… eating beef from cows that have BSE (mad cow disease). The risk is higher if the beef includes brain or nerve tissue. … measures, including strict food safety rules for beef, the risk of contamination is much lower now. In addition, there is a very low risk of infection during blood transfusions. In theory, it …
Publication date: 11-11-2025LICARA NanoScan
https://www.rivm.nl/en/about-rivm/mission-and-strategy/international-affairs/international-projects/nanoregii/introduction-sia-toolbox/licara-nanoscan… which enables the evaluation of the benefits and risks qualitatively with low and manageable efforts, over … life time. It further allows a comparison with the risks and benefits of the conventional (non-nano) poducts. …
Publication date: 11-20-2018