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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: 11-28-2025Vulnerable 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: 11-06-2025Advanced 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: 11-06-2025Questions and answers
https://www.rivm.nl/en/sxm/questions-answers… Therefore RIVM is not able to assess the potential health risks of substances released during an open fire. In order … not have all the information needed to carry out a proper risk assessment. If requested, we could assist the fire service … samples in order to be able to assess the potential health risks. The funds contributed by the Netherlands for the …
Publication date: 01-15-2019RIVM reports
https://www.rivm.nl/en/about-rivm/corporate-publications/rivm-reports… Target Range for the Clean Air Agreement. Third progress assessment report Reuse of radioactive residual materials. … Title Type Knowledge overview on the health and safety risks of nine techniques in the energy transition report … in replacers of dairy and meat for monitoring and risk assessment report …
Publication date: 01-15-2019Assistance RIVM Sint Maarten landfill
https://www.rivm.nl/en/sxm… Over the longer term, it is not clear exactly what health risks these fires could pose. RIVM’s Environmental Incident … to people’s health in the long term. This measurement and risk assessment work will be carried out at the instruction of …
Publication date: 01-15-2019COHESIVE
https://www.rivm.nl/en/international-projects/cohesive… Project deliverables Guidelines for setting up a One Health Risk Analysis System (OHRAS) in European countries. The … usable and helpful in outbreak situations and for risk assessments. CIS is an open source database . Capacity …
Publication date: 01-31-2019Current updates
https://www.rivm.nl/en/sxm/current-updates… a result, the RIVM is unable to assess the potential health risks of substances released in the event of an open fire at … on the results of these analyses, RIVM will then draw up a risk assessment, which is expected in May/June 2019. …
Publication date: 01-14-2019EU 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 DR Decision tree for risk assessment of MNMs
https://www.rivm.nl/en/documenten/nanoreg-d5-08-dr-decision-tree-for-risk-assessment-of-mnms… NANoREG D5 08 DR Decision tree for risk assessment of MNMs … NANoREG D5 08 DR Decision tree for risk assessment of MNMs …
Publication date: 01-03-2019Summary International Expert Meeting on breast implant-associated lymphoma
https://www.rivm.nl/en/news/summary-international-expert-meeting-on-breast-implant-associated-lymphoma… 2018, Dutch research was published that found an increased risk for ALCL in women with breast implants. ALCL is short …
Publication date: 01-31-2019Impact 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 3: Streamlining data acquisition, collection and data management
https://www.rivm.nl/en/about-rivm/mission-and-strategy/international-affairs/international-projects/prosafe/prosafe-deliverables/streamlining-data… Lead Beneficiary D3.01 Landscape of databases useful to EHS assessment of nanomaterials - Gaps and overlaps review 2 …
Publication date: 01-07-2019WP 1: Scientific answers to regulatory issues
https://www.rivm.nl/en/international-projects/nanoreg/work-package/wp-1-scientific-answers-to-regulatory-issues… stakeholders on interim output from the project 2 D1.06 Assessment of value chain case studies 8 D1.07 Case …
Publication date: 01-03-2019Brucellosis
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: 11-25-2025ProSafe D3 01 DR Landscape of databases useful to EHS assessment of NMs
https://www.rivm.nl/en/documenten/prosafe-d3-01-dr-landscape-of-databases-useful-to-ehs-assessment-of-nms… ProSafe D3 01 DR Landscape of databases useful to EHS assessment of NMs … ProSafe D3 01 DR Landscape of databases useful to EHS assessment of NMs …
Publication date: 01-07-2019Creutzfeldt-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: 11-11-2025Current figures on West Nile fever
https://www.rivm.nl/en/west-nile-fever/current-figures-on-west-nile-fever… More information about West Nile fever Reducing the risk of mosquito bites For people, the risk of being bitten by an infected mosquito is still very … Since mosquitoes are less active at this time of year, the risk of new infections is low. For more information about …
Publication date: 11-13-2025