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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: 11-06-2025APROBA-Plus
https://www.rivm.nl/en/aproba-plus… a user friendly excel tool that facilitates probabilistic risk assessment of substances, including uncertainty analysis. … of APROBA-Plus is recommended for practically all substance risk assessments. Its outcome helps risk managers to make … By making the uncertainties visible, the outcome from a risk assessment becomes more transparent and informative …
Publication date: 10-28-2019Advanced 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: 11-06-2025International collaboration
https://www.rivm.nl/en/international/collaboration… Collaborating Centres . Our WHO Collaborating Centre for Risk Assessment of Pathogens in Food and Water has provided WHO with scientific advice on risk assessment for food- and water-related pathogens and …
Publication date: 10-17-2019Dutch Signalling Forum Zoonoses
https://www.rivm.nl/en/one-health/dutch-signalling-forum-zoonoses… Quality formally adopted the integrated human-veterinary risk analysis structure as the Dutch national Zoonoses … Forum for Zoonoses (SOZ), which conducts the initial assessment of signals. How the Signalling Forum for … Structure are considered, wherever possible based on a risk assessment. Veterinary and medical health professionals …
Publication date: 10-09-2019Current news
https://www.rivm.nl/en/pfas/current-news… safe for people and the environment. RIVM has already set risk limits for PFAS in soil . In addition, the uncertainty …
Publication date: 10-29-2019Healthy living environment
https://www.rivm.nl/en/healthy-living-environment… by integrating knowledge, research and health impact assessments. We provide knowledge on the development of … and blue spaces so that health benefits are maximised and risks (e.g. allergens, infectious diseases) are minimised. … and equity. We have expertise in Health Impact Assessment, including (societal and environmental …
Publication date: 10-17-2019EU 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: 11-06-2025One Health international collaboration
https://www.rivm.nl/en/one-health/international-collaboration… scale in 2019. More information RaDAR RaDAR stands for Risk and Disease burden of Antimicrobial Resistance. … and harmonising modelling methodologies for improved risk assessment, transmission modelling and source …
Publication date: 10-09-2019110 Years of RIVM: a timeline
https://www.rivm.nl/en/about-rivm/history/timeline-110-years-rivm… emissions resulting from mass production also led to new risks to the environment and to public health. … year later, it was followed by the Centre for Health Impact Assessment, with the aim of providing access to knowledge … launched The new knowledge and information point on the risks of nanotechnology (KIR-nano) assessed potential risks …
Publication date: 10-08-2019Impact 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: 11-06-2025Current updates
https://www.rivm.nl/en/circular-economy/current-updates… of chemicals of very high concern, and alternative assessment. RIVM develops tools and workshops to support …
Publication date: 10-02-2019Brucellosis
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: 11-18-2025RIVM will calculate temporary background value for PFAS in soil
https://www.rivm.nl/en/news/rivm-will-calculate-temporary-background-value-for-pfas-in-soil… In July of this year, RIVM has calculated the risk limits for PFAS in soil and dredging spoil. At concentrations below these risk limits, the risks to people and the environment are acceptable. As a …
Publication date: 10-30-2019Lassa 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: 11-11-2025DEFENSEFOOD
https://www.rivm.nl/en/international-projects/defensefood… to several work packages (WPs) and is leading WP2 on Risk identification and detection. WP2 aims to develop an … Moreover, RIVM is involved in WP1, which focuses on risk prediction and understanding the food threat … Patricia Bekhuis will deliver the expertise on radiological risks, the R from CBR, to the project. Funding DEFENSEFOOD …
Publication date: 11-12-2025Presentation Dr Joke van der Giessen Workshop Country Studies on Burden of Disease CAC42
https://www.rivm.nl/en/documenten/presentation-dr-joke-van-der-giessen-workshop-country-studies-on-burden-of-disease-cac42… Dr Joke van der Giessen of RIVM's WHO CC Risk Assessment of Pathogens in Food and Water moderated the …
Publication date: 10-16-2019