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You searched for these word(s): risk assessmentNational Heatwave Plan evaluation: substantial attenuation in risk of dying from heat since 2010
https://www.rivm.nl/en/news/national-heatwave-plan-evaluation-substantial-attenuation-in-risk-of-dying-from-heat-since… The risk of dying on hot days has substantially attenuated since … Heatwave Plan has helped people become more aware of the risks associated with heat. According to the researchers, … this is a possible explanation for the decrease. The risk of dying on hot days, however, remains higher than …
Publication date: 06-02-2025Stricter requirements needed for assessment of plant protection products
https://www.rivm.nl/en/news/stricter-requirements-needed-for-assessment-of-plant-protection-products… Changes are needed in the assessment framework used to assess plant protection … missing According to the RIVM study, the current assessment framework do not include some of the information … the methods that are needed to do so. Research in Europe on risks of plant protection products Various institutions in …
Publication date: 11-18-2021A new Adverse Outcome Pathway to assess if nanomaterials may compromise gut barrier integrity
https://www.rivm.nl/en/weblog/new-adverse-outcome-pathway-to-assess-if-nanomaterials-may-compromise-gut-barrier-integrity… the AOP and associated testing methods are relevant for the risk assessment of NMs. An AOP for a compromised gut barrier … methods has the potential to be highly relevant for the risk assessment of NMs. …
Publication date: 06-12-2025VECTOR study – Vaccine effectiveness against COVID-19 related hospital admissions in risk groups
https://www.rivm.nl/en/vector… vaccinated and still get COVID-19 generally have a lower risk of a severe course of the disease, and therefore have a lower risk of being admitted to hospital due to COVID-19. The … also possible to look at vaccine effectiveness in specific risk groups. The study also examines how long protection …
Publication date: 11-22-2021European project COHESIVE develops sustainable One Health approaches
https://www.rivm.nl/en/news/european-project-cohesive-develops-sustainable-one-health-approaches… food and environmental domains in the area of signalling, risk assessment and control of (emerging) zoonoses in and between … (One Health) approach to share signals, assess risks and coordinate the response is essential to minimise … tool to help select the best suitable tool supporting risk assessment in a specific situation. These guidelines will be …
Publication date: 11-08-2021Out of REACH? Regulatory challenges for multicomponent nanomaterials
https://www.rivm.nl/en/weblog/out-of-reach-regulatory-challenges-for-multicomponent-nanomaterials… uncertainties remain regarding their categorisation and assessment. More precise definitions and guidelines are … their solubility and dissolution, it is unclear whether the assessment should focus on a single or multiple components. …
Publication date: 06-12-2025The 'SPARK' project studying pesticides and Parkinson’s
https://www.rivm.nl/en/bestrijdingsmiddelen/spark… about the SPARK project (Strategies for regulatory assessment of Parkinson’s disease). … the current OECD guideline studies for regulatory safety assessment to predict whether a chemical substance could …
Publication date: 06-11-2025Generic framework for coronavirus measures in effect before 25 September 2021
https://www.rivm.nl/en/coronavirus-covid-19/frameworks-for-covid-19-measures/generic/measures-in-effect-before-25-september-2021… This framework replaces previous guidance documents and assessment frameworks provided by RIVM. Specific parts of … are fewer changes in personnel, there will be a smaller risk of spreading COVID-19 in the event of asymptomatic or … an occupational hygienist can, after a site visit and assessment, advise the entrepreneur on specifically …
Publication date: 11-11-2021Safe use of purified wastewater in agriculture and horticulture
https://www.rivm.nl/en/news/safe-use-of-purified-wastewater-in-agriculture-and-horticulture… clean and safe. That is why RIVM has developed an assessment framework to test whether the use of purified … ecosystem. Air and drinking water There is a small risk of people becoming ill when they come into contact with … water is produced from groundwater. This is because of the risk that pathogens may end up in the drinking water through …
Publication date: 06-25-2025Zoonoses Report 2020 focuses on emerging zoonoses
https://www.rivm.nl/en/news/zoonoses-report-2020-focuses-on-emerging-zoonoses… Virus in 2020 show that so-called emerging zoonoses pose a risk to the Netherlands. Zoonoses are diseases that can be …
Publication date: 11-26-2021K. (Kylie) Ainslie, PhD
https://www.rivm.nl/en/about-rivm/knowledge-and-expertise/experts-and-expertise/k-kylie-ainslie-phd… Imperial COVID-19 Response Team and part of the Real-time Assessment of Community Transmission (REACT) study …
Publication date: 06-04-2025Coronavirus variant Omicron found in 13 positive tests so far
https://www.rivm.nl/en/news/coronavirus-variant-omicron-found-in-13-positive-tests-so-far… returning to the Netherlands from countries with Omicron risk: please get tested People who returned on Monday 22 … who recently travelled from one of the designated high-risk countries to the Netherlands should go into quarantine …
Publication date: 11-28-2021Unvaccinated COVID-19 patients in hospital nearly 20 years younger than vaccinated patients
https://www.rivm.nl/en/news/unvaccinated-covid-19-patients-in-hospital-nearly-20-years-younger-than-vaccinated-patients… unchanged in July through October. This means that the risk of hospital admission with COVID-19 is 17 times lower … fully vaccinated people than for non-vaccinated people. The risk of ICU admission is 33 times lower. Vaccine … high than vaccine effectiveness in younger age groups. The risk of hospital admission was more than 9 times higher …
Publication date: 11-05-2021Invitation for booster vaccination sent to people over 80
https://www.rivm.nl/en/news/invitation-for-booster-vaccination-sent-to-people-over-80… protection from vaccination is waning, thus increasing the risk of serious illness. The older age groups are the most …
Publication date: 11-18-2021Awareness and use of cigarillos, heated tobacco and nicotine pouches relatively low
https://www.rivm.nl/en/news/awareness-and-use-of-cigarillos-heated-tobacco-and-nicotine-pouches-relatively-low… also expects that better informing the public about health risks will result in fewer people using the products. Not …
Publication date: 11-11-2021Oropouche fever
https://www.rivm.nl/en/topics/oropouche-fever… virus during pregnancy could potentially increase the risk of a miscarriage or stillbirth, or birth defects in the …
Publication date: 06-02-2025UK workshops foster collaboration for safe and sustainable innovation in advanced materials
https://www.rivm.nl/en/weblog/uk-workshops-foster-collaboration-for-safe-and-sustainable-innovation-in-advanced-materials… the need for a “ governance structure to manage the risk and sustainability of advanced materials ”, and …
Publication date: 06-12-2025