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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: 11-06-2025PARC
https://www.rivm.nl/en/international-projects/parc… The European Partnership for the Assessment of Risks from Chemicals: PARC aims to advance … research, share knowledge and improve skills in chemical risk assessment. By doing so, it will help support the … Partnership for the Assessment of Risks from Chemicals …
Publication date: 06-01-2022Advanced 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: 11-06-2025FORMATEX23
https://www.rivm.nl/en/international-projects/formatex23… for the re-certification of the Dutch Environmental Assessment Unit (EAU), operated by RIVM, as part of the … countries. RIVM took part through the Environmental Assessment Unit (EAU). RIVM role RIVM deployed the Dutch … screening services, quick measurements, sampling, and risk or impact assessments. The team offered rapid and …
Publication date: 06-02-2022Current knowledge on microplastics in the soil is still inadequate
https://www.rivm.nl/en/news/current-knowledge-on-microplastics-in-soil-is-still-inadequate… microplastics on humans, plants and animals. Assessing the risks of different types of microplastics to the soil simultaneously. Existing frameworks for the risk assessment of substances are unsuitable for this, as …
Publication date: 06-12-2022NextGEM
https://www.rivm.nl/en/international-projects/nextgem… bands, and develop and validate tools for evidence-based risk assessment. …
Publication date: 06-01-2022EU 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: 11-06-2025IRISS
https://www.rivm.nl/en/international-projects/iriss… CHARISMA, SusNanoFab, NanoHarmony , NanoSolveIT, RiskGone, HARMLESS, NanoFabNet, PATROLS , EuPC, ECP4, IUMRS … IRISS envisages interaction with the Partnership on the assessment of risks of chemicals ( PARC ) to ensure cross-fertilisation …
Publication date: 06-01-2022Impact 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: 11-06-2025Nearly twice as many cases involving long-term symptoms after COVID-19
https://www.rivm.nl/en/news/nearly-twice-as-many-cases-involving-long-term-symptoms-after-covid-19… preventing long-term symptoms show mixed results. Further assessment is therefore needed to make informed statements …
Publication date: 06-21-2022Brucellosis
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: 11-25-2025Mpox
https://www.rivm.nl/en/mpox… MSM contact (men who have sex with men). The highest risk of infection is among men who frequently have sex with … or breathing, if people are very close to each other. The risk of spreading mpox in this way currently appears to be … an mpox lesion How can I prevent mpox? You can reduce the risk of mpox by not having intimate or skin-to-skin contact …
Publication date: 06-01-2022Creutzfeldt-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: 11-11-2025Monkeypox continues spreading
https://www.rivm.nl/en/news/monkeypox-continues-spreading… which people connected to the patient may also be at risk of infection. These ‘high-risk contacts’ are offered advice from the GGD and access to a vaccination. This vaccination reduces the risk that the virus will spread through the body and can …
Publication date: 06-30-2022SARS-CoV-2 infections continue to rise
https://www.rivm.nl/en/news/SARS-CoV-2-infections-continue-to-rise… the coronavirus”. Even so, a repeat vaccination reduces the risk of ending up in hospital, making it one and a half … after the booster jab. Also, the booster jab reduces the risk of hospital admission by more than 3 times compared to the basic series of vaccinations. The risk of infecting someone else is also reduced after a …
Publication date: 06-28-2022DEFENSEFOOD
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: 11-12-2025About the study
https://www.rivm.nl/en/health-research-for-covid-19/about-the-study… will present results on changes in healthcare use, possible risk groups and regional/local differences. This information … on occurrence of physical and mental symptoms, possible risk groups and regional/local differences. This information …
Publication date: 06-22-2022