| English | Spanish |
| acceptable fire risk | riesgo tolerable |
| acceptable fire risk | riesgo aceptable |
| acceptable risk | riesgo aceptable |
| acceptable risk level | riesgo aceptable |
| acceptable risk level | nivel de riesgo aceptable |
| acceptable risk level Level of risk judged to be outweighed by corresponding benefits or one that is of such a degree that it is considered to pose minimal potential for adverse effects | nivel de riesgo aceptable |
| acute risk | riesgo grave |
| Advisory Committee on chemicals risk reduction | Comité consultivo de reducción de los riesgos químicos |
| cancer risk | riesgo de cáncer |
| cancer risk The probability that exposure to some agent or substance will adversely transform cells to replicate and form a malignant tumor | riesgo de cáncer |
| Chemical Hazard Assessment and Risk Management | modelo CHARM |
| Chemical Hazard Assessment and Risk Management | modelo de evaluación de peligros y gestión de riesgos producidos por productos químicos |
| chemical risk | riesgo químico |
| chemical risk Probability of harm to human health, property or the environment posed by contact with any substance of a defined molecular composition | riesgo químico |
| cost/risk/benefit analysis | análisis de costes/riesgos/beneficios |
| disaster risk | riesgo de desastre |
| disaster risk reduction | reducción del riesgo de desastres |
| disaster risk reduction | reducción de desastres |
| ecological risk | riesgo ecológico |
| ecotoxicological risk | riesgo ecotoxicológico |
| environmental risk | riesgo ambiental |
| environmental risk Likelihood, or probability, of injury, disease, or death resulting from exposure to a potential environmental hazard | riesgo ambiental |
| environmental risk assessment | evaluación de los riesgos medioambientales |
| environmental risk assessment | evaluación del riesgo para el medio ambiente |
| environmental risk assessment | evaluación del riesgo ambiental |
| environmental risk assessment Qualitative and quantitative evaluation of the risk posed to the environment by the actual or potential presence and/or use of specific pollutants | evaluación del riesgo ambiental |
| environmental risk of existing substances | riesgo ambiental de las sustancias existentes |
| Global Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction | Plataforma Mundial para la Reducción del Riesgo de Desastres |
| high-risk area in environmental terms | zona de alto riesgo medioambiental |
| high risk of extinction | riesgo alto de extinción |
| high-risk processing plant | fábrica de transformación de alto riesgo |
| human-caused risk | factor de riesgo de origen humano |
| human-caused risk scaling factor | indice de riesgo de origen humano |
| human-caused risk scaling factor | factor de riesgo de origen humano |
| hydrogeological risk | riesgo hidrogeológico |
| hydrological risk | riesgo hidrológico |
| integrated system for risk management | sistema integrado de gestión de riesgos |
| low-risk processing plant | fábrica de transformación de bajo riesgo |
| lower risk | bajo riesgo |
| lower risk species Animals, birds, fish, plants or other living organisms that have been deemed as not being in danger of extinction; IUCN | especies de bajo riesgo |
| major risk | riesgo importante |
| major risk The high probability that a given hazard or situation will yield a significant amount of lives lost, persons injured, damage to property , disruption of economic activity or harm to the environment; or any product of the probability of occurrence and the expected magnitude of damage beyond a maximum acceptable level | riesgo importante |
| major risk installation | instalación de gran riesgo |
| major risk installation Installations whose functioning involves the possibility of major hazards such as chemical plants, nuclear, coal and oil power production plants, etc. | instalación de gran riesgo |
| natural risk Probability of harm to human health, property or the environment posed by any aspect of the physical world other than human activity | riesgo natural |
| natural risk analysis | análisis del riesgo natural |
| natural risk analysis Analysis of the probability of occurrence, within a specific period of time in a given area, of a potentially damaging phenomenon of nature | análisis del riesgo natural |
| natural risks prevention | prevención de riesgos naturales |
| natural risks prevention Precautionary measures, actions or installations implemented to avert the probability of harm to humans, property or natural resources posed by conditions or events in the environment neither initiated nor formed by human activity | prevención de riesgos naturales |
| nuclear risk | riesgo nuclear |
| nuclear risk A risk connected to the functioning of nuclear power plants, by the storage or transportation of radioactive materials and involving the release of potentially dangerous levels of radioactive materials into the environment | riesgo nuclear |
| partial risk factor | coeficiente de riesgo parcial |
| phytosanitary risk management plan | plan de gestión de los riesgos fitosanitarios |
| pollution risk | riesgos de contaminación |
| pollution risk Probability of harm to human health, property or the environment posed by the introduction of an undesirable substance into the ecosystem | riesgos de contaminación |
| pollution risk of ground water | riesgo de contaminación de las aguas subterráneas |
| radiation risks at the joints between lead glass and metal | peligro de radiación en las uniones entre vidrio de plomo y metal |
| recommendation for risk reduction | recomendaciones para reducir el riesgo |
| reduction in risk | reducción de riesgo |
| residual risk Remaining potential for harm to persons, property or the environment following all possible efforts to reduce predictable hazards | riesgo residual |
| resource value at risk | valores amenazados |
| risk analysis | análisis del riesgo |
| risk analysis Technique used to determine the likelihood or chance of hazardous events occurring (such as release of a certain quantity of a toxic gas) and the likely consequences. Originally developed for use in nuclear and chemical industry where certain possible events, of low probability, could have extremely serious results. Attempts are being made to use concepts from probabilistic risk analysis to characterise environmental impacts, whose occurrence and nature are not easy to predict with any degree of accuracy | análisis del riesgo |
| risk assessment The qualitative and quantitative evaluation performed in an effort to define the risk posed to human health and/or the environment by an action or by the presence or use of a specific substance or pollutant | evaluación de riesgos |
| risk-benefit analysis | análisis de riesgo-beneficio |
| risk-benefit analysis A systematic process of evaluating and assessing the hazards of loss versus the possibility of financial gain or profit | análisis de riesgo-beneficio |
| risk characterization | caracterización del riesgo |
| risk communication The exchange of information about health or environmental risks among risk assessors and managers, the general public, news media, interest groups, etc. | comunicación de riesgo |
| risk estimation | estimación del riesgo |
| risk exposure | exposición de riesgo |
| risk exposure The situation or set of circumstances where the probability of harm to an area or its population increases beyond a normal level | exposición de riesgo |
| risk exposure plan | plan de exposición de riesgo |
| risk exposure plan A scheme or method of acting that takes effect if the probability of harm to an area or its population increases beyond a normal level | plan de exposición de riesgo |
| risk indicator | indicador de riesgo |
| risk management | gestión de riesgo |
| risk management The process of evaluating and selecting alternative regulatory and non-regulatory responses to prepare for the probability of an accidental occurrence and its expected magnitude of damage, including the consideration of legal, economic and behavioral factors | gestión de riesgo |
| risk map | mapa de riesgos |
| risk of avalanches | riesgo de alud |
| risk of contamination by exogenic lead | riesgo de contaminación por el plomo exógeno |
| risk of damage to hearing resulting from noise emitted by toys | riesgo acústico debido al ruido de los juguetes |
| risk of flooding | riesgo de inundación |
| risk of landslides | riesgo de corrimiento de tierras |
| risk perception | percepción del riesgo |
| risk perception A subjective appreciation by individuals which will more often than not bear little relation to the statistical probability of damage or injury | percepción del riesgo |
| risk priority module | módulo de prioridad de riesgos |
| risk reduction Any act, instance or process lowering the probability that harm will come to an area or its population as the result of some hazard | reducción de riesgo |
| risk source ratio | coeficiente de riesgo |
| seismic risk | riesgo sísmico |
| UN Office for Disaster Risk Reduction | UNISDR |
| UN Office for Disaster Risk Reduction | Secretaría Interinstitucional de la Estrategia Internacional para la Reducción de los Desastres |
| United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction | UNISDR |
| United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction | Secretaría Interinstitucional de la Estrategia Internacional para la Reducción de los Desastres |
| unnormalized man-caused risk | riesgo de origen humano |
