| English | Dutch |
| acceptable risk | toelaatbaar risico |
| acceptable risk level | aanvaardbare risicolast |
| 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 | toelaatbaar risico |
| acceptable risk level | toelaatbaar risico |
| acceptable risk level | aanvaardbaar risico |
| acute risk | acuut risico |
| Advisory Committee on chemicals risk reduction | Raadgevend Comité voor de beperking van chemische risico's |
| cancer risk The probability that exposure to some agent or substance will adversely transform cells to replicate and form a malignant tumor | risico op kanker |
| cancer risk | risico op kanker |
| chemical risk Probability of harm to human health, property or the environment posed by contact with any substance of a defined molecular composition | chemisch risico |
| chemical risk | chemisch risico |
| cost of statistical sampling risk | kosten van het statistisch risicobij een steekproef |
| cost/risk/benefit analysis | kosten/risico/baten-analyse |
| Directive on the Assessment and Management of Flood Risks | Richtlijn 2007/60/EG van het Europees Parlement en de Raad van 23 oktober 2007 over beoordeling en beheer van overstromingsrisico's |
| disaster risk reduction | vermindering van het risico op rampen |
| disaster risk reduction | beperking van het risico op rampen |
| ecological risk | ecologisch risico |
| ecotoxicological risk | milieutoxicologisch risico |
| ecotoxicological risk | oecotoxicologisch risico |
| ecotoxicological risk | ecotoxicologisch risiko |
| environmental risk Likelihood, or probability, of injury, disease, or death resulting from exposure to a potential environmental hazard | milieurisico |
| 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 | milieurisicobeoordeling |
| environmental risk assessment | milieurisicobeoordeling |
| environmental risk of existing substances | milieurisico van bestaande stoffen |
| flood risk map | risicokaart |
| high-risk area in environmental terms | ecologisch zeer kwetsbaar gebied |
| high-risk processing plant | verwerkingsbedrijf van hoog-risicomateriaal |
| hydrogeological risk | hydrogeologisch risico |
| hydrological risk | waterkundig risico |
| integrated system for risk management | geïntegreerd risicomanagement |
| International Conference to discuss risks to the ozone layer resulting from atmospheric pollution | Conferentie over de ozonlaag |
| low-risk processing plant | verwerkingsbedrijf van laag-risicomateriaal |
| lower risk species | minder bedreigde soorten |
| lower risk species | minder bedreigde soorten (IUCN) |
| lower risk species IUCN | minder bedreigde soorten IUCN |
| 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 | grote risico |
| major risk | grote risico |
| major risk installation | hoogrisico-installatie |
| major risk installation Installations whose functioning involves the possibility of major hazards such as chemical plants, nuclear, coal and oil power production plants, etc. | hoogrisico-installatie |
| major risk installation | hogerisico-installatie |
| natural risk Probability of harm to human health, property or the environment posed by any aspect of the physical world other than human activity | natuurlijk risico |
| natural risk analysis | analyse van de natuurlijke risico's |
| natural risks prevention | voorkoming van natuurlijke risico's |
| 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 | nucleair gevaar |
| nuclear risk | nucleaire dreiging |
| nuclear risk | nucleair gevaar |
| phytosanitary risk management plan | beheersplan voor fytosanitaire risico's |
| pollution risk Probability of harm to human health, property or the environment posed by the introduction of an undesirable substance into the ecosystem | milieuverontreinigingsrisico |
| pollution risk | milieuvervuilingsrisico |
| pollution risk | milieuverontreinigingsrisico |
| probabilistic risk analysis | probabilistische risicoanalyse |
| probabilistic risk assessment | probabilistische risicoanalyse |
| radiation risks at the joints between lead glass and metal | stralingsgevaar op plaatsen waar loodglas in de plaat was ingelaten |
| recommendation for risk reduction | aanbeveling ter beperking van het risico |
| reduction in risk | vermindering van het risico |
| reduction in risk | risicobeperking |
| residual risk Remaining potential for harm to persons, property or the environment following all possible efforts to reduce predictable hazards | restrisico |
| residual risk | restrisico |
| risk aggregate | het risico |
| 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 | risicoanalyse |
| risk analysis | risico-analyse |
| 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 | inschatting van het risico |
| risk assessment | risicoberekening |
| risk assessment | inschatting van het risico |
| risk-benefit analysis A systematic process of evaluating and assessing the hazards of loss versus the possibility of financial gain or profit | risico-batenanalyse |
| risk-benefit analysis | risico-batenanalyse |
| risk characterization | karakterisering van het risico |
| risk communication The exchange of information about health or environmental risks among risk assessors and managers, the general public, news media, interest groups, etc. | mededeling van risicogegevens |
| risk estimation | karakterisering van het risico |
| risk exposure The situation or set of circumstances where the probability of harm to an area or its population increases beyond a normal level | blootstelling aan een risico |
| risk exposure | blootstelling aan een risico |
| risk exposure plan | verwachte blootstelling aan risico's |
| 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 | rampenplan |
| risk exposure plan | rampenplan |
| risk indicator | risico-identificatie |
| 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 | risicobeheer |
| risk map | risicokaart |
| risk map | gevarenkaart |
| risk of avalanches | lawinegevaar |
| risk of contamination by exogenic lead | kans op exogene besmetting metlood |
| risk of damage to hearing resulting from noise emitted by toys | geluidrisico i.v.m.speelgoedlawaai |
| risk of flooding | overstromingsgevaar |
| risk of landslides | gevaar van aardverschuivingen |
| risk perception A subjective appreciation by individuals which will more often than not bear little relation to the statistical probability of damage or injury | voorstelling dat men van een risico heeft |
| risk perception | risicobeleving |
| risk perception | voorstelling/beeld dat men van een risico heeft |
| risk perception | voorstelling dat men van een risico heeft |
| risk priority module | risico-prioriteiten-module |
| risk reduction | risicobeperking |
| 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 | risicobeperking |
| risk to public safety | extern veiligheidsrisico |
| seismic risk | seismisch risico |
| seismic risk | gevaar van aardbeving |
