| Spanish | English |
| análisis de riesgo-beneficio | 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 del riesgo | 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 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 |
| bajo riesgo | lower risk |
| caracterización del riesgo | risk characterization |
| clase de riesgo local | fire problem class |
| clasificación de riesgo | hazard rating |
| coeficiente de riesgo | risk source ratio |
| coeficiente de riesgo parcial | partial risk factor |
| comunicación de 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. |
| especies de 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 |
| estimación del riesgo | risk estimation |
| evaluación de riesgos | 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 del riesgo ambiental | 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 para el medio ambiente | environmental risk assessment |
| exposición de 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 |
| factor de riesgo de origen humano | human-caused risk scaling factor |
| factor de riesgo de origen humano | human-caused risk |
| fenomenología de sucesos metereológicos de gran riesgo | extreme hazardous meteorological event |
| fábrica de transformación de alto riesgo | high-risk processing plant |
| fábrica de transformación de bajo riesgo | low-risk processing plant |
| gestión 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 |
| grado de riesgo diario | daily activity level |
| indicador de riesgo | risk indicator |
| indice de riesgo | occurrence index |
| indice de riesgo de origen humano | human-caused risk scaling factor |
| instalación de gran riesgo | 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. |
| las vías críticas de transferencia representan un riesgo mayor de irradiación | critical pathways for the transfer of radionuclides present a major radiation hazard |
| mapa de riesgos | risk map |
| modelo de evaluación de peligros y gestión de riesgos producidos por productos químicos | Chemical Hazard Assessment and Risk Management |
| modelo de evaluación de peligros y gestión de riesgos producidos por productos químicos | CHARM model |
| módulo de prioridad de riesgos | risk priority module |
| nivel de 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 |
| percepción del riesgo | 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 |
| plan de 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 |
| Plataforma Mundial para la Reducción del Riesgo de Desastres | Global Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction |
| procedimiento de clasificación del riesgo | hazard rating procedure |
| Proyectos piloto sobre protección del medio ambiente en zonas con riesgo de crecidas torrenciales | Pilot projects in the field of environmental protection of areas prone to flash floods |
| recomendaciones para reducir el riesgo | recommendation for risk reduction |
| reducción de riesgo | reduction in risk |
| reducción de riesgo | 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 del riesgo de avalanchas | avalanche control |
| reducción del riesgo de desastres | disaster reduction |
| reducción del riesgo de desastres | disaster risk reduction |
| riesgo aceptable | acceptable fire risk |
| riesgo aceptable | acceptable risk |
| riesgo aceptable | acceptable risk level |
| riesgo acústico debido al ruido de los juguetes | risk of damage to hearing resulting from noise emitted by toys |
| riesgo alto de extinción | high risk of extinction |
| riesgo ambiental | environmental risk |
| riesgo ambiental | environmental risk Likelihood, or probability, of injury, disease, or death resulting from exposure to a potential environmental hazard |
| riesgo ambiental de las sustancias existentes | environmental risk of existing substances |
| riesgo biotecnológico | biotechnological hazard |
| riesgo biotecnológico | biotechnological hazard A danger to humans, animals or the environment posed by the application of advanced biological techniques in the manufacture of industrial products, such as the risk or harm that results from exposure to infectious bacteria, viruses or fungi |
| riesgo de accidente grave resultante de la actividad industrial | major industrial accident hazard |
| riesgo de alud | risk of avalanches |
| riesgo de cambio climático | potential climate change |
| riesgo de contaminación de las aguas subterráneas | pollution risk of ground water |
| riesgo de contaminación por el plomo exógeno | risk of contamination by exogenic lead |
| riesgo de contaminantes | hazard of pollutants |
| riesgo de contaminantes | hazard of pollutants Risk or danger to human health, property or the environment posed by the introduction of a harmful substances into the ecosystem |
| riesgo de corrimiento de tierras | risk of landslides |
| riesgo de cáncer | 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 desastre | disaster risk |
| riesgo de inundación | risk of flooding |
| riesgo de origen humano | unnormalized man-caused risk |
| riesgo ecológico | ecological risk |
| riesgo ecotoxicológico | ecotoxicological risk |
| riesgo grave | acute risk |
| riesgo hidrogeológico | hydrogeological risk |
| riesgo hidrológico | hydrological risk |
| riesgo importante | 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 natural | 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 nuclear | 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 para aguas subterráneas | groundwater endangering |
| riesgo para aguas subterráneas | groundwater endangering Threat to the quality and quantity of groundwater by activities related to the use of land. As some activities (e.g. landfill) present a particular risk of pollution, the closer an activity is to a well or borehole, the greater the risk of the pumped water being polluted. The type of soil, the geology, the rainfall and the amount of water pumped out of the ground must all be taken into consideration |
| riesgo para la salud | health hazard |
| riesgo químico | 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 residual | residual risk Remaining potential for harm to persons, property or the environment following all possible efforts to reduce predictable hazards |
| riesgo sísmico | seismic risk |
| riesgo tecnológico | technological hazard |
| riesgo tolerable | acceptable fire risk |
| riesgos de contaminación | 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 |
| sin riesgo para los delfines | dolphin safe |
| sistema integrado de gestión de riesgos | integrated system for risk management |
| zona de alto riesgo medioambiental | high-risk area in environmental terms |
| zona de riesgo geonatural | geological danger zone |
