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risk
likelihood that the potential for harm will be attained under the conditions of use and/or exposure
However, in other cases, even if something has been known for some time, it can still be considered as an emerging risk because the scientific knowledge that enables us to understand that something is a risk is often deferred – hence our definition of ‘emerging’.
Expert forecast on emerging chemical risks related to occupational safety and health, European Agency for Safety and Health at Work, https://osha.europa.eu/en/tools-and-publications/publications/reports/TE3008390ENC_chemical_risks [28.9.2018]
Translations
- Български: риск
- Čeština: riziko
- Dansk: risiko
- Deutsch: Risiko
- Ελληνικά: κίνδυνος
- English: risk
- Español: riesgo
- Eesti: risk
- Suomi: riski
- Français: risque
- Hrvatski: rizik
- Magyar: kockázat
- Íslenska: áhætta
- Italiano: rischio
- Lietuvių: rizika
- Latviešu: risks
- Malti: riskju
- Nederlands: risico
- Norsk: risiko
- Polski: ryzyko
- Português: risco
- Română: risc
- Slovenčina: riziko
- Slovenščina: tveganje
- Svenska: risk