Definitions for risk assessment
risk as·sess·ment

WiktionaryRate this definition:2.0 / 1 vote

1. risk assessmentnoun

   The overall process of identifying all the risks to and from an activity and assessing the potential impact of each risk.

2. risk assessmentnoun

   The determination of the potential impact of an individual risk by measuring or otherwise assessing both the likelihood that it will occur and the impact if it should occur, and then combining the result according to an agreed rule to give a single measure of potential impact.

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1. Risk assessment

   Risk assessment is the determination of quantitative or qualitative value of risk related to a concrete situation and a recognized threat. Quantitative risk assessment requires calculations of two components of risk:, the magnitude of the potential loss, and the probability that the loss will occur. In all types of engineering of complex systems sophisticated risk assessments are often made within Safety engineering and Reliability engineering when it concerns threats to life, environment or machine functioning. The nuclear, aerospace, oil, rail and military industries have a long history of dealing with risk assessment. Also, medical, hospital, and food industries control risks and perform risk assessments on a continual basis. Methods for assessment of risk may differ between industries and whether it pertains to general financial decisions or environmental, ecological, or public health risk assessment.

U.S. National Library of MedicineRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Risk Assessment

   The qualitative or quantitative estimation of the likelihood of adverse effects that may result from exposure to specified health hazards or from the absence of beneficial influences. (Last, Dictionary of Epidemiology, 1988)

Dictionary of Military and Associated TermsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. risk assessment

   The identification and assessment of hazards (first two steps of risk management process).

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How to say risk assessment in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of risk assessment in Chaldean Numerology is: 8

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of risk assessment in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2

Examples of risk assessment in a Sentence

1. Andrus Ansip:

   Because of these intelligence laws, we have to deal with risk assessment. It is too late for us when we will have enough solid evidence made available publicly.

2. Lightning Surge:

   Strom Synergy Pte Ltd company provide lighting protection, earthing protection solution, lighting protection system audit, lighting protection warning system and lighting risk assessment system in Singapore at affordable price.

3. The OSSC:

   The donor's risk assessment performed by the Office at the time of receiving the $1.5 million contribution was ineffective.

4. Tony Tyler:

   We are all still angry about what's going on even now, in terms of the access by investigators to the site, the debris, the way the victims and their remains have been treated : it's outrageous, clearly airlines should be given the information they need to make proper risk assessment.

5. Jockey Club:

   It has conducted a thorough risk assessment of the race meeting tonight and concluded that it should be canceled in order to preserve the security and safety of people and horses.

References

1. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Risk_Assessment
2. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=risk assessment
3. ^ Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms
   https://www.tradoc.army.mil/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/AD1029823-DOD-Dictionary-of-Military-and-Associated-Terms-2017.pdf