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6. Glossary
Danger; hazard
Intrinsic property or capacity of a piece of equipment, a substance or a work method to cause damage to workers' health.
Risk; risk
Probability of occurrence of a health phenomenon in a given population over a given period of time.
Risk assessment
The process of comparing estimated risk with one or more decision criteria or decision aids.
Document unique d'évaluation des risques (DUER); single risk assessment document
Written transposition of the occupational risk assessment prescribed by the French Labor Code.
Kiviat diagram
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Standards and norms
- Risk management – Guidelines. - NF ISO 31000 - Juin 2018
- Risk management – Risk assessment guidelines. - FD X50-252 - Février 2006
- Machine safety – General design principles – Risk assessment and risk reduction. - NF EN ISO 12100 - Décembre 2010
- Occupational health and safety management systems – Requirements and guidelines for their use. - ISO 45001 :2018 - Mars 2018
Regulations
Council Directive 89/391/EEC of June 12, 1989 on the introduction of measures to encourage improvements in the safety and health of workers at work.
Law no. 91-1414 of December 31, 1991 amending the Labor Code and the Public Health Code to promote occupational risk prevention and transposing European directives on occupational health and safety.
Décret n° 2001-1016 du 5 novembre...
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