Title: Unit 11 Glossary
Course: BLD 167 Hazardous Waste Operations and Emergency Response > Section: BLD 167 Hazardous Waste Operations and Emergency Response

Unit 11 Glossary

Terms

Term | Definitions
Exposure assessment | The process of finding out how people come into contact with a hazardous substance, how often and for how long they are in contact with the substance, and how much of the substance they are in con ...
Hazard | A source of potential harm from past, current, or future exposures.
Risk | The expected frequency or probability of undesirable effects resulting from exposure to known or expected stressors.
Risk Assessment | Qualitative or quantitative evaluation of the risk posed to human health and/or the environment by the actual or potential presence or release of hazardous substances, pollutants or contaminants.
Risk Characterization | A phase of risk assessment that integrates the results of the exposure and effects analyses to evaluate the likelihood of adverse effects associated with exposure to the stressor. The ecological s ...
Risk Communication | Risk communication, the exchange of information about health or environmental risks among risk assessors, risk managers, the local community, news media and interest groups, is the process of info ...
Risk-Based Decision-Making (RBDM) | The term RBDM refers to a process through which decisions are made about contaminated sites according to the risk each site poses to human health and the environment. RBDM is a mechanism for ident ...
SOP | Standard Operating Procedure