Sentences with phrase «event risk assessments»

During this stakeholder workshop, participants will share their opinions and insights on how extreme event risk assessments could be further developed for comprehensive risk management, aiding Bangladesh policymakers in developing appropriate adaptation strategies for achieving Sustainable Development Goals.

During this stakeholder workshop, participants will share their opinions and insights on how extreme event risk assessments could be further developed for comprehensive risk -LSB-...]

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I» m suggesting that I agree with that assessment and believe there is a strong possibility of a similar event like that occurring within the next 30 years — and therefore see additional risk to concentrating wealth in those vehicles.

· Testbiotech comment on data for risk assessment of Provitamin A Biofortified Rice Event GR2E submitted to Food Standards Australia New Zealand by IRRI — https://www.testbiotech.org/node/2150

Resources available include risk assessment guides, event checklists and volunteer recruitment advice, as well as quick guides to assist you when using different tools via the British Cycling Event Management System (event checklists and volunteer recruitment advice, as well as quick guides to assist you when using different tools via the British Cycling Event Management System (Event Management System (EMS).

Remember that in risk assessment, the size of the risk depends on two factors — the likelihood of the event happening, and the severity of the consequences.

The council has carried out a thorough risk assessment of the event,» it said in its response.

Researchers have validated a new risk assessment tool that can be used by the Department of Homeland Security to help evaluate decisions and priorities in natural disasters, terrorist events, and major accidents.

The best thing that regulators and the industry can do is invest in and enhance their tools for risk identification and assessment, he said, in order to narrow the margin of possibility that such a low - probability event will occur again.

«If we had just done traditional risk factor assessments, we would have missed each one of those firefighters who we discovered were at risk for a cardiovascular event,» says study leader Elizabeth V. Ratchford, M.D., an assistant professor of medicine at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine and director of the Johns Hopkins Center for Vascular Medicine.

M. Dominique Ashen, Ph.D., C.R.N.P., a nurse practitioner in the Ciccarone Center for the Prevention of Heart Disease at Johns Hopkins and another study leader, says that a traditional risk assessment for cardiovascular disease involves checking blood pressure, cholesterol levels and weight; evaluating for diabetes; taking a family history; calculating the 10 - year risk of having a cardiovascular event; and asking about lifestyle factors such as smoking, diet and exercise.

We understand why these events happen simultaneously, but what we haven't done is include that information into risk assessments,» Wahl notes.

«Our study has several distinct strengths compared to prior studies including the large number of participants, long - term follow - up, large number of cardiovascular events that were confirmed by medical record review, detailed information about diet and other cardiovascular disease risk factors, and repeated assessment of calcium supplement use over the 24 - year follow up period,» said Julie Paik, MD, MPH, BWH Channing Division of Network Medicine, Department of Medicine, lead study author.

«Approaches typically used by industry for flood risk assessment have been based on information about historical flood events.

His main research interests are in the development and application of probabilistic concepts and methods to civil and marine engineering, including: structural reliability; life - cycle cost analysis; probability - based assessment, design, and multi-criteria life - cycle optimization of structures and infrastructure systems; structural health monitoring; life - cycle performance maintenance and management of structures and distributed infrastructure under extreme events (earthquakes, tsunamis, hurricanes, and floods); risk - based assessment and decision making; multi-hazard risk mitigation; infrastructure sustainability and resilience to disasters; climate change adaptation; and probabilistic mechanics.

Imaging of the coronary arteries with computed tomography (CT) angiography provides an accurate assessment of arterial plaque and could have a dramatic impact on the management of diabetic patients who face a high risk of heart attacks and other cardiovascular events, according to a new multicenter study published online in the journal Radiology.

Lipsitch, who will speak at the event, says that he will advocate for the development of an objective risk - assessment tool to evaluate individual research projects.

«Determination of the return periods of extreme weather events should be the starting point for all risk assessment related to weather events, because in addition to exposure and vulnerability, it also it determines the need for society to prepare», says FMI researcher Karoliina Pilli - Sihvola.

Use of an accelerated chest pain assessment protocol in patients at intermediate risk of adverse cardiac events

Any fair assessment of the events of the two decades since Risk must conclude that we are well on our way to high and rigorous standards and accountability.

You may therefore want to simply research on past events and assign them a 1 - 5 (1 being very low, 5 being very high) risk rating based on your assessment of the likelihood.

Mike Brown, President of Travel Incorporated says «Budgetary control, contract assessment, visibility of data, risk management, traveler tracking, and attendee satisfaction are all paramount to a productive meeting or event, which is why the professional delivery of air services can ultimately determine success or failure».

Here we use a risk assessment framework to examine the potential impact of El Nino events and natural variability on rice agriculture in 2050 under conditions of climate change, with a focus on two main rice - producing areas: Java and Bali.

Like the risk of an accident in a particular new class of power station, such a probability for a single future event can not be calculated objectively; it is an expression of a subjective assessment of the likelihood based on limited available knowledge.

Meehl, who has been involved with IPCC reports since the first assessment in 1990, noted that previous reports were still «reliable» sources of information, as were special reports like the upcoming one on Managing the Risks of Extreme Events and Disasters to Advance Climate Change Adaptation, to be released on 18 November.

«Determination of the return periods of extreme weather events should be the starting point for all risk assessment related to weather events, because in addition to exposure and vulnerability, it also it determines the need for society to prepare», says FMI researcher Karoliina Pilli - Sihvola.

There is a low probability of high impact events — something that — as a climate catastrophist (in the sense of Rene Thom) with a substantial background in risk assessment — I would define as extreme risk.

The risk assessment framework comprises hydrological modelling, threshold - based evaluation of extreme event magnitude and frequency, fully integrated 2D flood hazard mapping, updated exposure maps, country - specific depth - damage functions and improved vulnerability information to estimate current and future flood risk.

To this day IPCC assessments are the scientific underpinning of international negotiations while also providing unique insights into, for example, managing the risk of extreme events and disasters.

A risk assessment based on that must include low probability but high consequence events.

«For example, though the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) report concluded that global climate change will increase the risk of extreme fire events (7), its assessment did not quantify potential fire - climate feedbacks.

develop solutions for different sectors for risk assessment and management related to extreme weather and climate events, such as thunder storms in 2010 and Tapani storm on Boxing day 2011, using also economic assessment methods

«But perhaps smaller assessments such as SREX [IPCC's Special Report on Managing the Risks of Extreme Events and Disasters to Advance Climate Change Adaptation] are a good idea».

Third, lack of quantitative understanding of the thresholds that trigger abrupt changes and causes of extreme climate events has limited our ability to provide process - based assessments of the risk of abrupt changes.

A bit of clarification of terms for risk assessment: «risk» includes both the probability that an event will happen, and the consequences if it does happen.

The project aims to provide well - verified assessments of the extent to which such weather - related risks have changed due to human influences on climate and to identify those types of weather events where our scientific understanding is not advanced enough to make a robust assessment of attributable risk.

I get the impression PNS is more about including the possibility of extreme events into risk assessment where policy and science interface.

Acting for a developer in the assessment of risk arising from in excess of 170 compensation events under an NEC target cost contract for engineering work in a harbourside development

As part of their risk assessment process, employers should also consider whether and what steps they've taken to mitigate their financial exposure in the event of a workplace sexual harassment or violence claim against it.

• Implemented 1200 outreach programs over a course of 5 years to raise awareness of potential risks and immediate ways of handling them • Saved an entire office (87) people from impending disaster by quickly evacuating them from the premises before the onset of a flood • Devise safety development plans in a bid to deal with natural or manmade disasters • Provide consultancy to businesses in regards to functional steadiness during emergencies • Analyze and plan for potential risks by performing risk assessment tasks to ward off dangers associated with infection outbreaks and disasters • Prepare safety exercises and drills and execute practice drills to prepare personnel for actual events • Communicate with emergency services in the event of an emergency and help coordinate response for non-emergency service organizations • Design and implement emergency preparedness training to ensure that personnel respond to emergency situations in a proactive manner • Determine goals and develop comprehensive tracking systems to ensure appropriate implementation of emergency preparedness programs

• Introduced special programs for people with special needs, targeted at easy evacuation in case of emergencies • Devised a foolproof risk assessment plan, which covered every area of potential risk to employees, including disease and natural and manmade disaster • Analyzed potential risks including outbreaks of infections or technical failure • Conducted safety exercises and drills to ensure complete preparation in case of adverse events taking place • Introduced outreach programs to raise awareness of public safety issues • Liaised with emergency services such as the fire department and police to ensure delivery of immediate emergency services

Risk management and assessment for tradeshow participation; coordinated all tradeshow and event

Childhood Violent Trauma Center, Yale Child Study Center The Childhood Violent Trauma Center (CVTC) at the Yale Child Study Center develops and disseminates models of assessment, early intervention, and secondary prevention for children at high risk of posttraumatic difficulties based on their exposure to potentially traumatic events.

The event's focus will also include legal and risk management, growth strategies, technology game changers, economic updates, crisis management and a bipartisan assessment of the new White House administration.