Question

What is a risk assessment?

Answer 1

Answer and Explanation:

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well.... a risk assessment is a systematic process of evaluating the potential risks that may be involved in a projected activity or undertaking.

Answer 2

Broadly speaking, a risk assessment is the combined effort of:

identifying and analyzing potential (future) events that may negatively impact individuals, assets, and/or the environment (i.e. risk analysis); and

making judgments "on the tolerability of the risk on the basis of a risk analysis" while considering influencing factors (i.e. risk evaluation).

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