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1. What is risk?
Risque: événement, d’origine naturelle ou humaine (risque technologique par ex), porteur de dangers
pour la société qu’il touche
Risk: In simple terms, risk is the possibility of something bad happening. Risk involves uncertainty
about the effects/implications of an activity with respect to something that humans value (such as
health, well-being, wealth, property or the environment), often focusing on negative, undesirable
consequences. Many different definitions have been proposed. The international standard definition of
risk for common understanding in different applications is "effect of uncertainty on objectives".
2. Définitions
Aléa : évènement violent d’origine naturelle ou humaine, présentant une probabilité plus ou moins
forte de survenir.
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