Exposure

Definitions

European Definitions

EU

A process by which a CBRN substance/material becomes available for absorption, swallowing, breathing, toughing the skin or eyes to humans.

Exposure may be short term (acute exposure), medium-term or long-term (chronic exposure).

ENISA

Exposure is the potential loss to an area due to the occurrence of an adverse event.

RESIN project

The RESIN project gives the following definition:

The presence of people, livelihoods, species or ecosystems, environmental services and resources, infrastructure, or economic, social, or cultural assets in places that could be adversely affected.

Other International Definitions

United Nations

People, property, systems, or other elements present in hazard zones that are thereby subject to potential losses . Measures of exposure can include the number of people or types of assets in an area. These can be combined with the specific vulnerability of the exposed elements to any particular hazard to estimate the quantitative risks associated with that hazard in the area of interest.

UN/IPCC

Exposure: The presence of people; livelihoods; environmental services and resources; infrastructure; or economic, social, or cultural assets in places that could be adversely affected.

UNDRR

Exposure: People, property, systems, or other elements present in hazard zones that are thereby subject to potential losses.

Enjeux: Personnes, biens, systèmes, ou autres éléments présents dans les zones de risque et qui sont ainsi soumis à des pertes potentielles.

Подверженность угрозе: Люди, имущество, системы и другие элементы, находящиеся в зоне повышенной опасности, которые тем самым подвергаются потенциальной угрозе понести ущерб.

Grado de Exposición: La población, las propiedades, los sistemas u otros elementos presentes en las zonas donde existen amenazas y, por consiguiente, están expuestos a experimentar pérdidas potenciales.

التعرض: تواجد السكان والممتلكات والأنظمة والعناصر الأخرى في منطقة المخاطر، وتعرضهم بالتالي لحدوث خسائر محتملة.

Keterpaparan: Penduduk, harta benda, sistem atau elemenelemen lain yang ada di zona-zona ancaman bahaya yang oleh karenanya berpotensi mengalami kerugian.

Pendedahan: Orang awam, harta, sistem, atau elemen lain yang berada dalam zon bahaya, yang tertakluk kepada potensi kerugian.

Pagkalantad sa mga Bantang Peligro/Panganib: Mga mamamayan, ariarian, sistema at iba pang elemento na nasa peligrosong lunan at sa gayo’y nakataya sa potensyal na mga pinsala.

暴露 - 灾害易发地区的人员、基础设施、住房、生产能力和其他有形人力资产的状况。说明：对暴露的衡量可包括一个地区的人数或资产的种类。这些可以与暴露要 素对某种具体危害的特定脆弱性和能力相结合，以估计与该地区危害相关的量 化风险
广泛型灾害风险 - 严重程度低、频率高的危害事件和灾害的风险，主要但不限于与高度局部性的 危害相关。

در معرض قرار گرفتن
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تحت تاثير و در معرض آسيب هاي بالقوه مي باشد را اصطلاحا در معرض قرارگيري مي گويند.

National Definitions

Australia

Exposure: The degree to which a resource is open to, or attracts, harm.

Bosnia and Herzegovina

Izloženost: Ljudi, imovina, sistemi ili drugi elementi prisutni u zonama opasnosti koje su na aj način predmet potencijalnog gubitka.

Cape Verde

Exposição: Pessoas, propriedade, sistemas ou outros elementos presentes em zonas perigosas que estão, assim, sujeitas a potenciais perdas.

Medidas de exposição podem incluir o número de pessoas ou tipos de activos numa zona. Podem ser combinadas com a vulnerabilidade específica dos elementos expostos a qualquer risco particular para estimar os riscos quantitativos associados àquele perigo na zona em questão.

Czech Republic

Vystavení hrozbám: Možnost, že konkrétní útok využije specifickou zranitelnost systému zpracování dat.

Exposure: possibility that a concrete attack would use a specific vulnerability of a data processing system.

Finland

Altistuminen; altistus: joutuminen fysikaalisen, kemiallisen tai biologisen tekijän vaikutuksen alaiseksi.

Exposure is falling into the influence of a physical, chemical or biological factor. -unofficial translation-

Germany

Exposition:
a. allgemein: Ausgesetztsein eins Schutzgutes gegenüber seinen Umgebungseinflüssen.
b. im Bereich Risikoanalyse: Ausgesetztsein eines Schutzgutes gegenüber einer Gefahr.

Italy

Esposizione: È il numero di unità (o "valore") di ognuno degli elementi a rischio presenti in una data area, come le vite umane o gli insediamenti.

Mexico

Exposición: Acceso o contacto potencial con un agente o situación peligrosa; contacto del límite extremo de in organismo con agentes químicos, biológicos o físicos.

Nepal

Exposure: The nature and degree to which a system is exposed to significant climatic variations.

Oman

Exposure: A threat action whereby sensitive data is directly released to an unauthorized entity.

Peru

Exposición: La naturaleza y el grado al cual un sistema está expuesto a variaciones climáticas considerables (IPCC 2001).

Rwanda

Exposure is the character, magnitude, and rate of change and variation in the climate.

Spain

Exposición: Proximidad o contacto –o ambos- con una fuente de un agente causante de enfermedad, de tal manera que pueda tener lugar la transmisión efectiva de dicho agente o sus consecuencias.

United States

DHS

(cyber) exposure is the condition of being unprotected, thereby allowing access to information or access to capabilities that an attacker can use to enter a system or network.

Other Definitions

Scotland

The extent and nature of changes in climate which systems face.

See also

• Hazard
• Risk
• Threat
• Vulnerability