Impact

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The term is strongly related to the term "Consequence" and further work is needed in order to distinguish between the two terms. The term Severity is also used as a synonym.

Definitions

European Definitions

Severity is the impact of the disruption or destruction of a particular infrastructure, with reference to (1) public effect (number of members of the population affected); (2) economic effect (significance of economic loss and/or degradation of products or services); (3) environmental effect; (4) political effects; (5) psychological effects; and (6) public health consequences. [1]


The strong and noticeable effect or influence on something or someone. In the context with CBRN often used to describe the effect of a CBRN release. [2]

Other International Definitions

National Definitions

Australia

Impact is a sudden occurrence without prior warning. [3]


Brazil

Impacto: mudança adversa no nível obtido dos objetivos do negócio. [4]
Impact is the adverse change in the achieved level of business objectives.


France

(Unofficial translation) Predictable effects of a successful attack on a target. They are estimated in terms of activities’ degradation for the country or of riskiness for the population.

The French original version is:

Impacts (ou conséquences dommageables): effets prévisibles d’une agression réussie sur une cible, estimés en termes d’atteinte aux activités du pays ou de danger pour la population. [5]


Netherlands

Impact is defined as the consequences of a threat which occurs.

Impact is gedefinieerd als de gevolgen van een bedreiging die zich manifesteert. [6]


As part of the Methodology for National Risk Assessment (Dutch: NRB-methodiek), the Netherlands has defined a set of impact assessment criteria:

1. Territorial Security:
1.1 - infringement of the integrity of the Dutch territory;
1.2 - infringement of the integrity of the international position of The Netherlands
2. Physical Security:
2.1 - casualties;
2.2 - seriously wounded and chronically ill people;
2.3 - suffering of people (lack of primary supplies such as drinking water, food, medicine)
3. Economic Security:
3.1 - costs
4. Ecological Safety:
4.1 - long duration infringement of the environment and nature (flora and fauna)
5. Social and Cultural stability:
5.1 - disrupted daily life;
5.2 - infringement of the democratic constitutional state;
5.3 - social-psychological impact

United Kingdom (UK)

Impact is the scale of the consequences of a hazard or threat expressed in terms of a reduction in human welfare, damage to the environment and loss of security. [7]

For the approach of the UK regarding impact assessment, refer to Criticality Scale.

Standard Definitions

ISO/IEC 27000:2014

Adverse change to the level of business objectives achieved. [8]

ISO/PAS 22399:2007

evaluated consequence of a particular outcome. [9]


Other definitions

Ontario (Canada)

Impact is the negative effect of a hazardous incident on people, property, the environment, the economy and/or services.

Impact: répercussion négative d’un incident dangereux sur les personnes, les biens, l’environnement, l'économie ou les services. [10]



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