qualitative risk assessment
Means an assessment where the outputs on the likelihood of the outcome or the magnitude of the consequences are expressed in qualitative terms such as ‘high’, ‘medium’, ‘low’ or ‘negligible’.
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qualitative risk assessment
Means an assessment where the conclusions on the likelihood of the outcome or the magnitude of the consequences are expressed in qualitative terms such as high, medium, low or negligible.
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quality
defined by International Standard ISO 8402 as ‘the totality of characteristics of an entity that bear on its ability to satisfy stated and implied needs’.
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quantitative risk assessment
Means an assessment where the outputs of the risk assessment are expressed numerically, as probabilities or distributions of probabilities.
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quantitative risk assessment
Means an assessment where the outputs of the risk assessment are expressed numerically.
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quarantine
Official confinement of regulated articles for observation and research or for further inspection, testing and/or treatment [FAO, 1990; revised FAO, 1995; CEPM, 1999]
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quarantine
The facility and/or process by which live organisms and any of their associated organisms can be held/or reared in complete isolation from the surrounding environment.
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quarantine
The facility and/or process by which live organisms and any of their accompanying organisms can be held or reared in isolation from the surrounding environment.
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quarantine
Means maintaining a group of aquatic animals in isolation with no direct or indirect contact with other aquatic animals, in order to undergo observation for a specified length of time and, if appropriate, testing and treatment, including proper treatment of the effluent waters.
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quarantine area
An area within which a quarantine pest is present and is being officially controlled [FAO, 1990; revised FAO, 1995]
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