Understanding, Managing and Communicating Risk ™

We are risk scientists, helping business, civil society, and governments, to better face uncertainty and the unexpected.

Based in Ottawa and Washington D.C., RSI works worldwide to tackle risk in chemical and product safety, public health, food safety and defense, climate change adaptation, agriculture, drug safety, public safety and security, and urban risk and resiliency.

RSI News

Evidence-based Risk Assessment Framework

December 12, 2022
Preliminary evidence-based risk assessment framework

Working with international thought leaders in risk science, Risk Sciences International investigators contributed to the development of the evidenced-based risk assessment framework shown in the…

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Food safety assessments

November 17, 2022
Problem-formulation-food-safety-assessments

Problem Formulation in Food Safety Assessments conducted by the European Food Safety Authority RSI investigators recently provided advise to the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA)…

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Value of information analysis framework

October 28, 2022
VOI paper in Risk Analysis

In its 2007 report on Toxicity Testing in the 21st Century: A Vision and a Strategy, the US National Research Council  (NRC) highlighted need for more rapid…

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A new initiative by Risk Sciences International

The Global Risk Census is a new public interest initiative conceived by Risk Sciences International. Its goal is to empower people all around the world, to observe local conditions that risk scientists can use to identify risks to people, home, community, country and indeed the entire planet.

RISK

Risk

Understanding Risk

Risk is real. It can appear suddenly, or gradually over decades. Being prepared, and understanding the best course of action is not an option, it is a responsibility.

Managing Risk

Risks do not resolve themselves. Regardless of whether a risk is imminent or long-term, managing risk wisely and rationally is critical. Effective risk management is the key to risk solutions.

Communicating Risk

When people are at risk, what you tell them matters. Knowing what to say, how and when, is as important as gaining their trust with sincerity and evidence. Communication is part of the solution.

Understanding, Managing and Communicating Risk 24/7

In addition to individual services, RSI provides integrated risk retainer options, offering clients the benefits of ongoing, on-call risk expertise.

What is risk?

  1. Is it what we tell children to avoid, before telling them how many die from not wearing seat belts?
  2. Is risk a scientific discipline like epidemiology,  toxicology or clinical science?
  3. Is risk what good leaders factor into all their decisions?

Perhaps risk is all of the above, as well as anything that leads to harm including loss of life, loss of livelihood, loss of commercial viability, even loss of peace.

Can something be done about risk? Can lives and livelihoods really be influenced, even saved, by experts in risk science working with data, models, theories or even expert opinion?

definition

| risk |

{noun}
uncertainty, precariousness, gamble, peril, threat, a situation involving exposure to danger, a situation regarded as likely to turn out well or badly without certainty, a process or strategy lacking sufficient evidence and/or planning

{verb}
endanger, imperil, jeopardize, take a chance with, advance without precaution, act or fail to act in such a way as to avoid something unpleasant, unwelcome or unsafe

{phrases}
'at risk' – exposed to harm or danger, as in: "23 million people in Africa are at risk from starvation." | 'take risks' – to take a chance, as in: "Often in life you have to take risks to make progress."

{antomyms}
safety, certainty, security, preparation, caution, mitigation, comfort, benefit

philosophy

| equilibrium |

{definition}
'equilibrium' is a very simple word that comes from Latin 'aqua' and 'libra' meaning 'equal balance'.

{risk}
a state of zero risk is unachievable and should not be sought. Instead, we must all strive to attain a state of balance, one that affords us control, comfort, and continuity.

{RSI}
rsi strives to deliver solutions that are realistic, solutions that come as close as possible to perfect equilibrium while taking into account the many realities which would otherwise push us away from this balance. In short, we respect the challenges and limitations so as to consistently deliver the absolute best solutions.

{stones}
a pile of stones seems fragile, ready to fall; it is. But a well-constructed pile of stones, one that is well thought through, one that is nurtured, one that is re-adjusted when circumstances warrant it, that pile is sturdy.

{origins}
rsi adopted piled stones as its symbolism, firstly because it fit our vision but also, because we found their real world manifestation. We invite you to watch how John Felice Ceprano became an inspiration to us all.

In the real world, risk is anything and everything that lacks certainty. Every one of us, every parent, every citizen, every company, government or organization lives it every day.

Understanding, Managing and Communicating Risk is more than a tagline, it is at the heart of what RSI does, and how it does it.

For years, Risk Sciences International has laboured to build the best team, keep their knowledge current, challenge them with demanding projects, and keep them grounded in real-world needs. RSI understands that when dealing with risk, there are consequences to poor choices; RSI staff know this and are constantly reminded of it by the very work they perform.

From day one, the challenge RSI set for itself was to understand risk by employing specialized experts able to deliver solutions across sectors. RSI experts hail from multiple sectors ranging from public health, to urban infrastructure, to simulation and modeling, to communication, and more. The company includes both academics and highly technical staff. Its tools are geared to take on any challenge. Whether the project requires the most advanced algorithms, the most thoughtful risk policy analyses, or the most impactful risk messaging, RSI experts understand what is needed.

Risk Sciences International 1Understanding risk, diagnosing, simulating, surveilling... all these are essential, but so too is the ability to accompany a client through the thick of the storm. Beyond understanding, RSI helps manage risk. The company has the operational expertise to guide and work with clients who have no time to waste. The team is both motivated and trained to respond day and night, at a moment's notice. Fortunately, many risk events are not solved by racing against the clock, but because some are, RSI is ready. Whether the project calls for a new risk prevention strategy, a convening of stakeholders, or the development of a technological solution, RSI delivers.

Increasingly, communication is a critical component of a risk response. From the simplest news release to the most complex international campaign or a highly technical communiqué, RSI has the expertise and experience to make a difference. Of note, is RSI's ability to deliver substantive content. Unlike traditional risk communication agencies, RSI's communication experts have the benefit of an in-house scientific team. Using evidence is the foundation of building trust, RSI knows how to gather and use that evidence to advantage.

Understanding
Risk

What does RSI seek to understand about risk, and what tools does it use to do so?

Understanding

What does RSI seek to understand about risk, and what tools does it use to do so?

Understand what?

  • Risk factors
  • Calculated outcomes
  • Best practices
  • Basic science
  • Global trends
  • Stakeholder perspectives
  • Alternatives
  • Risk goals

Understand using:

  • Epidemiology
  • Toxicology
  • Pharmacology
  • Chemistry
  • Biology
  • Engineering
  • Simulation
  • Statistics
  • Surveillance
  • Environmental assessments
  • Experimental studies
  • Observational studies
  • Psychographic profiles
  • Trends analysis
  • Risk modeling

Managing
Risk

What are the methods and means RSI uses to better manage risk?

Managing

What are the methods and means RSI uses to better manage and help respond to risk?

RSI uses multiple methods to help manage risk:

  • Regulatory guidance and guidelines
  • Economic leverage strategies
  • Advisory services
  • Community-based solutions
  • Technological solutions
  • Risk-based decision making
  • Lifecycle analysis
  • Real-time risk assessment and analysis
  • Stakeholder engagement
  • On-site inspections
  • Stress testing
  • Training

The means to enhance risk management include:

  • Alternative assessments
  • Socio-economic analyses
  • Consideration of uncertainty
  • Expert advice
  • Consensus strategies
  • International collaboration
  • Risk management frameworks
  • Risk decision principles
  • Litigation support
  • Emergency response
  • Crisis management

Communicating
Risk

What means and multipliers does RSI use to communicate and enhance perception effectively?

Communicating

What means and multipliers does RSI use to communicate and enhance perception effectively?

RSI uses multiple means to enhance risk perception and communication:

  • Editors
  • Translators
  • Design talent
  • Production facility
  • Perception analysis
  • Communications analysis
  • Communication strategy development
  • Urgent tactical response
  • Training

Multipliers help enhance risk communication:

  • Engagement platforms
  • Local to global campaigns
  • Use of both traditional and new media
  • Media relations
  • Peer and internal relations

Understanding, Managing and Communicating Risk 24/7

Clients seeking ongoing vigilance against risk – beginning with understanding, then managing, and ultimately communicating risk – will benefit from either RSI’s comprehensive or integrated retainer offer.

Understanding, Managing and Communicating Risk 24/7

RSI believes strongly in the added value of building long-term relationships. To this end, RSI has established extended ties with key clients, whereby relevant RSI core services are delivered within the framework agreement of an annual retainer package supplemented, as needed, by individual projects. This annual approach guarantees that RSI is ready-to-respond at a moment’s notice, without the wasted time associated with getting-to-know the client when a project begins.

Combining a retainer with as-needed services is the ultimate form of risk preparedness.

1,000+

publications

1,000+

Over 1,000 peer-reviewed publications published by RSI experts since its founding

100+

reviews

100+

Over 100 systematic and authoritative reviews completed

500+

lectures

500+

Over 500 university lectures in risk science delivered by RSI experts to date

10,000+

participants

10,000+

Over 10,000 participants in risk science and communication master classes

250+

meetings

250+

Over 250 scientific meetings and conferences attended by RSI experts

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clients

300+

Over 300 private and public sector clients served by RSI experts

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countries

±150

RSI experts have delivered projects in roughly 150 countries

15M+

adverse events

15M+

14,590,339 distinct adverse event reports from FAERS and 776,904 from CVAR

300+

chemical assessments

300+

Over 300 chemical assessments conducted by RSI

150+

micro-biological assessments

150+

Over 150 micro-biological assessments conducted by RSI

More than ever,

More than ever,
risk science matters.

Our world is constantly threatened by natural and climate disasters, public health challenges and pandemics, infrastructure failures, chemical spills or conflicts. There is risk in everything we do as individuals, companies, organizations or governments. It is essential that all those working in the field of risk science – including RSI – intensify their efforts.

In our own lifetime, the Bopal disaster, Chernobyl, 9/11, hurricane Katrina, the Tōhoku earthquake or more recently the COVID-19 outbreak, have all taught us that you can never be too informed, too ready, or too willing to take on the responsibility of mitigating risk.

It is our common duty, to do everything in our power to improve quality of life and life expectancy by better understanding, managing and communicating risk.

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Risk Services

RSI's services cover needs before, during, and after a risk event.

RSI is committed to scientific advice on matters of risk

Scientific Advice

Risk Sciences International experts provide independent peer review for scientific research and studies that can lend peace of mind and authority to years of hard work. RSI staff and affiliated experts from around the world have provided peer reviews of corporate risk assessments and scientist productivity for clients who demand the highest standards of...

RSI risk assessment

Risk Assessment

Risk Sciences International has a wealth of experience in risk assessment to enhance public safety, minimize environmental impacts, and promote health and well-being. RSI staff have more than of 100 years of combined experience in human health risk assessment and quantitative microbiological risk assessment. Furthermore, we have...

RSI risk based decision making

Risk-Based Decision Making

Risk Sciences International provides clients with the confidence needed to make important decisions. By identifying all relevant evidence, evaluating its quality, and distilling it into a comprehensive, integrated risk assessment, RSI ensures business decisions are evidence-based and rock solid. The assessment provides the foundation for data-informed risk...

RSI provides risk communication and perception services

Risk Perception and Communication

Risk Sciences International understands the value of communicating risk with confidence and authority. Risk communication involves understanding the perspective, concerns, and values of the intended audience – their perception – and then presenting the right information to project confidence and ensure understanding...

Risk modeling and decision support

Modelling and Decision Support

Risk Sciences International knows the value of having proven trusted models for ongoing decision-making. Models can save time and money by helping to simplify the synthesis of diverse data sets, specialized scientific knowledge, and complex analysis into something reliable and reusable. Capturing corporate knowledge in reusable risk models...

RSI develops software for risk assessment and management

Software Solutions

Risk Sciences International specializes in creating user-friendly software solutions that can synthesize multiple models and simulations into actionable results and data that lead to effective decision-making. Well-designed software eliminates much of the repetition, data entry, and research required in analysis that can be detrimental to timely decision making.

RSI is committed to continuing education in risk

Training

Risk Sciences International offers training in risk analysis to assist clients in extending their in-house capacity for risk assessment and management, or for those wishing a more sophisticated understanding of the field. Training ranges from short courses and hands-on workshops covering the technical aspects of risk assessment (such as probability...

RSI is committed to program and process review of risk

Program and Process Review

Program and project reviews can be applied to a range of risk management contexts. Though RSI works with many government risk regulators and is very familiar with their regulatory environments, risk analysis and management processes and challenges are common to many types of settings both in business and civil society. RSI approaches risk program and...

RSI is committed to continuing education in risk

Training

Risk Sciences International currently offers several training tracks: Made-to-order courses customized to meet your specific needs; Master classes designed specifically for practicing professionals; Modular, ongoing training programs leading to certifications in risk science; Condensed seminars in risk science with cutting-edge content.
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RSI develops software for risk assessment and management

Software Solutions

Each client has unique requirements and RSI works with you to find the best fit for your situation. Some tools are better suited for individual risk assessments and others for integrated decision-making. Cost and time are always factors to consider as well.
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RSI is committed to scientific advice on matters of risk

Scientific Advice

Risk Sciences International provides scientific advice to government, industry, academia, and other stakeholders. We collaborate with regulators and industry representatives, providing scientific and pragmatic perspectives to support mutually beneficial risk solutions.
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RSI risk based decision making

Risk-Based Decision Making

RSI’s RBDM services apply to all levels and scales of a regulator’s functions, and are elaborated as required by the client. This can begin with the development of an appropriate decision-making framework, and the identification of necessary analytical capacities and positioning of existing capacities, a process that may include key informant interview and consultation process to identify organizational needs and capabilities.
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RSI provides risk communication and perception services

Risk Perception and Communication

RSI risk perception and communication services range from target audience research to the ex-post-facto assessment of a campaign, and every concept, design and production step in between.
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RSI risk assessment

Risk Assessment

Risk Sciences International offers a broad range of risk assessment services to meet client needs. A risk assessment can be a summary assessment based on the most obvious elements, just as it can be a very in-depth, longer-term analysis using multiple data sets and risk models of increasing sophistication and complexity. It can take the form of a one day consultation, of a one week assessment, or even a in-depth longer term investigation spanning months or in some cases, years.
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RSI is committed to program and process review of risk

Program and Process Review

Program and project reviews can be applied to a range of risk management contexts. Though RSI works with many government risk regulators and is very familiar with their regulatory environments, risk analysis and management processes and challenges are common to many types of settings both in business and civil society.
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Risk modeling and decision support

Modelling and Decision Support

In modelling and decision support we got from questions to insight and understanding through model development and application. We use models to distil and describe the real-world complexities of the situation and provide meaningful outputs to support the decisions being faced.
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Risk Sciences International 2 "I would like our clients to trust us for our commitment to science and evidence, and our dedication to finding effective, practical solutions that minimize risk."

Daniel Krewski
Chief Risk Scientist, CEO

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RSI Sectors

RSI serves governments, corporations, and organizations.

RSI is committed to chemical and product safety

Chemical and Product Safety

RSI staff and affiliated scientists have an extensive background in epidemiology, toxicology, and pharmacology, that can help identify and characterize chemical risk and product safety. Clients include a variety of public and private sector organizations. Epidemiology:  RSI has analyzed large and complex data sets to explore environmental, occupational...

RSI works in public health

Public Health

RSI has extensive experience modelling the risks and consequences associated with infectious disease spread amongst human and animal populations. We have worked with public health organizations in more than 175 countries to safeguard public health and help respond to potential threats to the population. RSI has been involved in a variety of projects...

RSI and drug safety and effectiveness

Food Safety and Defense

Risk Sciences International has a team of internationally recognized experts with over 100 years of combined experience in human health risk assessment, quantitative microbiological risk assessment, and risk assessment methodology. RSI staff and affiliated scientists have a wealth of experience in the development of quantitative risk assessments and...

RSI works in climate change and adaptation

Climate Change and Adaptation

Risk Sciences International has extensive and unique experience in those key domains required to help organizations adapt to climate change: applied meteorology, engineering climatology, climate science, hydrology, social and behavioral science, risk assessment and management, and IT-based decision-support. RSI provides climate risk assessment and...

RSI is committed to risk in agriculture

Agriculture

Approaches to measuring, characterizing, and managing risks and opportunities in the agricultural sector continue to evolve with time, thanks in part to the use of new technologies in the collection of data, and advancements in agriculture-related science and computing power for risk analysis. RSI’s experience in the Agricultural sector ranges...

RSI and drug safety and effectiveness

Drug Safety and Effectiveness Monitoring

Risk Sciences International has significant experience managing drug safety to help related stakeholders ensure the health and well-being of the public. RSI has experience analyzing a wide variety of drugs across all demographics, using a range of analytic and modeling techniques including physiologically based pharmacokinetic (PBPK) modeling. RSI’s...

RSI is dedicated to risk issues in public safety and security

Public Safety and Security

Risk Sciences International has comprehensive experience working with organizations to enhance public safety and security. Areas of expertise include non-biological hazards often associated with occupational health and safety issues, as well as emergency preparedness activities focusing on natural disaster, disease epidemic, or malicious acts. RSI has...

RSI is committed to urban risk and resilience

Urban Risk and Resiliency

The planning, design, and operation of the urban space requires multidisciplinary research and decision support to understand and mitigate the impact of hazards, natural or man-made, malicious or accidental. Risk Sciences International applies its expertise in extreme weather and climate change, infrastructure vulnerability...

RSI is committed to urban risk and resilience

Urban Risk and Resiliency

Risk Sciences International has a vast portfolio of urban-related projects for major agencies, corporations and organizations.
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RSI is dedicated to risk issues in public safety and security

Public Safety and Security

RSI works with regulators to determine appropriate, risk-based monitoring activities for risk controls for daily risks. For large scale risks, RSI have developed methods and tools that support emergency response planning and preparedness.
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RSI works in public health

Public Health

RSI has conducted research on a wide range of determinants that can affect public health. RSI also conducts systematic, rapid, and critical reviews of scientific evidence, no matter how large the scope of the problem or complexity of the health concern.
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RSI and food safety

Food Safety and Defense

RSI is internationally recognised for our risk assessment work in the food sector. This includes extensive experience developing microbiological risk assessments, and chemical safety assessments, and developing models to explore the impacts of terrorist threats to the food supply from intentional adulteration
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RSI and drug safety and effectiveness

Drug Safety and Effectiveness Monitoring

RSI helps clients to understand the evolving benefit and risk profiles of drugs through analysis of contemporary and up to date databases involving large real world populations.
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RSI works in climate change and adaptation

Climate Change and Adaptation

RSI has been engaged in a wide variety of climate change activities over the last decade. RSI has evaluated alternative climate change mitigation strategies, and developed a capacity in climate change analytics to better characterize current and future impacts of global change.
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RSI is committed to chemical and product safety

Chemical and Product Safety

Risk Sciences International has long worked with governments to understand safe levels of chemicals in our environment. Unfortunately, many of the products and chemicals in common use in our society have not been adequately evaluated.
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RSI is committed to risk in agriculture

Agriculture

RSI’s expertise in the Agricultural sector ranges from modelling the risks to livestock from transboundary diseases, supporting a safe food supply through risk assessment of pathogens in production, exploring the changing risks from pathogens in crops as the climate changes, development of risk-based decision-support applications for the management of agricultural emergencies at the national level, and supporting development of risk assessment frameworks for consideration of novel organisms.
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Risk Sciences International 3 "When there is
concern or crisis,
confidence is critical.
RSI creates
the conditions
for confidence."

 
Greg Paoli
Principal Risk Scientist, COO

At RSI, science matters.

1,000+

1,000+ published, peer-reviewed articles

Collectively, staff at Risk Sciences International have published over one-thousand peer-reviewed articles since RSI's founding in 2006.

A small selection of some of the most important contributions by RSI staff to the field of risk science is featured below.

RSI Clients and Stakeholders

300+

Gov & IGO

Federal, regional and local government authorities and international/multilateral organizations including the United Nations and UN Agencies: 

  1. Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development Canada (AANDC)
  2. Agency for Food, Environmental and Occupational Health & Safety (ANSES)
  3. Agriculture - Agri-Food Canada (AAFC)
  4. Alberta Health and Wellness Services
  5. Arctic Aquatic Research Division
  6. Australian Food Safety Centre (FSC)
  7. Basel Convention on the Transboundary Movement of Hazardous Waste
  8. BC Centre for Disease Control (BCCDC)
  9. BC Ministry of Environment (BCMoE)
  10. BC Ministry of Transport (BCMoT)
  11. Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA)
  12. Canadian Heritage (PCH)
  13. Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition (CFSAN) of FDA
  14. Central Research Institute of Japan
  15. China Institute for Radiation Protection
  16. Chinese Center for Disease Control & Prevention
  17. City of Barrie
  18. City of Calgary
  19. City of Kingston
  20. City of Mississauga
  21. City of Ottawa
  22. City of Toronto
  23. Community of Federal Regulators (CFR)
  24. Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES)
  25. Credit Valley Conservation Authority (CVCA)
  26. Crown Indigenous and Northern Affairs (CIRNA)
  27. Defence Research and Development Canada (DRDC)
  28. Dene First Nation
  29. Department of Finance Canada (FIN)
  30. Department of Health, UK
  31. Department of Justice Canada (JUS)
  32. Department of National Defence (DND)
  33. Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC)
  34. Environmental Commission of Ontario (ECO)
  35. European Broadcasting Union (EBU)
  36. European Food Safety Authority (EFSA)
  37. European Free Trade Agreement (EFTA)
  38. European Union (EU)
  39. Fisheries & Oceans Canada (DFO)
  40. Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
  41. Food Protection and Defense Institute (FPDI)
  42. GIZ
  43. Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria
  44. Global Observatory for eHealth (WHO)
  45. Global Strategy on Diet, Physical Activity and Health (WHO)
  46. Government of New Brunswick (GNB)
  47. Government of Northwest Territories (GNWT)
  48. Greater Vancouver Regional District
  49. Green Cross International (GCI)
  50. Health Canada (HC)
  51. Homeland Security Centers of Excellence (HS-Centers) of U.S. Dept of Homeland Security.
  52. Indigenous and Northern Affairs Canada (INAC)
  53. Industry Canada (IC)
  54. International Agency for Research on Cancer (WHO)
  55. International AIDS Society (IAS)
  56. International Air Transport Association (IATA)
  57. International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
  58. International Labour Organization (ILO)
  59. International Organization for Migration (IOM)
  60. International Organization for Standardization (ISO)
  61. International Social Security Association (ISSA)
  62. International Telecommunication Union (ITU)
  63. Japan Atomic Energy Agency
  64. Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS)
  65. Lake Simcoe Region Conservation Authority
  66. Measurement Canada (MC)
  67. MetroLinx
  68. National Centre for Food Protection & Defense (NCFPD) Homeland Security Center of Excellence)
  69. National Research Council Canada (NRC)
  70. Natural Resources Canada (NRCan)
  71. New Brunswick Government (GNB), Dept. of Environment and Local Government
  72. Northern Ontario Public Services
  73. Nuclear Regulation Authority (NRA)
  74. Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada (OPCC)
  75. Ontario Association for Impact Assessment (OAIA)
  76. Ontario Centre for Climate Impacts and Adaptation Resources (OCCIAR)
  77. Ontario Ministry of Infrastructure
  78. Ontario Ministry of the Environment & Climate Change (OMECC)
  79. Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC)
  80. Public Health England (PHE)
  81. Public Safety Canada (PSC)
  82. Public Services and Procurement Canada (PSPC)
  83. Public Works and Government Services Canada (PWGSC)
  84. Regional Municipality of Durham
  85. Regional Municipality of Waterloo
  86. RIVM National Institute for Public Health and the Environment
  87. Roll Back Malaria (RBM) Partnership (WHO)
  88. Spectrum Management and Telecommunications - Industry Canada
  89. Statistics Canada (StatCan)
  90. Stop TB Partnership
  91. Technical Standards & Safety Authority (TSSA)
  92. Tobacco Free Initiative TFI (WHO)
  93. Toronto and Region Conservation Authority (TRCA)
  94. Toronto Public Health (TPH)
  95. Transport Canada (TC)
  96. Treasury Board Secretariat of Canada (TBS)
  97. UN Watch
  98. UN-Habitat
  99. UNITAID
  100. United Nations (UN)
  101. United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)
  102. United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR)
  103. United Nations Human Rights (OHCHR)
  104. United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR)
  105. United Nations International Strategy for Disaster Reduction (UNISDR)
  106. United Nations Volunteers
  107. Universal Postal Union (UPU)
  108. UNplus
  109. US Army Natick Soldier RD&E Center - Combat Feeding Directorate (DFAS)
  110. US Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
  111. US Dept of Homeland Security (DHS)
  112. US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
  113. US Food & Drug Administration (FDA)
  114. USAID Office of Transitional Initiatives
  115. USDA Agricultural Research Service - Eastern Regional Research Center (ARS-ERRC)
  116. USDA Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS)
  117. Workplace Safety & Insurance Board (WSIB)
  118. World AIDS Day (WAD)
  119. World Alliance for Patient Safety (WHO)
  120. World Health Day (WHO)
  121. World Health Organization (WHO)
  122. World Health Professions Alliance (WHPA)
  123. World Trade Organization (WTO)
  124. World Urban Campaign (WUC)
  125. World Water Day (WHO)

NGO & PPP

Non-governmental organizations, other civil society organizations, as well as private-public partnerships that RSI has either served or partnered with:
 

  1. 4TRANSIT Joint Venture
  2. Air and Waste Management Association (AWSA)
  3. Aluminium REACH Consortium (ARC)
  4. America Frozen Food Institute (AFFI)
  5. America Water Works Association (AWWA)
  6. Americal Chemistry Council (ACC)
  7. American Blood Centers
  8. American Cancer Society
  9. American Childhood Cancer Organization
  10. BioVision - World Life Sciences Forum
  11. Building and Wood Workers' International (BWI)
  12. Bureau de Normalization du Quebec
  13. Canadian Blood Services (CBS)
  14. Canadian Cattlemen's Association
  15. Canadian Climate Forum (CCF)
  16. Canadian Conservation Institute (CCI)
  17. Canadian Gas Association (CGA)
  18. Canadian Partnership Against Cancer (CPAC)
  19. Canadian Standards Association (CSA)
  20. Cancer Care Ontario (CCO)
  21. Center for Product Safety (CPS)
  22. Centre for Public Management
  23. Children's Mercy Hospital and Clinics
  24. Children's National Medical Center
  25. Clarity Healthcare
  26. Clean Air Partnership
  27. Climate Risk Institute (CRI)
  28. Clinton Foundation
  29. College of Physicians and Surgeons of Alberta
  30. Conceptis Inc (WebMD)
  31. Council of Canadian Academies
  32. Ecumenical Advocacy Alliance (EAA)
  33. Ecumenical Loan Funds For Human Development (ECLOF)
  34. Europa Donna, The European Breast Cancer Coalition
  35. European Aluminum Association (EAA)
  36. Fonterra Co-Operative Group
  37. Franciscans International (FI)
  38. Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition (GAIN)
  39. Global Forum for Health Research (GFHR)
  40. Global Movement for Children (GMC)
  41. GRACE GmbH - SASforREACH Consortium
  42. ICF International Inc. (ICF)
  43. Institut de Radioprotection et de Sûreté
  44. Institute for Safe Medical Practices (ISMP)
  45. Institute for the Advancement of Food and Nutrition Sciences
  46. Institute of Food Research (IFR)
  47. International Aluminium Institute (IAI)
  48. International Bridges to Justice (IBJ)
  49. International Catholic Migration Commission (ICMC)
  50. International Centre for Trade and Sustainable Development (ICTSD)
  51. International Copper Association (ICA)
  52. International Council on Mining and Metals Limited (ICMM)
  53. International Federation of Chemical, Energy, Mine and General Workers' Unions (ICEM)
  54. International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC)
  55. International Federation of University Women (IFUW)
  56. International Hospital Federation
  57. International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD)
  58. International Life Sciences Institute (ILSI)
  59. International Manganese Institute (IMnI)
  60. International Osteoporosis Foundation (IOF)
  61. International Prevention Research Institute (IPRI)
  62. International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC)
  63. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN)
  64. ISGlobal Barcelona Institute for Global Health
  65. Joint Expert Meeting on Microbiological Risk Assessment (JEMRA) Tof FAO/WHO
  66. Joint Institute for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition (JIFSAN) UMD-FDA
  67. Korea Institute of Radiological and Medical Sciences
  68. Livestock Innovation Research Corporation (LRIC)
  69. Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF)
  70. Medicines Patent Pool (MPP)
  71. Mining Innovation, Rehabilitation, and Applied Research Corporation (MIRARCO)
  72. Muscular Dystrophy Association (MDA)
  73. National Academy of Sciences (NAS)
  74. National Cancer Institute (NCI)
  75. National Pork Board
  76. Netherlands Cancer Institute
  77. Northern Climate Exchange (NCE)
  78. Nuclear Waste Management Organization (NWMO)
  79. Oak foundation
  80. Ontario Power Generation (OPG)
  81. Ontario Regional Climate Change Consortium (ORCCC)
  82. Organization of African First Ladies Against AIDS (OAFLA)
  83. PregMedic
  84. Public Services International (PSI)
  85. Radiation Effects Research Foundation
  86. Ramsar convention on wetlands
  87. Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center
  88. RTI International
  89. Science and Technology Center in Ukraine
  90. Small Arms Survey
  91. Society for Risk Analysis (SRA)
  92. South Carolina College of Pharmacy
  93. Standards Council of Canada (SCC)
  94. Swiss Federal Nuclear Safety Inspectorate ENSI
  95. The Aluminum Association (AA)
  96. Toronto Community Housing (TCH)
  97. Toxicology Excellence for Risk Assessment
  98. Trade Union Advisory Committee
  99. Union for International Cancer Control (UICC)
  100. Union Network International (UNI)
  101. WaterSMART Solutions Ltd
  102. World AIDS Campaign (WAC)
  103. World Council of Churches (WCC)
  104. World Organization of the Scout Movement (WOSM)
  105. World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF International)
  106. World YWCA Young Women's Christian Association

Business

Companies both large and small: 

  1. A-Maps Environmental Inc.
  2. AECOM Canada Limited
  3. Ajilon Consulting
  4. Arcelor
  5. Associated Engineering Alberta Ltd. (ASENG)
  6. BGC Engineering Inc.
  7. BMW Gmbh
  8. Bull Hausser and Tupper LLC
  9. Bundesamt für Strahlenschutz
  10. Canadian National (CN)
  11. Coca Cola Company
  12. Copp Clark Ltd.
  13. Crawford and Company Canada Inc
  14. CRDF Global
  15. Dillon Consulting Limited
  16. Dow Chemical Company
  17. Emdata Co. Ltd.
  18. Emmons & Olivier Resources Canada Inc. (EOR)
  19. Engineers Canada
  20. ESSA Technologies Ltd.
  21. Federated Press
  22. FNC Technology Co., Ltd.
  23. Geneva International Airport
  24. Hatch Limited
  25. Helmholtz Zentrum München
  26. Hydro Ottawa
  27. ICF International
  28. Intersol Group Ltd.
  29. Intertek Health Sciences Inc.
  30. IRIS Legal
  31. Japan Nus Company Ltd.
  32. King & Spalding
  33. Lakind Associates LLC
  34. Lansdowne Technologies
  35. Lapointe Engineering Ltd
  36. Lockheed Martin
  37. Lumina Decision Systems
  38. Manulife Financial Real Estate
  39. MARS Foods (China) Co. Ltd.
  40. Matrix Solutions Inc
  41. McCague Borlack LLP
  42. McCarthy Tetrault LLP
  43. Meat and Livestock Australia
  44. MITACS
  45. Mondelēz International
  46. Morrison Hershfield
  47. Moto Internationale
  48. Motosport Plus
  49. Nodelcorp Consulting Inc
  50. NORR
  51. Novel Futures Corporation
  52. NTNU Regnskapsseksjonen
  53. Phillips & Paolicelli LLP (P2Law)
  54. Price Waterhouse Coopers (PWC)
  55. Querencia Partners Ltd.
  56. R.V. Anderson Associates Ltd
  57. Restaino Law Firm
  58. Rio Tinto
  59. RWDI Air Inc
  60. Science Applications International Corporation (SAIC)
  61. Social and Scientific Systems, Inc
  62. Stantec Consulting Ltd.
  63. Summit Toxicology LLP
  64. TetraTech Inc.
  65. Toronto Hydro-Electric System Limited
  66. Torys LLP
  67. TriEdge & Associates
  68. Unilever
  69. Versar, Inc.
  70. WSP
  71. WSPA-Maps Environmental Inc.

Academia

Universities and research institutes that RSI has served or partnered with:
 

  1. Carleton University
  2. Dankook University
  3. Ecole Polytechnique de Montreal  
  4. George Washington University 
  5. Harvard University  
  6. International Prevention Research Institute (IPRI)
  7. International University of Health and Welfare, Tochigi, Japan
  8. Johns Hopkins School of Medicine
  9. Keio University 
  10. Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)
  11. McGill University
  12. McLaughlin Centre for Population Health
  13. Medizinische Hochschule Brandenburg Theodor Fontane
  14. Nagasaki University
  15. Oak Ridge Associated Universities 
  16. Ottawa Hospital Research Institute 
  17. Rutgers University
  18. Trent University 
  19. Universitätsmedizin Greifswald
  20. Université de Montréal 
  21. University of Alberta
  22. University of Bergen
  23. University of Calgary
  24. University of California, Berkeley
  25. University of California, San Francisco
  26. University of Guelph
  27. University of Korea 
  28. University of Manchester
  29. University of Maryland
  30. University of Melbourne
  31. University of Minnesota
  32. University of Ottawa 
  33. University of Pennsylvania
  34. University of Prince Edward Island
  35. University of Southern California
  36. University of Tasmania 
  37. University of Toronto
  38. University of Washington
  39. University of Windsor
  40. Vanderbilt University
  41. Yukon College

The list of organizations, companies, and governments above in no way denotes or implies support or endorsement by these entities. The list is intended as an indication of the breadth of work led and undertaken by Risk Sciences International staff.

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Anne Wiles

For her work at RSI, Anne has built on her previous experience and academic research through work on communication on nuclear power and nuclear waste disposal; developing communication strategies and messaging on health risk issues; and delivering training on risk communication. She has also applied her familiarity with risk regulation in many projects on government…

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Franco Momoli

Dr. Momoli is the acting Practice Lead for Chemical and Product Safety at Risk Sciences International, as well as an adjunct professor in the School of Epidemiology and Public Health at the University of Ottawa.

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Daniel Krewski

Dr. Krewski serves as Chief Risk Scientist and CEO of Risk Sciences International. He also holds academic appointments as Professor in the School of Epidemiology and Public Health and Scientific Director of the McLaughlin Centre for Population Health Risk Assessment in the Faculty of Medicine at the University of Ottawa. Dr. Krewski is a Fellow of the Society of Risk Analysis and the American Statistical Association, and a lifetime National Affiliate of the US National Academy of Sciences. In 2013, he received the Distinguished Achievement Award from the Society for Risk Analysis, for excellent performance in the practice of risk analysis. He has contributed to over 900 scientific and technical publications in the field of risk science during the course of his career to date.

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Emma Hartnett

Dr. Hartnett currently works on the development of risk-based decision-making processes and tools to support public risk assessment. Current focus includes: working with the Canadian Food Inspection Agency exploring methodologies to support risk-based monitoring of contaminants in food; working with Transport Canada to develop guidelines and methodologies to support risk-based decisions related to public risks from the transportation system; working with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration on continuing expansions and improvements to the FDA-iRISK tool.

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Todd Ruthman

Todd Ruthman’s current focus is on tools that help regulators visualize and understand the public risk burden within their mandates to help inform risk-based decisions. Mr. Ruthman provides design, management, modelling, coding, and database development expertise for these tools. Mr. Ruthman also manages the RSI development group enhancing previously released tools…

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Cemil ‘Jim’ Alyanak

Now serving as RSI’s Vice-President Communications and Strategic Initiatives, for years Cemil has provided organizations with guidance designed to transmit mission-critical messages. An anti-tobacco campaign is not about promoting a strategy, it’s about saving lives. Get the message wrong and people die. That type of commitment to results is what Cemil brings to Risk Sciences International.

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Donald Mattison

Dr. Donald Mattison was appointed Chief Medical Officer and Senior Vice President of Risk Sciences International in 2012. Dr. Mattison also serves as Associate Director of the McLaughlin Centre for Population Health Risk Assessment and as Adjunct Professor at the School of Epidemiology and Public Health at the University of Ottawa. He is also Medical Advisor to QuarterWatch: Monitoring FDA MedWatch Reports published by the Institute for Safe Medication Practices in Horsham, Pennsylvania.

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Michael G. Tyshenko

Dr. Tyshenko is involved with various health risk issues and is the lead on chemical peer reviews at RSI. He continues international research on infectious disease health policy and evidence-based decision-making for SARS, MERS and COVID-19 with a collaborative working group from China, USA, and the UAE. Other ongoing work in Nepal with the Ministry of Health in collaboration…

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Hong Duan

Since joining RSI’s technical team in 2011, Hong has focused on developing risk-based database-driven web projects. Her extensive knowledge and experience, has helped RSI to develop high quality software for multiple clients including the Public Health Agency of Canada, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations based in Rome, and the World Health Organization based in Geneva.

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Jennifer Go

Jennifer joined RSI in August of 2017 as a Risk Analyst with specialization in epidemiology. She possesses a diverse set of skills that contributes to her flexibility to work on a wide range of scientific projects. In particular, Jennifer has research experience in programming using SAS, manipulating large datasets, constructing statistical models, interpreting quantitative data, …

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Martin LeBlanc

Mr. Martin LeBlanc is responsible for growing RSI’s book of business, supporting all activities to this end. His line is always open to assist clients old and new. He strives to understand and provide a client’s unique need on a project, having done so for many government and private clients across the health, nuclear, power generation, aerospace, manufacturing, transportation and national defence sectors.

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Nataliya Karyakina

Dr. Nataliya Karyakina has solid knowledge and extensive experience in hazard identification and human health risk assessments of toxic chemicals present in air, water, food and consumer products. Her research focuses on multidisciplinary studies of potential adverse health effects.

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Mina Maksimovic

Mina joined Risk Sciences International in 2021 as a Project Coordinator. Mina’s focus is helping coordinate projects and implementing project management software to ensure project timelines are met. She also assists with research-based tasks.

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Natalia (Natasha) Shilnikova

At RSI, Dr. Natalia (Natasha) Shilnikova has been working on projects involving toxicology, epidemiology and human health risk assessment, such as development of toxicity profiles for several chemicals on Health Canada’s Domestic Substances List (DSL); a systematic review of potential cancer and reproductive risks of artificial sweeteners for the International…

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Greg Paoli

As RSI’s Principal Risk Scientist and COO, Greg Paoli is currently working with a broad spectrum of clients in the public and private sectors, with the greatest emphasis on the development of new approaches to transform regulatory systems to be more “risk-based” at multiple levels: how senior decision-makers process risk information and make the “tough choices” in regulating health and safety, how an organization can optimize its resources across a diverse mandate to maximize total “portfolio-level” risk reduction, and how to operationalize key resources like the scheduling of inspections when faced with thousands of inspection targets, but not enough resources to inspect all of them.

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Paul Stanish

Paul Stanish joined Risk Sciences International in 2021 as a Risk Analyst. Paul’s current focus is on using emerging tools to modernize client’s understanding risk and streamline and rationalize their data culture.

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Monique Macdonald

As Office Administrator for RSI, Monique is responsible for managing all functions of the firm’s office environment and administration needs, including liaising with stakeholders, contractors and suppliers, supporting RSI Directors and staff with data management and word processing, maintaining business accounts, licenses, subscriptions, company files and systems. Her duties also include general bookkeeping, sales and marketing support, course and workshop administration and general research support.

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During these unique times during which physical distancing is affecting all aspects of society and our economy, RSI is well prepared. Since its inception, the company has been equipped and trained to deliver results remotely. We use virtual meeting applications extensively, as well as virtual training and webinar software. The nature of risk management is such that all RSI staff have always been a moment's notice away from intervening in urgent matters.

Important: Our sincere thanks go out to all first responders worldwide who have so bravely helped us all to face this unique challenge.

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