Hazard

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The definitions of the terms "Hazard" and "Threat" are very similar, so maybe the terms do not need to be distinguished. A usage example of the above terms is presented on the discussion section of the current entry.

Definitions

European Definitions

Council of Europe

Hazard is a dangerous event or circumstance that may or may not lead to an emergency or disaster.

EU

An accidental or naturally occurring phenomenon with the potential to cause physical or psychological harm to humans including loss of life, damage or losses of property, and/or disruption to the environment or to structures (economic social, political) upon which a community's way of life depends.

EU JRC

Hazard is the absence or lack of predictability.

A situation that poses a level of threat to life, health, property, or environment.

European Project Definitions

CIPRNet project

The CIPRNet project uses the following definition:

Hazard is defined as the source of potential harm.

Other International Definitions

CARICOM

Hazard is a dangerous phenomenon, substance, human activity or condition that may cause loss of life, injury or other health impacts, property damage, loss of livelihoods and services, social and economic disruption, or environmental damage.

IPCC

Hazard is the potential occurrence of a natural or human-induced physical event that may cause loss of life, injury, or other health impacts, as well asdamage and loss to property, infrastructure, livelihoods, service provision, and environmental resources.

UNDRR

Hazard is a dangerous phenomenon, substance, human activity or condition that may cause loss of life, injury or other health impacts, property damage, loss of livelihoods and services, social and economic disruption, or environmental damage.

The hazards of concern to disaster risk reduction as stated in footnote 3 of the Hyogo Framework for Action (HFA) are “… hazards of natural origin and related environmental and technological hazards and risks.” Such hazards arise from a variety of geological, meteorological, hydrological, oceanic, biological, and technological sources, sometimes acting in combination. In technical settings, hazards are described quantitatively by the likely frequency of occurrence of different intensities for different areas, as determined from historical data or scientific analysis.

Aléa: Un phénomène dangereux, une substance, activité humaine ou condition pouvant causer des pertes de vies humaines, des blessures ou d’autres effets sur la santé, des dommages aux biens, des pertes de moyens de subsistance et des services, des perturbations socio-économiques, ou des dommages à l’environnement.

Угроза: Опасное явление, вещество, деятельность человека или условия, которые могут повлечь гибель людей, увечья или другой вред здоровью, ущерб имуществу, потерю средств к существованию и услуг, социальные и экономические потрясения или вред окружающей среде.

Amenaza: Un fenómeno, sustancia, actividad humana o condición peligrosa que pueden ocasionar la muerte, lesiones u otros impactos a la salud, al igual que daños a la propiedad, la pérdida de medios de sustento y de servicios, trastornos sociales y económicos, o daños ambientales.

خطر وجمعها أخطار: ظاهرة أو مادة أو نشاط بشري أو ظروف خطيرة يمكن أن تؤدي إلى خسارة في الأرواح أو إصابات أو آثار صحية أخرى أو ضرر بالممتلكات أو خسارة في سبل المعيشة والخدمات أو خلل اقتصادى واجتماعى أو ضرر بيئى.

Ancaman bahaya: Suatu fenomena, substans, aktivitas manusia atau kondisi berbahaya yang bisa menyebabkan hilangnya nyawa, cedera atau dampak-dampak kesehatan lain, kerusakan harta benda, hilangnya penghidupan dan layanan, gangguan sosial dan ekonomi, atau kerusakan lingkungan.

Bahaya: Fenomena keadaan atau aktiviti manusia, bahan atau keadaan yang mampu menyebabkan kehilangan nyawa, kecederaan atau impak kesihatan lain, kerosakan harta benda, kehilangan pekerjaan dan perkhidmatan, gangguan ekonomi dan sosial, atau kerosakan alam sekitar.

مخاطره يا خطر
پديده، عنصر، فعاليت انساني و يا وضعيتي خطرناك كه ممكن است آسيب جاني، جراحت ها و يا سايرتاثيرات
سلامتي، آسيب به دارايي ها، آسيب به معيشت ها و خدمات، درهم گسيختگي اجتماعي و اقتصادي و ي
آسيب هاي زيست محيطي را به همراه داشته و سبب گردد را شامل مي شود.

UNDHA

Hazard: a threatening event, or the probability of occurrence of a potentially damaging phenomenon within a given time period and area.

Amenaza: Evento amenazante, o probabilidad de que ocurra un fenómeno potencialmente dañino dentro de un área y periodo de tiempo dado.

Aléa: Événement menaçant ou probabilité d'ocurrence dans une région et au cours d'une période données d'un phénomène pouvant engendrer des dommages.

WHO

Hazard is a possible threat of source of exposure to injury, harm or loss, e.g. conflict, natural phenomena.

National Definitions

Australia

Hazard: A source of potential harm –including threats.

Hazard is a source of potential harm or a situation with a potential to cause loss.

Hazard is a potential or existing condition that may cause harm to people or damage to property or the environment.

Hazard is an intrinsic capacity associated with an agent or process capable of causing harm.

Hazard is the capacity of an agent to produce a particular type of adverse health or environmental effect.

New South Wales

Hazard: a hazard, usually natural, that unintentionally disrupts critical infrastructure service provision.

Canada

Hazard is a potentially damaging physical event, phenomenon or human activity that may cause the loss of life or injury, property damage, social and economic disruption or environmental degradation.

Phénomène, événement physique ou activité humaine susceptible d’occasionner des pertes en vies humaines ou des blessures, des dommages aux biens, des perturbations sociales et économiques ou une degradation de l’environnement.

Chile

Peligro: En el estudio de riesgo y para esta guía; representa la probable manifestación de un fenómeno físico de origen natural, que se anticipa puede producir efectos adversos en las personas, la producción, la infraestructura, y los bienes y servicios.

Se expresa como la probabilidad de que fenómeno se presente con una cierta intensidad, en un sitio especifico y dentro de un periodo de tiempo definido.

El Salvador

Amenaza (Hazard): Peligro latente que representa la posible manifestación dentro de un período de tiempo y en un territorio particular de un fenómeno de origen natural, socio-natural o antropogénico, que puede producir efectos adversos en las personas, la producción, la infraestructura, los bienes y servicios y el ambiente.

Es un factor de riesgo externo de un elemento o grupo de elementos expuestos, que se expresa como la probabilidad de que un evento se presente con una cierta intensidad, en un sitio especifico y en dentro de un periodo de tiempo definido.

Finland

Vaara: hyvin todennäköisesti toteutuva tai jo toteutunut, parhaillaan vaikuttava haitallinen tapahtuma tai kehityskulku.

Hazard: very probably realising or already realised, presently influencing harmful event or development. -unofficial translation-

Germany

(Concrete) effects of dangers/threats (natural phenomena, technical failure or human error, human misconduct) on Critical Infrastructures.

India

Hazard: A dangerous phenomenon, substance, human activity or condition that may cause loss of life, injury or other health impacts, property damage, loss of livelihoods and services, social and economic disruption, or environmental damage.

Ireland

A hazard is any phenomenon with the potential to cause direct harm to members of the community, the environment or physical infrastructure, or being potentially damaging to the economic and social infrastructure.

Italy

Pericolosità (Hazard): è la probabilità che un fenomeno di una determinata intensità si verifichi in un certo periodo di tempo, in una data area.

Madagascar

Aléa: Situation potentielle ou existante qui peut affecter les populations, détériorer les biens ou l’environnement. L’amplitude du phénomène, sa probabilité, l’étendue et la gravité de son impact sont variables.

Dans de nombreux cas, ces dégâts peuvent être anticipés et estimés

Nepal

Hazard: A dangerous phenomenon, substance, human activity or condition that may cause loss of life, injury or other health impacts, property damage, loss of livelihoods and services, social and economic disruption, or environmental damage.

Peru

Amenaza (en inglés hazard): Manifestación física del cambio climático, incluida su variabilidad.

Es un evento físico que puede representar un peligro para un sistema. Las amenazas incluyen los acontecimientos extremos temporarios como las sequías, las precipitaciones intensas (muchas veces asociadas a las inundaciones), los vendavales, las marejadas ciclónicas, el calor extremo y los cambios efectivamente irreversibles y a más largo plazo, como la desecación climática, el aumento del nivel del mar, el colapso de los sistemas ecológicos inducido por el clima, la pérdida de recursos hídricos (p. ej., los asociados con los glaciares), y los cambios en los niveles del agua subterránea. Otras amenazas “indirectas” del cambio climático pueden incluir los cambios en la distribución de pestes o enfermedades, y las reducciones de los recursos naturales (UNDP, 2009b).

Peligro: probabilidad de que un fenómeno físico, potencialmente dañino, de origen natural o inducido por la acción humana, se presente en un lugar específico con una cierta intensidad y en un periodo de tiempo y frecuencia definidos.

Republic of Trinidad & Tobago

A dangerous phenomenon, substance, human activity or condition that may cause loss of life, injury or other health impacts, property damage, loss of livelihoods and services, social and economic disruption, or environmental damage.

Saint Lucia

Hazard: Natural or man-made occurrences that pose a threat to people, property and the environment and are capable of causing a disaster.

Hazards include earthquakes, fire, explosion, chemical spillage, flood, epidemics, hurricanes, landslide, storm surge, tidal wave or volcanic eruption.

Singapore

An event or physical condition that has the potential to cause harm or loss.

Slovakia

Ohrozenie: Stav systému, ktorý vzniká a trvá v dôsledku existencie a uvedomenia si potenciálneho narušenia jeho rovnovážneho stavu. Je to aktivizované riziko, ktoré pôsobí proti záujmom subjektu, a konkrétnej situácie, ktoré bezprostredne znemožňujú naplnenie jeho záujmov.

South Africa

A hazard can be defined as a potentially damaging physical event, social and economic disruption or environmental degradation. Typical examples of hazards can be absence of rain (leading to drought) or the abundance thereof (leading to floods). Chemical manufacturing plants near settlements and incorrect agricultural techniques, can also been seen as hazards which could lead to possible disasters. Hazards can be the creation of man or the environment.

Switzerland

Zustand oder Vorgang, aus dem ein Schaden an einem Schutzgut entstehen kann.

Etat ou processus dont peut découler un dommage à un bien digne de protection.

Stato o avvenimento che può causare danni a un bene degno di protezione.

Tanzania

Hazard: means an event with a potential for human injury, damage to property, damage to the environment, or some combination thereof.

Tonga

Hazards: An event, activity or phenomenon that has the potential to cause harm to life, health or property, damage to the environment or some combination of these.

United Kingdom (UK)

Hazard is an accidental or naturally occurring (i.e. non-malicious) event or situation with the potential to cause death or physical or psychological harm, damage or losses to property, and/or disruption to the environment and/or to economic, social and political structures.

Hazard is a situation or event which could cause harm.

Note: A hazard does not necessarily cause harm.

United States

DHS

Hazard is a natural or manmade source or cause of harm or difficulty.

DoD

Hazard: Any real or potential condition that can cause injury, illness, or death to personnel; damage to or loss of a system, equipment or property; or damage to the environment.

NIMS

Something that is potentially dangerous or harmful, often the root cause of an unwanted outcome.

Other Definitions

EM-DAT

Hazard is a threatening event, or probability of occurrence of a potentially damaging phenomenon within a given time period and area.

Though often caused by nature, disasters can have human origins.

Ontario (Canada)

Hazard is a phenomenon, substance, human activity or condition that may cause loss of life, injury or other health impacts, property damage, loss of livelihoods and services, social and economic disruption, or environmental damage.

These may include natural, technological or human-caused incidents or some combination of these.

Danger ou aléa: phénomène, substance, activité humaine ou condition pouvant causer des pertes de vies humaines, des blessures ou d’autres effets sur la santé, des dommages matériels, des pertes de moyens de subsistance et de services, des perturbations socio-économiques ou des dommages à l’environnement.

Ces dangers peuvent être d’origine naturelle, technologique ou humaine, ou une combinaison de ces facteurs.

Standard Definition

IEC

Hazard is a potential source of harm.

Phénomène dangereux: source potentielle de dommage.

ISA

Hazard is a system state or set of conditions that, together with a particular set of related environmental conditions, will lead to an accident (loss).

ISO 73:2009

Source of potential harm.

ISO/PAS 22399:2007 / ISO 22300:2012(en)

Possible source of danger, or conditions physical or operational, that have a capacity to produce a particular type of adverse effects.

Discussion

Since the terms Threat and Hazard present significant similarities, a usage example is presented below in order to link the two terms with rlated entries of CIPedia©.

Example: The weather report indicated that a flood threat/hazard would be emerging. Shortly thereafter, an extreme weather event occurred, bringing heavy rainfall. This led to a flooding incident along the Elbe. As impacts of the flood, a bridge collapsed because it was damaged by the flood, a dike broke and a flooded purification plant ceased operation. Indirect impacts were the interruption of road and rail traffic across the bridge, water transport blocked by the collapsed bridge and production of drinking water along the banks of the Elbe had to be stopped. The consequences of the flooding incidents were: Seven casualties, an economical damage of 67 Million Euros, and 50 square kilometres of polluted agricultural area. The flooding incident at the Elbe led to several cascading effects of CI. The collapsed bridge affected the road, rail, and water transport in the area. The pollution due to the purification plant led to an interruption of drinking water production.

The last sentence shows that cascading effects need not result from damage, but can be a shutdown as a mitigation action to prevent further harm (to people, to a Critical Infrastructure, to economy).

See also

• Biological Hazard
• Climate Hazard
• Geological Hazard
• Hydrometeorological Hazard
• Natural Hazard
• Socio-natural Hazard
• Technological Hazard