All Hazards

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Definitions

European Definitions

While recognising the threat from terrorism as a priority, the European Programme for Critical Infrastructure Protection (EPCIP) considers the protection of critical infrastructure to be based on an all-hazards approach [1]. If the level of protective measures in a particular CI sector is found to be adequate, EPCIP urges stakeholders to "concentrate their efforts on threats to which they are vulnerable".

National Definitions

France

(Non-official translation) Every situation, condition or practice which could cause damages on people, assets or environment. [2]

(French original) Danger: toute situation, condition ou pratique qui comporte en elle-même une capacité à occasionner des dommages aux personnes, aux biens ou à l’environnement.

Germany

All-hazard approach (in Deutsch: All-Gefahransatz) is [3] "taking all (known) hazards into consideration equally, for example when performing a risk analysis, and not only individual areas such as terrorism or sabotage".

USA

A threat or an incident, natural or manmade, that warrants action to protect life, property, the environment, and public health or safety, and to minimize disruptions of government, social, or economic activities.It includes natural disasters, cyber incidents, industrial accidents, pandemics, acts of terrorism, sabotage, and destructive criminal activity targeting critical infrastructure [4].
A grouping classification encompassing all conditions, environmental or manmade, that have the potential to cause injury, illness, or death; damage to or loss of equipment, infrastructure services, or property; or alternatively causing functional degradation to social, economic, or environmental aspects [5].
Any incident or event, natural or human caused, that requires an organized response by a public, private, and/or governmental entity in order to protect life, public health and safety, values to be protected, and to minimize any disruption of governmental, social, and economic services.[6]


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