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| − | {{definition|A technological hazard is a [[hazard]] which results from the failure or misuse of technology, either intentional or unintentional (such as a power outage, cyber attack etc.). <ref name="Ontario">[https://www.emergencymanagementontario.ca/english/emcommunity/response_resources/GlossaryOfTerms/glossary_of_terms.html Province of Ontario’s Emergency Management Glossary of Terms ]</ref><br /><br/>Danger technologique: | + | {{definition|A technological hazard is a [[hazard]] which results from the failure or misuse of technology, either intentional or unintentional (such as a power outage, cyber attack etc.). <ref name="Ontario">[https://www.emergencymanagementontario.ca/english/emcommunity/response_resources/GlossaryOfTerms/glossary_of_terms.html Province of Ontario’s Emergency Management Glossary of Terms ]</ref><br /><br/>Danger technologique: danger qui résulte de la défaillance ou de la mauvaise utilisation, intentionnelle ou non, d’une technologie ( exemples: panne d’électricité, cyberattaque, etc.). <ref name="Ontario">[https://www.emergencymanagementontario.ca/english/emcommunity/response_resources/GlossaryOfTerms/glossary_of_terms.html Province of Ontario’s Emergency Management Glossary of Terms ]</ref>}} |
| − | danger qui résulte de la défaillance ou de la mauvaise utilisation, intentionnelle ou non, d’une technologie ( exemples: panne d’électricité, cyberattaque, etc.). <ref name="Ontario">[https://www.emergencymanagementontario.ca/english/emcommunity/response_resources/GlossaryOfTerms/glossary_of_terms.html Province of Ontario’s Emergency Management Glossary of Terms ]</ref>}} | ||
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Revision as of 23:38, 27 June 2015
Contents
Definitions
European Definitions
Other International Definitions
UNISDR
A hazard originating from technological or industrial conditions, including accidents, dangerous procedures, infrastructure failures or specific human activities, that may cause loss of life, injury, illness or other health impacts, property damage, loss of livelihoods and services, social and economic disruption, or environmental damage. [1]
Examples of technological hazards include industrial pollution, nuclear radiation, toxic wastes, dam failures, transport accidents, factory explosions, fires, and chemical spills. Technological hazards also may arise directly as a result of the impacts of a natural hazard event.
National Definitions
Republic of Trinidad & Tobago
A hazard originating from technological or industrial conditions, including accidents, dangerous procedures, infrastructure failures or specific human activities, that may cause loss of life, injury, illness or other health impacts, property damage, loss of livelihoods and services, social and economic disruption, or environmental damage. [2]
Other Definitions
Ontario (Canada)
A technological hazard is a hazard which results from the failure or misuse of technology, either intentional or unintentional (such as a power outage, cyber attack etc.). [3]
Danger technologique: danger qui résulte de la défaillance ou de la mauvaise utilisation, intentionnelle ou non, d’une technologie ( exemples: panne d’électricité, cyberattaque, etc.). [3]
Danger technologique: danger qui résulte de la défaillance ou de la mauvaise utilisation, intentionnelle ou non, d’une technologie ( exemples: panne d’électricité, cyberattaque, etc.). [3]
Standard Definition
See also
- Hazard
- Biological Hazard
- Geological Hazard
- Hydrometeorological Hazard
- Natural Hazard
- Socio-natural Hazard
