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harmful impact on a society or community following a natural hazard event. Examples of natural hazard events include floods, droughts, earthquakes, tropical...

geologic hazard or geohazard is an adverse geologic condition capable of causing widespread damage or loss of property and life. These hazards are geological...

Look up loose cannon in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. A loose cannon is a hazard on the decks of a battleship, figuratively a person acting in a wild...

A hazard and operability study (HAZOP) is a structured and systematic examination of a complex system, usually a process facility, in order to identify...

A hazard is an area of a golf course in the sport of golf which provides a difficult obstacle, which may be of two types: (1) water hazards such as lakes...

year. In mountainous areas, avalanches are among the most serious natural hazards to life and property, so great efforts are made in avalanche control. There...

Loose chippings are loose gravel or stone fragments on a road surface and form a hazard to vehicles using that road. It may come from the road's chip...

Diving hazards are the agents or situations that pose a threat to the underwater diver or their equipment. Divers operate in an environment for which...

electrocardiogram, goes down whenever the player is caught by a zombie or other hazard - if they run out, the character dies, resulting in a game over and forcing...

A pinch point or pinch point hazard is a common class of mechanical hazard where injury or damage may be done by one or more objects moving towards each...

several tributary creeks at, or in the immediate vicinity of, the city of Hazard, Kentucky. They were surveyed by the Kentucky Geological Survey in 1918...

beverage increases the incidence of breast cancer by 11 cases per 1000 women." Hazard ratio, such as "an increase in both total and invasive breast cancers in...

fairly adventurous outdoor recreation can be enjoyable and safe. Every hazard has its own safety measure, and every ailment a particular remedy. A standard...

Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) definition). Such contamination presents a hazard because the radioactive decay of the contaminants produces ionizing radiation...

caissons. This article lists hazards that a diver may be exposed to during a dive, and possible consequences of these hazards, with some details of the proximate...

oxygen from the air in the surrounding area, which presents an asphyxiation hazard. Users are trained to store dewars only in a well-ventilated area, and before...

way to the summit is discouraged by a sign warning that the loose rocks are a fall hazard). Other trailheads can be found along Canyon Drive and Sunset...

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accidents include collisions, crushing, and injuries from mechanical parts. Hazard controls include physical barriers, good work practices, and proper maintenance...

between her friendship with the suspect and her own freedom. 134 17 "Road Hazard / Cold" Birmingham, Alabama / Louisville, Kentucky July 2, 2009 (2009-07-02)...