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A Hazard is a situation which poses a level of threat to Life , Health , Property or Environment . Most hazards are dormant or potential, with only a theoretical risk of harm, however, once a hazard becomes 'active', it can create an Emergency situation. MODES OF A HAZARD A hazard is usually used to describe a potentially harmful situation, although not usually the event itself - once the incident has started it is classified as an Emergency or incident. There are a number of modes for a hazard, which include:
CLASSIFYING HAZARDS By its nature, a hazard involves something which could potentially be harmful to a person's life, health, property or to the environment. There are a number of methods of classifying a hazard, but most systems use some variation on the factors of Likelihood of the hazard turning in to an incident and the '''Seriousness''' of the incident if it were to occur. A common method is to score both likelihood and seriousness on a numerical scale (with the most likely and most serious scoring highest) and multiplying one by the other in order to reach a comparative score. Risk = Likelihood of Occurrence ''x''''' Seriousness if incident occurred.''' This score can then be used to identify which hazards may need to be mitigated. A low score on likelihood of occurrence may mean that the hazard is dormant, whereas a high score would indicate that it may be an Active hazard. CAUSES OF HAZARDS There are many causes of hazards, but they can broadly be termed in to:
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