Technological hazard defined

In the term hazards-related, it must be understood that hazards are to include any aspect of technology or activity that produces risk (Fis-chhoff, p. 217). A hazard is defined as the potential source of harm... 

Both the technology and human activity aspects of hazards must be addressed. Hazards are defined as the potential for harm or damage to people, property, or the environment hazards include the characteristics of things and the actions or inactions or persons. 

A hazard is defined, broadly, as the potential for harm to people, property, or the environment. If there is no potential for harm, injury or damage cannot occur. (In ZIO, a hazard is defined as a condition, set of circumstances, or inherent property that can cause injury, illness, or death.) The dual nature of hazards must be understood. Hazards encompass all aspects of technology or activity that produce risk. Hazards include the characteristics of things (equipment, dusts, etc.) and the actions or inactions of people. 

A hazard is defined as the potential for harm. Hazards include all aspects of technology and activity that produce risk. Hazards are the generic base of, as well as the justification for the existence of, the practice of safety. If there were no hazards—no potential for harm— safety professionals need not exist. The entirety of purpose of those responsible for safety, regardless of their titles, is to manage with respect to hazards so that the risks deriving from the hazards are acceptable. 

A hazard is defined as the potential for harm. Hazards include all aspects of technology and activity that produce risk. Hazards are the... 

The central concept in system safety is the definition of a hazard. It is important to spend some time nnderstanding what appears intnitive to all of ns. For snccess, a design or production engineer has to be able to identify and correct or control these hazards. Once a hazard is defined, the system safety process can start to unfold and make sense. The hazard reduction precedence is the philosophical basis for most safety control systans across industry. And finally, engineering standards are part of the structure that ensures that all technological systans have some level of safety. System safety optimizes the safety process. 

Air toxics regulations apply to several parts of the pulp and paper milling process. National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants (NESHAP) have been developed expressly for two processes of the pulp and paper industry. These standards establish process-based maximum achievable control technologies (MACT) for major sources, which are defined as facilities that emit or have the potential to emit 10 t per year or more of any hazardous air pollutant (HAP) or 25 t per year or more of any combination of HAPs. 

When chemicals are released in the environment, their hazard potential to human or ecological receptors depends upon the extent of contact between the receptors and the chemical. This exposure level is not only influenced by where, when and how much of the chemical is released, but also on its movement and changes in air, water, soil or biota relative to the locations of the receptors. Risk is defined as the probability of some adverse consequence in the health context, or as the probability times the extent of the consequence in the technology context. In this paper we shall examine and discuss how mathematical models are used to generate estimates of risk when more than one of the environmental media must be considered in tracing pathways connecting sources with receptors. The principal objective here is to place in perspective the... 

Based on these principles, the hazardous waste classification system recommended by NCRP includes three classes of waste exempt, low-hazard, and high-hazard waste. Each waste class is defined in relation to the type of disposal system (technology) that is expected to be generally acceptable in protecting public health as follows ... 

About fifteen years ago, the United State s Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) defined green chemistry as innovative chemical technologies that reduce or eliminate the use or generation of hazardous substances in the design, manufacture and use of chemical products . Using the principles shown in Figures 3.1 and... 

Since earliest prehistory, much of human life, technology, and culture have been defined by our constant struggle against the forces of nature. Because weather-related events are ubiquitous and can occur without warning, humans have had little recourse but to prepare to respond to the wrath of the environment in which they live. Environmental devastation caused by natural hazards of terrestrial origin (earthquakes, volcanic eruptions, landslides, tsunamis, hurricanes and other severe... 

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