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HAZARDS IN

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Hazardis a situation that poses a e!e o" th#eat to i"e$ heath$p#ope#t%$ o# en!i#on&ent'

Ha(a#)s &a% *e natu#a o# te+hnoo,i+a' A ha(a#)ous situation thathas +o&e to pass is +ae) an in+i)ent'

Natu#a ha(a#)s a#e those that ha!e an e-e+t on popuation #esutin,"#o& the natu#a p#o+esses in the en!i#on&ent$ i.e /oo)$ ea#th0ua.eet+'

Te+hnoo,i+a ha(a#)s a#e the th#eats to peope an) i"esuppo#ts%ste&s that a#ise "#o& the &ass p#o)u+tion an) t#anspo#tation o"

,oo)s an) se#!i+es' In)ust#ia ha(a#) is a t%pe o" te+hnoo,i+a ha(a#)$ in)ust#ia ha(a#)s

+an o++u# at an% sta,e in the p#o)u+tion p#o+ess$ in+u)in, et#a+tion$p#o+essin,$ t#anspo#tation$ sto#a,e$ use an) )isposa' Losses ,ene#a%in!o!e the #eease o" )a&a,in, su*stan+es 3e',' +he&i+as$#a)ioa+ti!e an) ,eneti+ &ate#ias4 o# )a&a,in, e!es o" ene#,% "#o&

in)ust#ia "a+iities' This usua% o++u#s in the "o#& o" eposions$ #esspis$ ea.s o# 6astes' Reeases &a% *e su))en an) intensi!e$ as in apo6e#pant eposion$ o# ,#a)ua an) intensi!e$ as in the *ui)up o"o(one )est#o%in, +he&i+as in the st#atosphe#e o# the p#o,#essi!eea.a,e o" i&p#ope#% )ispose) toi+ 6astes'


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MODES OF A HAZARD

Ha(a#)s a#e so&eti&es +assie) into th#ee &o)es7

Dormant8The situation has the potentia to *eha(a#)ous$ *ut no peope$ p#ope#t%$ o# en!i#on&ent is+u##ent% a-e+te) *% this' 9o# instan+e$ a hisi)e &a%*e unsta*e$ 6ith the potentia "o# a an)si)e$ *utthe#e is nothin, *eo6 o# on the hisi)e that +ou) *e

a-e+te)' Armed8 Peope$ p#ope#t%$ o# en!i#on&ents a#e in

potentia ha#&:s 6a%'

Active8 A ha#&"u in+i)ent in!o!in, the ha(a#) hasa+tua% o++u##e)' O"ten this is #e"e##e) to not as an;a+ti!e ha(a#); *ut as an a++i)ent$ e&e#,en+%$in+i)ent$ o# )isaste#' Most ha(a#)s a#e )o#&ant o#potentia$ 6ith on% a theo#eti+a #is. o" ha#&==$*a##es

o" +#u)eoi

9e*#ua#% J$ 21' Conne+ti+ut Po6e#PantEposion


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