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In risk assessment, a hazard is a source of potential harm. Hazard is distinguished from risk: hazard is the thing itself (the volcano, the unstable slope, the live wire), while risk combines hazard with exposure and vulnerability (how many people could be affected, and how badly). Good hazard mapping is the first step in any serious emergency-planning process.
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The Burning Mountain Chapter 3 — Trouble in the Ash
"He had spent the morning at the hazard board, comparing yesterday's map with what the mountain had done overnight. Lina could …"
The Burning Mountain Chapter 3 — Trouble in the Ash
"Now it was a nuisance, a hazard, and an expert at getting into any machine that had once looked like it could handle anything."
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