accident hazard

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• Hazard — Haz ard (h[a^]z [ e]rd), n. [F. hasard, Sp. azar an unforeseen disaster or accident, an unfortunate card or throw at dice, prob. fr. Ar. zahr, z[=a]r, a die, which, with the article al the, would give azzahr, azz[=a]r.] 1. A game of chance played …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Hazard table — Hazard Haz ard (h[a^]z [ e]rd), n. [F. hasard, Sp. azar an unforeseen disaster or accident, an unfortunate card or throw at dice, prob. fr. Ar. zahr, z[=a]r, a die, which, with the article al the, would give azzahr, azz[=a]r.] 1. A game of chance …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Hazard and operability study — Hazard and operability studies are a methodology for identifying and dealing with potential problems in industrial processes, particularly those which would create a hazardous situation or a severe impairment of the process. It is commonly known… …   Wikipedia

• hazard — haz·ard / ha zərd/ n: a condition that tends to create or increase the possibility of loss used esp. in insurance law Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996. hazard …   Law dictionary

• accident — ac·ci·dent n: an unexpected usu. sudden event that occurs without intent or volition although sometimes through carelessness, unawareness, ignorance, or a combination of causes and that produces an unfortunate result (as an injury) for which the… …   Law dictionary

• accident — ACCIDENT. s. m. Cas fortuit, ce qui arrive par hazard. Il se prend presque tousjours en mauvaise part. Accident impréveu, inopiné. estrange, funeste accident. il luy est arrivé un grand accident. la vie humaine est sujette à tant d accidents.… …   Dictionnaire de l'Académie française

• accident — 1 *quality, character, attribute, property Analogous words: mark, *sign, note, badge, token, symptom: characteristic, peculiarity (see corresponding adjectives at CHARACTERISTIC) Antonyms: substance (in philosophy) 2 *chance, hazard, luck, fort …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

• hazard — [n1] danger double trouble*, dynamite, endangerment, hot potato*, imperilment, jeopardy, peril, risk, risky business*, thin ice*, threat; concept 675 Ant. protection, safeguard, safety hazard [n2] luck, chance accident, adventure, coincidence,… …   New thesaurus

• hazard — n 1 accident, *chance, fortune, luck, hap 2 jeopardy, peril, *danger, risk Analogous words: possibility, probability, likelihood (see corresponding adjectives at PROBABLE): contingency, exigency, emergency (see JUNCTURE) hazard vb …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

• accident — [n1] unexpected, undesirable event; often physically injurious blow, calamity, casualty, collision, crack up*, disaster, fender bender*, fluke*, hazard, misadventure, misfortune, mishap, pileup*, rear ender*, setback, smash*, smashup*, stack up* …   New thesaurus

• Hazard analysis — A hazard analysis is a process used to assess risk. The results of a hazard analysis is the identification of unacceptable risks and the selection of means of controlling or eliminating them. The term is used in several engineering specialties,… …   Wikipedia