Wednesday, July 4, 2012

What is the difference between a hazzard and a risk? -

someone asked me and set me wondering...

A hazzard is the thing and the risk is what happensie. the hazzard is the boxes being piled too high, the risk is that they will fall on you. the hazzard is the hole in the ground the risk is that you will fall inWhen you do a risk assessment, you are calculating the probability that the hazzard will turn in to the risk. This risk of the boxes falling is highThe risk of you falling in the hole is low

A hazard is a dangerous situation which has the potential to cause harm. Risk is the probability that the hazard will actually cause that harm.Most people/organisations talk about risk assessment when they really mean hazard review .I know this stuff because I used to do proper risk assessments in the nuclear industry.

hazard: knowing the outcome is going to be bad or not in your favor, like for example smoking is hazardous to your health risk: taking a chance without knowing the final outcome, it could be in your favor or it couldn t be, but it is still a risk; for example using your last dollar to play the lottery is a risk it is all about the final outcome, hazard you are already aware but with risk it could go either wayhope this helps

A hazzard is a dangerous situation. Like a pot hole in the road is a hazzard. A risk is a dangerous situation that is knowingly assumed where a hazzard can exist even if nobody knows about it in advance.

A hazard has the element of risk or chance in it (you could or could not slip on the ice), but a risk may not be hazardous, e.g. to hit or not in blackjack game. Then, as many pointed out, a hazard has the element of danger.

well to me a hazard is something u need to worry abouta risk is something u are really to give upbut a hazard is something u have to give it mosty

a hazard is something you can avoid you can avoid a hazard by walking away.a risk is something you go to or choose to do. you cant choose a hazard yet you can avoid it!

It depends on how much you were drinking

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