China Safety Science Journal ›› 2020, Vol. 30 ›› Issue (11): 1-5.doi: 10.16265/j.cnki.issn 1003-3033.2020.11.001

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Analysis on essential content of hazard

FU Gui1, WU Yali1, ZHANG Shijie1, YANG Yaodang2   

  1. 1 School of Emergency Management and Safety Engineering, China University of Mining and Technology-Beijing, Beijing 100083, China;
    2 Henan Xinanli Security Technology Co., Ltd., Zhengzhou Henan 450001, China
  • Received:2020-08-11 Revised:2020-10-13 Online:2020-11-28 Published:2021-07-15

Abstract: In order to address inconsistent interpretations of hazard, its essential content was analyzed. Hazard related standards formulated by three technical committees of ISO, TC 262, TC 283 and TC 292 were analyzed, and definition expressions and general ideas in them were studied. Then, the widely recognized implications of hazard were obtained and its essentioal content was summarized based on energy theory and researches of previous scholars. The results show that the term hazard comes from international standards and it actually means causes of accidents. It can be interpreted in three ways as hazardous conditions or situations of things, hazardous substances or energy, depending on which accident causation model is used.

Key words: hazard, international standardards, energy theory, accident cause, accident causation model

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