Definition(s)
Hazard
Source of potential harm or a situation with a potential to cause loss (any negative consequence).
Source: ISO 16530-1:2017, Petroleum and natural gas industries — Well integrity – Part 1: Life cycle governance, First Edition, March 2017. Global Standards
Hazard
A source of potential harm.
- NOTE: Harm includes ill health and injury; damage to property, equipment, products or the environment; production losses, or increased liabilities.
Source: API Bulletin 97, Well Construction Interface Document Guidelines, First Edition, December 2013. Global Standards
Hazard
Potential for adverse or harmful consequences. In practical terms, a hazard is often associated with an activity or condition that, if left uncontrolled, can result in injury, illness, death, property damage, business interruption, harm to the environment, or an impact on the reputation of an entity.
Source: API RP 98, Personal Protective Equipment Selection for Oil Spill Responders, First Edition, August 2013. Global Standards
Hazard
An inherent chemical or physical property with the potential to do harm (flammability, toxicity, corrosivity, stored chemical or mechanical energy).
API RP 2009, Safe Welding, Cutting, and Hot Work Practices in the Petroleum and Petrochemical Industries, Seventh Edition, February 2002 (Reaffirmed, March 2012), Global Standards
Hazard
A situation or inherent chemical or physical property with the potential to do harm (flammability, oxygen deficiency, toxicity, corrosivity, stored electrical, chemical or mechanical energy).
Source: API Standards 2217A, Guidelines for Safe Work in Inert Confined Spaces in the Petroleum and Petrochemical Industries, Fourth Edition, July 2009. Global Standards
Hazard
A hazard is something with the potential to cause harm. This may include water, environmental factors, plant, methods of diving and other aspects of work organisation.
Source: Commercial Diving Projects Offshore, Diving at Work Regulations 1997, Approved Code of Practice (UK HSE L103), First Edition, 1998. Regulatory Guidance
Hazard
Natural or man-made source or cause of harm or difficulty Sample Usage: Improperly maintained or protected storage tanks present a potential hazard.
Annotation:
- A hazard differs from a threat in that a threat is directed at an entity, asset, system, network, or geographic area, while a hazard is not directed.
- A hazard can be actual or potential.
Source: DHS Risk Lexicon, U.S. Department of Homeland Security, 2010 Edition. September 2010 Regulatory Guidance
Hazard
A possible source of an adverse environmental effect management system the system required by section 5 of the Regulations, that integrates operations and technical systems with the management of financial and human resources to ensure compliance with the Act and the Regulations.
Source: Environmental Protection Plan Guidelines, The Canada-Newfoundland and Labrador Offshore Petroleum Board, Canada-Nova Scotia Offshore Petroleum Board, and National Energy Board, Canada, March 31, 2011. Regulatory Guidance
Hazard
“Hazard” means any existing or potential practice or condition or any current or future set of circumstances associated with injury or illness to a person, whether or not the injury or illness occurs immediately or results in delayed effects that are deleterious to health or safety.
Source: Nova Scotia Offshore Petroleum Occupational Health & Safety Requirements, Canada-Nova Scotia Offshore Petroleum Board, Canada, December 2000. Regulations
Hazard
Any existing or potential practice or condition that may result in injury or illness to a person, damage to property or an adverse environmental effect.
Incident Reporting and Investigation Guidelines, The Canada-Nova Scotia Offshore Petroleum Board and Canada-Newfoundland and Labrador Offshore Petroleum Board, Canada, November 30, 2012. Regulatory Guidance
Hazard
An intrinsic property of anything with the potential to cause harm. Harm includes ill health and injury, damage to property, plant, products or the environment, production losses, or increased liabilities.
Other Related Terms and Definitions:
ISO-17776 – Potential source of harm (also in ISO Guide 51).
IADC HSE Case Guidelines Issue 02 – The intrinsic property or ability of an agent with the potential to cause harm, including ill-health and injury, damage to property, plant, products or the environment, production losses, or increased liabilities.
Source: International Association of Drilling Contractors, Appendix 2 to Health, Safety and Environment Case Guidelines for Offshore Drilling Contractors, Issue 3.3.2, February 2010. IADC Guidelines
Hazard
An object, physical effect or condition with the potential to harm people, the environment or property.
Source: IOGP Report No. 510, Operating Management System Framework for controlling risk and delivering high performance in the oil and gas industry, International Association of Oil & Gas Producers, June 2014. Global Standards
Hazard
Situation or event with the potential to cause any, or all, of human injury, damage to the environment, and damage to property
Source: ISO 19900:2013, Petroleum and natural gas industries – General requirements for offshore structures. Global Standards
Hazard
Potential for human injury, damage to the environment, damage to property or a combination of these.
Source: ISO 15544:2000, Petroleum and natural gas industries – Offshore production installations – Requirements and guidelines for emergency. Global Standards
Hazard
Potential source of harm.
- NOTE: In the context of this International Standard, the potential harm may relate to human injury, damage to the environment, damage to property, or a combination of these.
Source: ISO 17776:2000, Petroleum and natural gas industries – Offshore production installations – Guidelines on tools and techniques for hazard identification and risk assessment. Global Standards
Hazard
Potential source of harm.
- Note: 1 to entry: Hazard can be a risk source for potential for human injury, damage to the environment, damage to property, or a combination of these.
[SOURCE: ISO/IEC Guide 51:2014]
Source: ISO 17776:2016, Petroleum and natural gas industries — Offshore production installations — Major accident hazard management during the design of new installations, Second Edition, December 2016. Global Standards
Source: ISO 13702:2015, Petroleum and natural gas industries — Control and mitigation of fires and explosions on offshore production installations — Requirements and guidelines, Second Edition, August 2015. Global Standards
Hazard
Potential source of harm
- NOTE: The term hazard can be qualified in order to define its origin or the nature of the expected harm (e.g. electric shock hazard, crushing hazard, cutting hazard, toxic hazard, fire hazard, drowning hazard).
Source: ISO/IEC Guide 51:1999, Safety aspects – Guidelines for their inclusion in standards, Global Standards
Hazard
Source of potential harm.
- NOTE: Hazard can be a risk source (3.5.1.2).
Source: ISO Guide 73:2009(E/F), Risk Management – Vocabulary, First Edition, 2009. Global Standards
Hazard
A natural or man-made source or cause of harm or difficulty.
From: DHS Risk Lexicon.
Source: NICCS™ Portal Cybersecurity Lexicon, National Initiative for Cybersecurity Careers and Studies (https://niccs.us-cert.gov/glossary) as of 11 November 2015, Global Standards
Hazard
Natural or man-made source or cause of harm or difficulty.
Source:API STANDARD 780, Security Risk Assessment Methodology for the Petroleum and Petrochemical Industries, First Edition, May 2013. Global Standards
Hazard
A Hazard is defined as a situation with the potential for causing harm to human health or safety.
Source: NOPSEMA Guidance note: Risk Assessment, N-04300-GN0165, Australia, Revision 4, December 2012. Regulatory Guidance
Source: NOPSEMA Guidance Note: Control Measures and Performance Standards, N-04300 GN0271, Australia, Revision 3, December 2011. Regulatory Guidance
Hazard
The potential to cause harm, including ill health or injury; damage to property, plant, products or the environment; production losses or increased liabilities.
Source: OGP Report No. 6.36/210, Guidelines for the Development and Application of Health, Safety and Environmental Management Systems, International Association of Oil & Gas Producers, July 1994. Global Standards
Hazard
A source or situation with a potential for harm in terms of human injury or ill health5, whether it be a major hazard identified in studies or an occupational hazard. Note: CSA Z1000-06 Occupational Health and Safety Management.
Source: Safety Plan Guidelines, The Canada-Newfoundland and Labrador Offshore Petroleum Board, Canada-Nova Scotia Offshore Petroleum Board, and National Energy Board, Canada, March 31, 2011. Regulatory Guidance
Hazard
“Hazard” means any occupational condition or circumstance which is likely to cause death, injury or illness.
Source: State of Wyoming Occupational Safety and Health Rules and Regulations for Oil and Gas Well Drilling, Revised January 8, 2013. Regulations
Hazard
An activity, arrangement, circumstance, event, occurrence, phenomenon, process, situation, or substance (whether arising or caused within or outside a place of work) that is an actual or potential cause or source of harm. *Indicates that the definition has been extracted from the HSE Act.
Source: Approved Code of Practice for Managing Hazards to Prevent Major Industrial Accidents, Health and Safety in Employment Act 1992, Department of Labour, New Zealand, July 1994. Regulatory Guidance
Hazard
(a) means an activity, arrangement, circumstance, event, occurrence, phenomenon, process, situation, or substance (whether arising or caused within or outside a place of work) that is an actual or potential cause or source of harm; and
(b) includes
(i) a situation where a person’s behaviour may be an actual or potential cause or source of harm to the person or another person; and
(ii) without limitation, a situation described in subparagraph
(i) resulting from physical or mental fatigue, drugs, alcohol, traumatic shock, or another temporary condition that affects a person’s behavior.
Source: Health and Safety in Employment Act 1992, Public Act 1992 No 96, New Zealand, as of 1 July 2011. Legislation
Hazard
A deviation (departure from the design and operating intention) which could cause damage, injury or other form of loss (Chemical Industries Association HAZOP Guide).
Source: Verification of Lifting Appliances for the Oil and Gas Industry, DNV-OSS-308, October 2010, Det Norske Veritas AS, Global Standards