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    A hazard is something that can cause harm, such as electricity, chemicals, or working at a height, while a risk is the chance that a hazard will actually cause harm, such as the risk of personal danger being high from working alone away from an office or electric cabling placed in a high-risk category if exposed wiring is snagged on a sharp object. A risk rating, whether high, medium, or low, illustrates the chances that a hazard will harm someone.

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    A hazard is something that can cause harm, such as electricity, chemicals, or working at a height, while a risk is the chance that a hazard will actually cause harm, such as the risk of personal danger being high from working alone away from an office or electric cabling placed in a high-risk category if exposed wiring is snagged on a sharp object. A risk rating, whether high, medium, or low, illustrates the chances that a hazard will harm someone.

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    What Is The Difference Between 'Hazard' and 'Risk'?

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    A hazard is something that can cause harm, such as electricity, chemicals, or working at a height, while a risk is the chance that a hazard will actually cause harm, such as the risk of personal danger being high from working alone away from an office or electric cabling placed in a high-risk category if exposed wiring is snagged on a sharp object. A risk rating, whether high, medium, or low, illustrates the chances that a hazard will harm someone.

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    What is the difference between 'hazard' and 'risk'?

    A hazard is something that can cause harm, eg electricity, chemicals, working up a ladder, noise, a keyboard, a bully at work, stress. A risk is the chance, high or low, that any hazard will actually cause somebody harm. For example, working alone away from your office can be a hazard. The risk of personal danger may be high. Electric cabling is a hazard. If it has snagged on a sharp object, the exposed wiring places it in a 'high-risk' category. Hazard A hazard is anything that can cause harm (e.g. chemicals, electricity, working at height, machinery etc). Risk Risk is the rating, illustrating the chances that somebody will be harmed by the hazard. In many cases, it is high, medium or low. Potentially dangerous chemical substances carry more detailed ratings. Danger 1. Exposure or vulnerability to harm or risk. 2. A source or an instance of risk or peril. 3. Obsolete Power, especially power to harm.

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