Basic Concept of Hazard PDF

Basic Concept of Hazard
Presented by:
Hazel Ann S. Llamas

Teacher I
CALAMBA CITY SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL

Chipeco Avenue, Brgy. 3, Calamba City, Laguna 4027
Learning Outcome
1. Define and elucidate hazards

2. Give and picture examples of the types of
hazards
3. Explain the impact of various hazards on
different exposed elements
CALibrated and SENsible

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HAZARD

HAZARD
• “a phenomenon or situation, which has the
potential to cause the disruption or damage to
people, their property, their services, and their
environment”

Modes of a HAZARD
 DORMANT or POTENTIAL
- theoretical risk of harm
- Situation environment is currently affected
 ACTIVE
- Creates an emergency
- Incident- hazardous situation that has come to pass
- Hazard and possibility interact together to create risk
 ARMED
- People, property, or environment are in potential harm’s way.
General Classification of Hazards
1. Natural Hazards – arise from purely natural processes.
2. Quisi-natural hazards such as smog or desertification

that arise through the interaction of natural processes and
human activities.
3. Technological(or human-made) hazards such as the

toxicity of pesticides to agricultural lands, accidental leaks
of chemicals from laboratories or radiation from nuclear
plant. These arise directly as result of human activities
Types of HAZARDS
 Hewitt and Burton (1971) provided a typology of hazards as follows.
1. ATMOSPHERIC
(Single element) Combined element/ events
• excess rainfall • Hurricanes
• Freezing rain • ‘Glaze’ storm
• Hail • Thunderstorms
• Heavy snow falls • Blizzards
• High wind speeds • Tornadoes
• Extreme temperature • Heat/ Cold Stress
Types of HAZARDS
2. HYDROLOGICAL
• Floods- river and coastal area
• Wave action
• Drought
• Rapid glacier advance

Types of HAZARDS
3. GEOLOGIC
• Mass movement
- Landslides
- Mudslides
- Avalanches
• Earthquake
• Volcanic eruption
• Rapid sediment movement
Types of HAZARDS
4. BIOLOGICAL
• Epidemic in humans
• Epidemic in plants
• Epidemic in animals
• Locusts

Types of HAZARDS
5. TECHNOLOGIC
• Transport accident
• Industrial explosions and fire
• Accidental release of toxic elements
• Nuclear accidents
• Collapse of public buildings
• Cyber terrorism

Impact of Various Hazards on
Different Exposed Elements
 Impact of various hazards may vary in severity & how long they last
(International center for Integrated Mountain Development, ICIMOD)
 A more economically developed country can prepare for and predict

hazards more effectively and they have more resources to support a
faster recovery (wealth & development)
 Resilience is also needed. People who experienced hardship can often

recover more quickly from hazards(in developing countries)
 Not easy to classify as short term or long term because it varies for each
individual event.
Physical Impact
• Death of people
• Destruction and loss of vital infrastructure like transport
system, roads, bridges, power lines, and communication
lines
• Widespread loss of housing

Psychological Impact
• Grief and psychological trauma- Post Traumatic Stress
Disorder
• Marital conflicts
• Depression due to loss of loved ones and properties
• Chronic anxiety among children severely affected

Socio-cultural Impact
• Displacement of population
• Loss of cultural identity
• Forced adoption of new sets of culture
• Ethnic conflicts

Economic Impact
• Loss of job due to displacement
• Loss of harvest and livestock
• Loss of farms, fish cages, and other sources of living
• Loss of money and other valuables like jewelries, furniture,
and appliances

Environmental Impact
• Loss of forests due to forest fires
• Loss of fresh water due to salination- intrusion of salt water
to fresh water resources
• Disturbance of biodiversity
• Loss of natural rivers and other tributaries

Biological Impact
• Epidemic to people, flora and fauna
• Chronic and permanent illnesses due to nuclear radiation
• Mental disorder developed from consumption of
contaminated foods
• Proliferation of different viral and bacterial diseases

Workplace Hazards

Workplace Hazards

Workplace Hazards

Workplace Hazards

Workplace Hazards

Workplace Hazards

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CALAMBA CITY SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL

Chipeco Avenue, Brgy. 3, Calamba City, Laguna 4027

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Basic Concept of Hazard

Hazel Ann S. Llamas

CALAMBA CITY SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL

1. Define and elucidate hazards

CALibrated and SENsible

CALibrated and SENsible

CALibrated and SENsible

2. Quisi-natural hazards such as smog or desertification

3. Technological(or human-made) hazards such as the

CALibrated and SENsible

CALibrated and SENsible

CALibrated and SENsible

 A more economically developed country can prepare for and predict

 Resilience is also needed. People who experienced hardship can often

CALibrated and SENsible

CALibrated and SENsible

CALibrated and SENsible

CALibrated and SENsible

CALibrated and SENsible

CALibrated and SENsible

CALibrated and SENsible

CALibrated and SENsible

CALibrated and SENsible

CALibrated and SENsible

CALibrated and SENsible

CALibrated and SENsible

CALAMBA CITY SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL

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