HAZARDS

OBJECTIVES
•DEFINE HAZARDS
•EXPLAIN THE DIFFERENT TYPES OF HAZARDS
•EXPLAIN THE DIFFERENT METHODS OF DOING
HAZARD ANALYSIS
HAZARD
 This refers to potentially damaging physical
events, phenomena, or human activities
that may cause:
- injury or loss of life,
- damage to property,
- social and economic disruption, and
- environmental degradation.
GENERAL KINDS OF HAZARDS
•NATURAL
•HUMAN-INDUCED
•DELIBERATE
NATURAL HAZARDS
-BEYOND HUMAN CONTROL
EXAMPLES ARE:
a.HYDRO-METEOROLOGICAL AND CLIMATOLOGICAL HAZARDS
b.GEOLOGIC HAZARDS
c.BIOLOGICAL HAZARDS
d.ASTRONOMICAL HAZARDS
HUMAN-INDUCED
-MAY BE DUE TO ACCIDENTS, CARELESSNESS OR INABILITY TO IMPLEMENT
PROTECTIVE MEASURES.
EXAMPLES ARE:
a. FIRE
b. INDUSTRIAL AND TECHNOLOGICAL HAZARDS
c. HAZARDS RELATED TO HIGH-RISK RECREATION ACTIVITIES SUCH AS MOUNTAIN
CLIMBING
d. OTHER HAZARDOUS HUMAN ACTIVITIES
DELIBERATE
-SOMETIMES PLANNED BY PEOPLE BECAUSE OF PERSONAL OR
POLITICAL INTERESTS RESULTING IN MASSIVE LOSS OF LIVES
AND PROPERTIES.
EXAMPLES ARE:
a.ARSON
b.TERRORISM
c.WARS
OBJECTIVES
•EXPLAIN THE DIFFERENT METHODS OF DOING
HAZARD ANALYSIS
HAZARD ANALYSIS
IDENTIFICATION, STUDY AND MONITORING OF ANY HAZARD TO DETERMINE
ITS POTENTIAL, ORIGIN, CHARACTERISTICS AND BEHAVIOR. THE PURPOSE
OF THIS ANALYSIS IS TO:
a. PROVIDE DESCRIPTIONS OF HAZARDS;
b. HELP IN SETTING PRIORITIES CORRESPONDING TO THE NEED FOR
PROTECTION; AND
c. ASSIST IN DESIGNING THE APPROPRIATE SYSTEM, PLAN, PROGRAMS
AND SERVICES
TOOLS IN DOING HAZARD ANALYSIS
•COMMUNITY HAZARDS AND DISASTER
HISTORY CONSTRUCTION
•HAZARD AND VULNERABILITY MAPPING
•FACTOR ANALYSIS
COMMUNITY HAZARDS AND
DISASTER HISTORY
CONSTRUCTION
-THE EXISTING HAZARDS AND DISASTERS THAT THE
COMMUNITY EXPERIENCED ARE IDENTIFIED.
COMMUNITY HAZARDS AND DISASTER
HISTORY CONSTRUCTION
HAZARD AND VULNERABILITY
MAPPING
•VULNERABLE AREAS THAT ARE PRONE TO SPECIFIC
HAZARD ARE IDENTIFIED IN THE MAP
HAZARD AND VULNERABILITY MAPPING
HAZARD AND VULNERABILITY MAPPING
FACTOR ANALYSIS
• DESCRIBES THE CHARACTERISTICS OF THE
HAZARD IN TERMS OF THE FOLLOWING.
a. FREQUENCY
b. DURATION
c. SPEED OF ONSET
d. INTENSITY
e. PROBABILITY
f. FOREWARNING
g. MANAGEABILITY
FACTOR ANALYSIS
• DESCRIBES THE CHARACTERISTICS OF THE
HAZARD IN TERMS OF THE FOLLOWING.
a. FREQUENCY
b. DURATION
c. SPEED OF ONSET
d. INTENSITY
e. PROBABILITY
f. FOREWARNING
g. MANAGEABILITY