LESSON 1:

DISASTER AND
HAZARD
 WHAT IS DISASTER?
• a serious disruption in the functioning of the community
or a society causing wide spread to human, material,
economic or environmental losses which exceed the
ability of the affected society to cope using its own
resources.
 ORIGIN OF THE TERM
The term “DISASTER” owes its origin to French word
“Disastre”, which a combination of two words “Des”
meaning “Bad” and “Aster” meaning “Star” thus the
term disaster refers to “Bad or Evil Star”. In earlier
days disasters were considered to be an outcome of
some unfavorable star.
 IMPACTS OF DISASTER

LOSS OF LIFE,
DISASTER INJURY AND
DISEASES

SOCIAL AND
ENVIRONMENTAL
ECONOMIC
DEGRADATION DAMAGE TO
DISRUPTION
PROPERTY
 WHAT IS HAZARD?

• is a general occurrence that is risky or

dangerous to the affected people. 
DIFFERENT TYPES
OF DISASTER AND
HAZARD
 TYPES OF DISASTER:

1. MAN-MADE DISASTER
2. NATURAL DISASTER
 TYPES OF HAZARD:
1. GEOPHYSICAL HAZARD
2. BIOLOGICAL HAZARD
3. CHEMICAL HAZARD
4. ERGONOMIC HAZARD
5. PSYCHOSOCIAL HAZARD
 WHAT IS GEOPHYSICAL
HAZARD?
• HAZARDS THAT ARE MANIPULATED BY NATURE
 WHAT IS BIOLOGICAL
HAZARD?
• HAZARDS THAT CAME FROM DISEASE AND INFECTION
 WHAT IS CHEMICAL HAZARD?
• HAZARDS THAT CAME FROM TOXIC PROPERTIES
 WHAT IS ERGONOMIC
HAZARD?
• ALSO KNOWN AS ‘WORKPLACE HAZARD’ THAT
GENERALLY OCCURS IN A WORKING STATION
 WHAT IS PSYCHOSOCIAL
HAZARD?
• HAZARDS THAT INVOLVES MENTAL ISSUES AND STRESS
LET’S WRAP UP!