Which term refers to a danger or risk?

Which term refers to a danger or risk?

• A. Tuition
• B. Diabetes
• C. Employee Handbook
• D. Hazard

Answer: (D)

A hazard is anything that could cause harm—the danger or potential for injury, illness, or damage. It’s the source of risk, existing even before any exposure or event occurs. In safety talks, you’ll hear that risk combines the likelihood of harm with its severity once exposed to the hazard, but the term that names the danger itself is hazard. The other choices don’t fit because tuition is the price of education, diabetes is a medical condition, and an employee handbook is a policy document.

A hazard is anything that could cause harm—the danger or potential for injury, illness, or damage. It’s the source of risk, existing even before any exposure or event occurs. In safety talks, you’ll hear that risk combines the likelihood of harm with its severity once exposed to the hazard, but the term that names the danger itself is hazard. The other choices don’t fit because tuition is the price of education, diabetes is a medical condition, and an employee handbook is a policy document.