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hazard 1. Golf an obstacle such as a bunker, a road, rough, water, etc. 2. a gambling game played with two dice 3. Real Tennis a. the receiver's side of the court b. one of the winning openings 4. Billiards a scoring stroke made either when a ball other than the striker's is pocketed (winning hazard) or the striker's cue ball itself (losing hazard) hazard [′haz·ərd] (industrial engineering) Any risk to which a worker is subject as a direct result (in whole or in part) of his being employed. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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SAICM is a framework for global policy on chemical hazards and will ensure that by 2020 chemicals are manufactured and used in ways that minimize impacts on the environment and human health--a goal outlined at the 2002 World Summit on Sustainable Development. An anonymous telephone caller's warning of a chemical hazard forced 200 employees at Time Warner Cable Television Co. Everyone who has a stake in the cleanup - from the general public to our Department of Energy customer - expects us to work safely while we protect the environment from radiological and chemical hazards. |
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