Safety

Safety

accident

an unplanned event or sequence of events which results in human death or injury, damage to property or to the environment

hazard

a condition with the potential for causing or contributing to an accident

damage

a measure of the loss resulting from an accident.

hazard severity

an assessment of the worst possible damage that could result from a particular hazard.

hazard probability

the probability of the events occurring which create a hazard

risk

a measure of the probability that the system will cause an accident

hazard avoidance

the system is designed so that some classes of hazard simply cannot arise

hazard detection and removal

the system is designed so that hazards are detected and removed before they result in an accident

damage limitation

the system includes protection features that minimize the damage that may result from an accident