health hazardn.
/ˈhɛlθ hazəd/, U.S. /ˈhɛlθ ˌhæzərd/ A potential source of danger to a person's health.
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the world > action or operation > harm or detriment > danger > [noun] > risk
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1893 15th Ann. Rep. State Board Health Connecticut 1892 151 The aggregation of large populations within compact city limits is naturally attended with a health hazard in excess of that under isolated conditions.
1916 Public Health Bull. (U.S. Treasury Dept. Public Health Service) No. 76. ii. 10 It is becoming more and more clearly recognized that fatigue is a health hazard in industry.
1941 Monthly Labor Rev. Apr. 923 To give physical examinations to persons who are to be employed in processes involving a specific health hazard.
1985 I. Turiel Indoor Air Quality & Human Health iii. 37 The main health hazard from exposure to radon..is an increased risk of lung cancer.
2005 Courier-Mail (Brisbane) 22 May 17/3 A lone protest..against the health hazards of mobile phone towers.
This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, January 2018; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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