Anthropogenic hazard
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Anthropogenic hazards or human-made hazards can result in the form of a human-made disaster. In this case, anthropogenic means threats having an element of human intent, negligence, or error; or involving a failure of a human-made system. It results in huge loss of life and property. It further affects a person's mental, physical and social well-being. This is opposed to natural disasters resulting from natural hazards.
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• 1 Sociological hazards
o 1.1 Crime
1.1.1 Arson
o 1.2 Civil disorder
o 1.3 Terrorism
o 1.4 War
• 2 Technological hazards
o 2.1 Industrial hazards
o 2.2 Structural collapse
o 2.3 Power outage
o 2.4 Fire
o 2.5 Hazardous materials
2.5.1 Radiation contamination
2.5.2 CBRNs
o 2.6 Transportation
2.6.1 Aviation
2.6.2 Rail
2.6.3 Road
2.6.4 Space
2.6.5 Sea travel
• 3 Costs
• 4 See also
• 5 References
Sociological hazards[edit]
Crime[edit]
Main article: Crime
Crime is a breach of the law for which some governing authority (via the legal systems) can ultimately prescribe a conviction which will carry some form of penalty, such as imprisonment or a fine. At least in the view of the legislators, the criminal act will cause harm to other people. Each legal jurisdiction may define crime differently. While every crime violates the law, not every violation of the law counts as a crime: for example, breaches of contract and of other private law may rank as "offenses" or as "infractions". Modern societies generally regard crimes as offenses against the public or the state, distinguished from torts (offenses against private parties that can give rise to a civil cause of action).
In context, not all crimes constitute man-made hazards.
Arson[edit]
Main article: Arson
A building damaged by arson
Arson is the criminal intent of setting a fire with intent to cause damage. The definition of arson was originally limited to setting fire to...