Hazard (disambiguation)
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A hazard
is an event posing a threat to life, health, property or environment.
Hazard may also refer to:
Hazard
A hazard is a situation that poses a level of threat to life, health, property, or environment. Most hazards are dormant or potential, with only a theoretical risk of harm; however, once a hazard becomes "active", it can create an emergency situation. A hazard does not exist when it is not...
is an event posing a threat to life, health, property or environment.
Hazard may also refer to:
Places
- Hazard, KentuckyHazard, KentuckyAs of the census of 2000, there were 4,806 people, 1,946 households, and 1,266 families residing in the city. The population density was 684.6 people per square mile . There were 2,291 housing units at an average density of 326.4 per square mile...
, a city in Kentucky, USA - Hazard, NebraskaHazard, NebraskaHazard is a village in Sherman County, Nebraska, United States. The population was 66 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Hazard is located at ....
, a village in Nebraska, USA - The HazardsThe HazardsThe Hazards are a rugged mountain chain in the Freycinet National Park on Tasmania's east coast. They are positioned between Coles Bay, Tasmania and Wineglass Bay and are said to be named after local whaler, African-American Captain Richard Hazard....
, a mountain range in Tasmania
Music
- "Hazard" (song)Hazard (song)"Hazard" is a 1991 song performed by adult contemporary artist Richard Marx. It has since become one of the most popular songs by Richard Marx, peaking at #9 on the Billboard Hot 100. In addition, the song spent one week atop the Billboard adult contemporary chart...
, a song by Richard Marx - Hazardous (album)Hazardous (album)-Singles:*"This Is Who I Am"*"Hazardous"*"Mr. Mysterious"*"Off on My Kiss"*"Holiday"-Charts and certifications:Hazardous debuted at #7 and was certified Gold in its 4th week of release and has managed 25 non-consecutive weeks inside the ARIA top 50 albums....
, an album by Vanessa Amorosi - Hazard (musician) or B. J. Nilsen, Swedish sound artist
Other uses
- Hazard (golf)Hazard (golf)A hazard is an area of a golf course in the sport of golf which provides a difficult obstacle. which may be of three types: water hazards such as lakes and rivers; man-made hazards such as bunkers; and natural hazards such as dense vegetation. Special rules apply to playing balls that fall in a...
- Hazards (magazine), a magazine published in the United Kingdom
- Hazard (1948 film)Hazard (1948 film)Hazard is a 1948 film directed by George Marshall. It stars Paulette Goddard and Macdonald Carey.-Cast:*Paulette Goddard as Ellen Crane*Macdonald Carey as JD Storm*Fred Clark as Lonnie Burns*Stanley Clements as Joe Zinkle...
- Hazard (2005 film)
- Hazard (game)Hazard (game)Hazard is an Old English game played with two dice which was mentioned in Geoffrey Chaucer's Canterbury Tales in the 14th century.Hazard is not interchangeable with "Grand Hazard," which is played with three dice; Grand Hazard is similar to Sic bo....
, a game of chance - Hazard (ship)Hazard (ship)The Hazard was an Australian sloop wrecked in 1809.In March 1809, three ships, the Argument, the Experiment and the Hazard left Pittwater, New South Wales, bound for Sydney with a cargo of wheat. A squall arose and the Hazard was driven onto Box Head, two miles north of Barrenjoey, New South Wales...
, a ship wrecked off Broken Bay, Australia in 1809 - HMS HazardHMS HazardSeven ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Hazard:*HMS Hazard was a 14-gun sloop launched in 1711. She was wrecked in 1714 off Boston, New England....
, several Royal Navy ships - Hazard (Marvel Comics), a character in the X-Men series
- Hazard (DC Comics)Hazard (DC Comics)Hazard is a fictional comic book character published by DC Comics. She was a member of the villainous group Injustice Society. Though she does not have a problem using her abilities for illegal gain, she has shown some apprehension at murder....
a character in the Injustice Society - Hazard (computer architecture)Hazard (computer architecture)Hazards are problems with the instruction pipeline in central processing unit microarchitectures that potentially result in incorrect computation...
- Hazard (logic)Hazard (logic)In digital logic, a hazard in a system is an undesirable effect caused by either a deficiency in the system or external influences. Logic hazards are manifestations of a problem in which changes in the input variables do not change the output correctly due to some form of delay caused by logic...
- Hazard symbolHazard symbolHazard symbols are recognizable symbols designed to warn about hazardous materials or locations. The use of hazard symbols is often regulated by law and directed by standards organizations...
, easily recognizable symbols designed to warn about hazardous materials or locations - Hazard Farmstead (Joyner Site RI-706)Hazard Farmstead (Joyner Site RI-706)The Hazard Farmstead is a historic archaeological site in Jamestown, Rhode Island....
, an archeological site in Jamestown, Rhode Island - Hazard flashers, a type of automotive lighting
- Hazard, a Middlewight battlebot from BattleBotsBattleBotsBattleBots is an American company that hosts robot competitions. BattleBots is also the name of the television show created from the competition footage. BattleBots Inc...
People with the surname
- Augustus George HazardAugustus George HazardAugustus George Hazard , known as Colonel Augustus Hazard, was an American manufacturer of gunpowder and the namesake of Hazardville, Connecticut....
(1802-1868), American gunpowder manufacturer and namesake of Hazardville, Connecticut - Benjamin HazardBenjamin HazardBenjamin Hazard was a Rhode Island legislator, attorney and member of the secessionist Hartford Convention.Hazard was born on September 18, 1770 in Middletown, Rhode Island. He graduated from Brown University in the class of 1792 and later married Harriet Lyman, daughter of Daniel Lyman and Mary...
(1770–1841), Rhode Island legislator, attorney and member of the secessionist Hartford Convention - Dave HazardDave HazardDave Hazard born in Bow, east London, in 1952 is a well known British 7th Dan Karateka and instructor of Shotokan karate and was one of the few students present at the very beginning of British Karate. He is a former KUGB national champion and British team member...
, British karate expert - Ebenezer HazardEbenezer HazardEbenezer Hazard was deputy Postmaster of New York City who later became Postmaster General.-Biography:He was born in Philadelphia and educated at Princeton University. He established a publishing business in New York in , but quit that business after five years...
(1744–1817), American publisher and US Postmaster General - Eden HazardEden HazardEden Hazard is a Belgian footballer who currently plays for French club Lille in Ligue 1 and the Belgium national team. He primarily plays as an attacking midfielder and a winger. Hazard is known for his creativity, speed, and technical ability and is described as a "fearless, explosive attacking...
(born 1991), a Belgian football player - Geoffrey C. Hazard, Jr.Geoffrey C. Hazard, Jr.Geoffrey Cornell Hazard, Jr. is Trustee Professor of Law at the University of Pennsylvania Law School and the Thomas E. Miller Distinguished Professor of Law at the University of California's Hastings College of the Law. He is also Sterling Professor Emeritus of Law at Yale Law...
, American law professor - George HazardGeorge HazardGeorge Hazard was a deputy governor of the Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations. The son of George and Penelope Hazard of South Kingstown in the Rhode Island colony, his grandfather was Robert Hazard of Portsmouth, and his great grandfather was Thomas Hazard who settled in...
(1700-1738), deputy governor of colonial Rhode Island - Henry T. HazardHenry T. HazardHenry Thomas Hazard was the 20th Mayor of Los Angeles, California from 1889–1892.-Biography:Born in Grosse Pointe, Michigan, Hazard graduated with the class of 1868 from the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor with a doctor of law degree.He served as City Attorney for the City of Los Angeles for...
(1844–1941), mayor of Los Angeles, California - Jonathan HazardJonathan HazardJonathan J. Hazard was an American statesman and anti-federalist who served as a delegate for Rhode Island in the Continental Congress....
(1744–c.1824), American statesman who served as a delegate for Rhode Island in the Continental Congress - Manny HazardManny HazardManny Hazard is a former professional American football wide receiver who played collegiately at the University of Houston and in the CFL for the Toronto Argonauts....
, American football player - Micky HazardMicky HazardMicky Hazard, sometimes spelled Mickey, is a football Central Midfielder, currently playing for Dunton Green in the Sevenoaks and District Football League.-Childhood:...
(born 1960), English football player - Nathaniel HazardNathaniel HazardNathaniel Hazard was a U.S. Representative from Rhode Island.Born in Newport, Rhode Island, Hazard was graduated from Brown University in 1792....
(1776–1820), U.S. Congressman from Rhode Island - Oliver Hazard PerryOliver Hazard PerryUnited States Navy Commodore Oliver Hazard Perry was born in South Kingstown, Rhode Island , the son of USN Captain Christopher Raymond Perry and Sarah Wallace Alexander, a direct descendant of William Wallace...
(1785-1819), American naval officer - Paul HazardPaul HazardPaul Gustave Marie Camille Hazard , was a French scholar, professor and historian of ideas.-Biography:...
, a French historian of ideas - Richard HazardRichard HazardRichard Hazard was an American television composer, orchestrator, conductor and writer. He was born in Trenton, New Jersey, and died in Los Angeles, California, of cancer...
(1921–2000), American television composer - Robert HazardRobert HazardRobert Hazard Robert Hazard Robert Hazard (born Robert Rimato, (August 21, 1948 – August 5, 2008), was a Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, musician, probably best known for composing and recording the song "Girls Just Wanna Have Fun", which Cyndi Lauper covered, turning the song into a...
(1948–2008), American musician - Robert Hazard (Rhode Island)Robert Hazard (Rhode Island)Robert Hazard was a deputy governor of the Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations.The son of Stephen Hazard of South Kingstown in the Rhode Island colony, his grandfather was Robert Hazard of Portsmouth, Rhode Island, and his great grandfather was Thomas Hazard who settled in Portsmouth...
(1702-1751), deputy governor of colonial Rhode Island - Roberta L. HazardRoberta L. HazardRetired Rear Admiral Roberta L. Hazard was the third female line officer to be promoted to the rank of Rear Admiral in the United States Navy, and at the time, the highest-ranking woman in the U.S. military...
, admiral in U.S. Navy - Rowland Hazard (disambiguation), one of several people by this name
- Thierry HazardThierry HazardThierry Hazard , whose real name is Thierry Gesteau is a French singer.-Biography:Hazard was born in Compiègne, France, and grew up in Sèvres. During the 1980s, he became the singer of the band GPS, an acronym of Garage Psychiatric Suburban. The group's guitarist, Tom "Backerfix" Darnal, is indeed...
(born 1962), French singer - Thomas HazardThomas HazardThomas Hazard was one of the nine founding settlers of Newport on Aquidneck Island in the Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations. He settled in Boston and Portsmouth before settling Newport, but later returned to Portsmouth. His descendants include Commodores Oliver Hazard Perry and...
(c.1610-c.1677, founding settler of Newport, Rhode Island
People with the given name
- Hazard StevensHazard StevensHazard Stevens was an American military officer, mountaineer, politician and writer. He received the Medal of Honor for his service in the Union army during the American Civil War at the Battle of Fort Huger. Stevens and P. B...
(1842–1918), who made the first documented successful climb of Mount Rainier