Hazard - Law Dictionary Search Results
Home Dictionary Name: hazardHazardous substance
Hazardous substance, means any substance or pre-paration which is defined as hazardous substance in the Environment (Protection) Act, 1986 and exceeding such quantity as specified by the Central Government under the Public Liability Insurance Act, 1991 (6 of 1991). [National Environment Tribunal Act, 1995 (27 of 1995), s. 2 (f)]It means any substance or preparation which is de-fined as hazardous substance under the Environ-ment (Protection) Act, 1986, and exceeding such quantity as may be specified, by notification, by the Central Government. [Public Liability Insurance Act, 1991 (6 of 1991), s. 2 (d)]It means any substance or preparation which, by reason of its chemical or physico-chemical properties or handling, is liable to cause harm to human beings, other living creatures, plants, micro-organism, property or the environment. [Environment (Protection) Act, 1986 (29 of 1986), s. 2 (e)]...
hazardous
hazardous : creating a hazard : involving or exposing one to risk (as of loss or harm) [a occupation] [a substance] haz·ard·ous·ly adv haz·ard·ous·ness n ...
moral hazard
moral hazard : the possibility of loss to an insurance company (as by arson) arising from the character or circumstances of the insured [deductibles decrease moral hazard] ...
special hazard rule
special hazard rule : an exception to the going and coming rule that allows an employee to recover from an employer for injuries sustained while going to or coming from work NOTE: The special hazard rule applies when the place at which the injury occurred was along the only available route or when the employee would not have been there if not for the employment and usually the risks associated with the location are distinctive or greater than the risk common to the public. ...
Hazardize
A hazardous attempt or situation hazard...
Occupational hazard
Occupational hazard, means a danger or risk that is peculiar to a particular calling or occupation. Occupational hazards include both accidental injures and occupational diseases, Black's Law Dictionary, 7th Edn., p. 1106....
hazard
hazard : a condition that tends to create or increase the possibility of loss used esp. in insurance law ...
hazard insurance
hazard insurance protection against a specific loss, such as fire, wind etc., over a period of time that is secured by the payment of a regularly scheduled premium. Source: U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development ...
Hazardable
Liable to hazard or chance uncertain risky...
Hazarder
A player at the game of hazard a gamester...
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