Hazard - Modes of A Hazard

Modes of A Hazard

Hazards are sometimes classified into three modes:

• Dormant - The situation has the potential to be hazardous, but no people, property, or environment is currently affected by this. For instance, a hillside may be unstable, with the potential for a landslide, but there is nothing below or on the hillside that could be affected.
• Armed - People, property, or environment are in potential harm's way.
• Active - A harmful incident involving the hazard has actually occurred. Often this is referred to not as an "active hazard" but as an accident, emergency, incident, or disaster.