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hazard creep

hazard creep noun: increasing risk that results from making safety systems, if those systems fail.

Noun

hazard creep (uncountable)

  1. (idiomatic) Increasing risk that results from making safety systems, if those systems fail.
    • Hazard creep is caused by changes in a catchment that may result in changes to the hazard potential classification for a dam.2020 December 3, Marcus J. Wishart, Satoru Ueda, John D. Pisaniello, Joanne L. Tingey-Holyoak, Kimberly N. Lyon, Esteban Boj García, Laying the Foundations: A Global Analysis of Regulatory Frameworks...
    • Hazard creep, also known as risk creep, is a term describing the gradual increase in anticipated consequences of a dam failure due to infrastructure development.[2023, E. Cheresova, T. Mészáros, M. Mrva, “Breach analysis of the Lozorno II. Dam”, in Role of Dams and Reservoirs in a Successful Energy Transition: Proceedings of the 12th ICOLD European Club...

Questions about hazard creep

What does hazard creep mean?
Hazard creep means increasing risk that results from making safety systems, if those systems fail.
What part of speech is hazard creep?
Hazard creep is a noun.

Words near hazard creep in the dictionary

  1. Hazaragi
  2. Hazarajat
  3. Hazaras
  4. hazard
  5. hazard a guess
  6. hazard creep
  7. hazard light
  8. hazard lights
  9. hazard pay
  10. hazard ratio
  11. hazard ratios

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