Question

What are the vulnerable groups of physical hazard

Answer 1

Hey mate!

The hazards can be grouped into the following vulnerable groups:

Fire Incident : 181
Bomb Blast : 0
Terrorist Attack : 0
Structural Collapse : 06
Road Accident : 37
Drowning Incident : 2

(These numbers are of the Indian state New Delhi)

Hazard: It is defined as “Phenomena that pose a threat to people, structures or economic assets and which may cause a disaster. The Disaster could be either man-made or naturally occurring”.

Vulnerability: It is defined as “the extent to which a community, structure, service or geographical area is likely to be damaged or disrupted by the impact of particular hazard, on account of their nature, construction and
proximity to a hazardous terrain or disaster prone area.

Disaster: It is the product of a hazard coinciding with a vulnerable situation, which might include communities, cities or villages.

Risk: It is defined as the probability or threat of quantifiable damage,injury, liability, loss, or any other negative occurrence that is caused by external or internal vulnerabilities, and that may be avoided through pre-emptive action

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Answer 2

Answer:

The hazards can be grouped into the following vulnerable groups:

Fire Incident

Structural Collapse

Bomb Blast

Drowning Incident

Terrorist Attack

Road Accident

Hazard: It is defined as “Phenomena that pose a threat to people, structures or economic assets and which may cause a disaster. The Disaster could be either man-made or naturally occurring”.

Vulnerability: It is defined as “the extent to which a community, structure, service or geographical area is likely to be damaged or disrupted by the impact of particular hazard, on account of their nature, construction and

proximity to a hazardous terrain or disaster prone area.

Disaster: It is the product of a hazard coinciding with a vulnerable situation, which might include communities, cities or villages.

Risk: It is defined as the probability or threat of quantifiable damage,injury, liability, loss, or any other negative occurrence that is caused by external or internal vulnerabilities, and that may be avoided through pre-emptive action

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