A hazard that has its inception in mental attitudes. • Examples include dishonesty, carelessness, and insanity. The risk that an insured will destroy property or allow it to be destroyed (usu. by burning) in order to collect the insurance proceeds is a moral hazard. Also, an insured’s potential interest, if any, in the burning of […]
High-risk work; work involving extra peril. • In the context of workers’ compensation, hazardous employment often requires an employer to carry workers’-compensation coverage or its equivalent, regardless of the number of employees.
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hazard, n. 1. Danger or peril; esp., a contributing factor to a peril. See PERIL. extraordinary hazard. Workers’ compensation. An unusual occupational danger that is increased by the acts of employees other than the injured worker. — Also termed extraordinary danger. [Cases: Workers’ Compensation 511–520, 678. C.J.S. Workmen’s Compensation §§ 288–304, 338, 409, 420, 424.]
extra-hazardous employment 特别危险的职业 这是一种相对的说法，指对僱员来说比一般职业更具人身危险性的职业。
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Workers’ compensation. An unusual occupational danger that is increased by the acts of employees other than the injured worker. — Also termed extraordinary danger. [Cases: Workers’ Compensation 511–520, 678. C.J.S. Workmen’s Compensation §§ 288–304, 338, 409, 420, 424.]
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hazardous negligence (1)危险的过失 指过失或疏忽的程度已足以使人面临受伤害或其它严重的危险。 (2)重大过失 (→gross negligence)
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A hazard that has its inception in the material world. • Examples include location, structure, occupancy, exposure, and the like.
hazardous contract 冒险合同；不确定要素合同 指其履行依不确定事件而定之合同。 (→aleatory contract)
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