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title: "Hazard — EASA Definition · Avioverse"
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# hazard

EASA defines “hazard” in one regulation. The wording below is reproduced verbatim from the EASA Easy Access Rules, with a link to the paragraph it comes from.

> ‘hazard’ means a situation or an object with the potential to cause death or injury to a person, damage to equipment or a structure, loss of material, or a reduction of ability to perform a prescribed function;

Article 2 · Occurrence Reporting · Regulation (EU) No 376/2014 · Easy Access Rules, 27 Sep 2023 revision · [Read Article 2](https://avioverse.aero/regulations/easa/occurrence-reporting/regulation-eu-no-376-2014/cover-regulation#article-2)

## Defined in the same article

- [accident](https://avioverse.aero/glossary/easa/accident)
- [aircraft](https://avioverse.aero/glossary/easa/aircraft)
- [anonymisation](https://avioverse.aero/glossary/easa/anonymisation)
- [disidentified information](https://avioverse.aero/glossary/easa/disidentified-information)
- [European Aviation Safety Plan](https://avioverse.aero/glossary/easa/european-aviation-safety-plan)
- [European Aviation Safety Programme](https://avioverse.aero/glossary/easa/european-aviation-safety-programme)
- [incident](https://avioverse.aero/glossary/easa/incident)
- [interested party](https://avioverse.aero/glossary/easa/interested-party)