Balesetek

Balesetek (singular: baleset) is the Hungarian term for accidents, defined as unplanned events that result in harm to people, damage to property, or both. The word covers a wide range of incidents, from everyday mishaps to serious disasters, and is used in official statistics, media, and public discourse.

Common categories include road traffic accidents (közlekedési balesetek), workplace or industrial accidents, and home or domestic accidents. Other categories include falls, fires, drownings, and combined events such as multi-casualty incidents.

Causes are typically a mix of human factors, technical failure, and environmental conditions, often interacting with organizational and systemic issues.

Reporting and data collection: Balesetek are recorded by police, emergency services, and health-care providers; statistics are used to monitor risk, inform policy, and drive prevention.

Prevention: Approaches include safety regulations, training, protective equipment, road safety campaigns, and design changes to infrastructure and equipment.

See also: road safety, occupational safety, public health.