haittavaarat
Haittavaarat is a Finnish term used in risk assessment and occupational safety to denote hazards that can cause harm to health. The word is formed from haitta, meaning harm or nuisance, and vaara, meaning danger. The plural haittavaarat refers to multiple such hazards.
Use and scope: In Finnish safety literature, haittavaarat are identified during hazard assessment to determine preventive
Relationship to related terms: The more general concept in safety practice is a hazard (haittavaara) and the
Examples: A factory might document haittavaarat such as solvent vapors, unguarded machinery, and excessive noise as
See also: Hazard, Health hazard, Risk assessment, Occupational safety, Environmental health.