harmcausing
Harmcausing is the attribute of something that has the potential to cause harm or the act of causing harm. It can refer to individuals, organizations, processes, devices, or systems that produce adverse effects on the well-being, health, property, or environment of others.
The scope includes physical harm (injury or fatality), psychological harm (trauma, stress), social harm (reputational damage,
Harmcausing can result from actions or omissions, intentional or negligent. It can arise from design choices,
In practice, harmcausing is addressed through safety engineering, risk management, ethics, and regulation. Responsibility may extend
Examples include physical assault causing injury, medical errors causing harm to patients, harassment or discrimination harming
As a concept, harmcausing emphasizes the outcomes of actions and systems rather than motives alone, complicating