accident risk
Chance of mishap
Accident risk is the likelihood or probability of an unintended harmful event occurring.
Insurance companies assess accident risk when setting premiums: Teenage drivers represent a higher accident risk.
In workplace safety, identifying accident risks guides prevention efforts.
Someone or something described as an accident risk is prone to causing or experiencing mishaps: He's an accident risk behind the wheel.
- hazardSource of potential harm
- dangerExposure to harm
- collisionForceful contact between objects
- crashSudden violent impact
- near missNarrowly averted incident
close call · injury · liability · at fault · insurance · negligence · human error · probability · safety first · precaution · reckless · careless · damage · harm · exposure · vulnerable · blind spot · slip
- dangerhazard, peril, threat, menace, jeopardy
- DUIdrunk tank, implied consent, field sobriety test, breathalyzer, BAC test
- workplace fatigueburnout, exhaustion, tiredness, weariness, stress
accident risksafety
Freedom from harm
protection · security · accident prevention · safeguard · safety margin
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