Technological Hazards
| Term | Level | Definition | Source |
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| Industrial accident | Subgroup, Type, Subtype (General) | Disaster type term used in EM-DAT to describe technological accidents of an industrial nature/involving industrial buildings (e.g., factories). | EM-DAT |
| Miscellaneous accident | Subgroup, Type, Subtype (General) | Disaster type term used in EM-DAT to describe technological accidents of a non-industrial or transport nature (e.g., involving houses). | EM-DAT |
| Chemical spill | Type, Subtype | Accidental release occurring during the production, transportation, or handling of hazardous chemical substances. | EM-DAT |
| Collapse (Industrial / Miscellaneous) | Type, Subtype | Accident involving the collapse of a building or structure. Can either involve industrial structures or domestic/non-industrial structures. | EM-DAT |
| Explosion (Industrial / Miscellaneous) | Type, Subtype | Explosions involving buildings or structures. Can involve industrial structures. | EM-DAT |
| Fire (Industrial / Miscellaneous) | Type, Subtype | Urban fire involving buildings or structures. Can involve industrial structures. | EM-DAT1 |
| Gas leak | Type, Subtype | None2 | |
| Oil spill | Type, Subtype | None2 | |
| Poisoning | Type, Subtype | Poisoning of atmosphere or water courses due to industrial sources of contamination. | EM-DAT |
| Radiation | Type, Subtype | None2 | |
| Transport accident | Subgroup | Disaster type term used to describe technological transport accidents involving mechanized modes of transport. It comprises four disaster types (i.e., Air, Water, Rail, and Road). | EM-DAT |
| Air | Type, Subtype | Transport accidents involving airplanes, helicopters, airships, and balloons. | EM-DAT |
| Water | Type, Subtype | Transport accidents involving sailing boats, ferries, cruise ships, and other vessels. | EM-DAT |
| Rail | Type, Subtype | Transport accidents involving trains. | EM-DAT |
| Road | Type, Subtype | Transport accidents involving motor vehicles on roads and tracks. | EM-DAT |
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Urban fire is a former class that is now either described as “Fire (Industrial)” or “Fire (Miscellaneous)”. ↩︎
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Under the last revision of the EM-DAT classification system, certain definitions were absent from legacy or official glossaries. In such instances, the definitions have been left blank. ↩︎ ↩︎ ↩︎