In message 
<OFA7AC3278.146EFD8D-ON882577CE.005E48CA-882577CE.005F0A5C@US.Schneider-E
lectric.com>, dated Mon, 1 Nov 2010, 
[email protected] writes:

>I thought "hazard" was a perfectly good noun.   A hazard is something 
>that can hurt you or do damage to property.   It's the name of a thing, 
>isn't it?

Yes. Not even IEC TC108 can take a word out of the language, although it 
may inadvertently prompt the introduction of new and colourful 
expletives. (;-)
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