Occupational Safety And Health Terminology

adjective describing something that is dangerous or risky

• The workers were trained to handle hazardous materials safely.
• Be careful with those hazardous chemicals, they can be dangerous.
• Dude, don't mess with that stuff, it's super hazardous.
• Her relationship with him was like navigating through a hazardous minefield.

noun a specific point or level at which action is required or deemed necessary

• The action level for air pollution in this area has been exceeded.
• We need to do something about the air pollution here, it's past the action level.
• The air quality is so bad here, we're way past the action level.
• The tension in the room reached an action level as the negotiations heated up.