Primary adrenal insufficiency, also known as Addison's disease, occurs when the adrenal glands are damaged and can no longer produce enough cortisol, a hormone that plays a role in bone growth, blood pressure control, immune system function, metabolism, nervous system function, and stress response.
A hazard is a situation that poses a level of threat to life, health, property, or environment.Most hazards are dormant or potential, with only a theoretical risk of harm; however, once a hazard becomes active, it can create an emergency situation.A hazardous situation that has come to pass is called an incident.y its nature, a hazard involves something that could potentially be harmful to a person's life, health, property, or the environment. One key concept in identifying a hazard is the presence of stored energy that, when released, can cause damage.
The meaning of the word hazard can be confusing. Often dictionaries do not give specific definitions or combine it with the term risk.For example, one dictionary defines hazard as a danger or risk which helps explain why many people use the terms interchangeably.ometimes a hazard is referred to as being the actual harm or the health effect it caused rather than the hazard. For example, the disease tuberculosis (TB) might be called a hazard by some but in general the TB-causing bacteria would be considered the hazard or hazardous biological agent.