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Which choice below is an example of a potential hazard due to a technological event, rather than a human event

Which choice below is an example of a potential hazard due to a
technological event, rather than a human event?

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A.
Enemy attack

B.
Financial collapse

C.
Sabotage

D.
Mass hysteria

Explanation:
A financial collapse is considered a technological potential hazard, the
other three are human events. Of the three categories of potential hazards
(natural, technological, and human), technological events could include:
Hazard material release (HazMat)
Explosion or fire (non-arson)
Fuel shortage
Structure collapse
Utility failure
Severe air pollution
Source: NFPA 1600 Standard on Disaster/Emergency Management
and Business Continuity, National Fire Protection Association, 2000
edition.


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