occupational hazard

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noun

a danger or hazard to workers that is inherent in a particular occupation: Silicosis is an occupational hazard of miners.

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Origin of occupational hazard

First recorded in 1950–55

Words nearby occupational hazard

occupancy, occupant, occupation, occupational, occupational disease, occupational hazard, occupational medicine, occupational pension, occupational psychology, Occupational Safety and Health Administration, occupational therapy

How to use occupational hazard in a sentence

The back-to-back calendar is a familiar occupational hazard for corporate executives, often translating into a status symbol for being important and in-demand.
‘Productivity is through the roof’: Why companies are waging war on meetings to tackle burnout|Jessica Davies|August 16, 2021|Digiday
That is where the subordinate gangs like Big Hazard come in.
The Mexican Mafia Is the Daddy of All Street Gangs|Seth Ferranti|December 11, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The Hazard gang is a multi-generational gang based in the East Los Angeles area.
The Mexican Mafia Is the Daddy of All Street Gangs|Seth Ferranti|December 11, 2014|DAILY BEAST
So too are other issues of interest to both groups, ranging from school choice to sentencing reform to occupational licensing.
The Libertarian Moment in Ferguson|Nick Gillespie|August 21, 2014|DAILY BEAST

There, occupational health and safety laws protect sex workers.
Why It's Time to Legalize Prostitution|Cathy Reisenwitz|August 15, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The CDC Occupational Health Clinic is providing counseling, evaluations, and medication as necessary.
CDC: 80 May Have Been Exposed to Anthrax|Abby Haglage|June 19, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Not suspecting her motive, he represented the hazard of putting so great an affront on the favourite of the Empress.
The Pastor's Fire-side Vol. 3 of 4|Jane Porter
A fifth by the sheer hazard of a lucky "deal" acquires a fortune without work at all.
The Unsolved Riddle of Social Justice|Stephen Leacock
She began to perceive what life really was, and the immense importance of hazard therein.
Hilda Lessways|Arnold Bennett
Lawrence, when the day was lost, rode back to prepare the hapless Europeans in the city for the hazard that now threatened.
The Red Year|Louis Tracy
That it was his determination to hazard all things rather than chill the coalition.
Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, No. CCCXXXIX. January, 1844. Vol. LV.|Various