An occupational hazard is something unpleasant that you may suffer or experience as a result of doing yourjob or hobby.
Catching colds is unfortunately an occupational hazard in this profession.
occupational hazard in British English
(ˌɒkjʊˈpeɪʃənəl ˈhæzəd)
noun
an occupational hazard is something unpleasant that you may suffer or experience as a result of doing your job or hobby
jobs that pose occupational health hazards to women's reproductive systems
Catching colds is unfortunately an occupational hazard in this profession.
One of the occupational hazards of going to the openings of exhibitions is sufferingthe speeches.
occupational hazard in Insurance
(ɒkyəpeɪʃənəl hæzərd)
Word forms: (regular plural) occupational hazards
noun
(Insurance: Underwriting)
An occupational hazard is a risk or danger that is connected to the job of the policyholder.
The premium for group insurance is calculated based on the characteristics of thegroup as a whole, such as average age and degree of occupational hazard.
Occupational hazards are conditions surrounding a work environment that increase the probability of death,disability, or illness to a worker.
An occupational hazard is a risk or danger that is connected to the job of the policyholder.
hazard
Examples of 'occupational hazard' in a sentence
occupational hazard
Yet pain is an occupational hazard for these guys.
The Sun (2014)
Which might just be an occupational hazard.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
Such occupational hazards should be a warning to others thinking of getting into the educational consultancy business.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
It is an occupational hazard of those who have the nerve and the ambition to lead nations.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
He insisted that the problem was an occupational hazard for a veteran actor.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
Falls are the occupational hazard all jockeys face and there is little you can do about it.
The Sun (2010)
Failure at phase three may be an occupational hazard of the drugs industry.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
But such quibbles are an occupational hazard.
The Times Literary Supplement (2014)
Black eyes and bruises are an occupational hazard.
The Sun (2011)
Being cracked high into the stands is an occupational hazard.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
Attempts at manipulation through marriage alliances and implication in the conspiracies of others were the occupational hazards that attended them.
Jane Dunn ELIZABETH AND MARY: Cousins, Rivals, Queens (2003)
Most players get on with it, accepting it as an occupational hazard.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
BURNING buildings and collapsing masonry are two obvious occupational hazards firefighters face.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
One, accept the fact that the strain is there and that you cannot ignore it as an occupational hazard.
Christianity Today (2000)
This, perhaps, is the occupational hazard of all historians of language and usage.