High hazard area definition

High hazard area means the area comprised of and measured to the farthest landward extent of the floodway or the area inundated by a flood event having a 10 percent or greater chance of flooding in a given year as mapped or determined by FEMA.
High hazard area means an area inside a workplace in which operations include high hazard materials, processes, or contents.
High hazard area. Any areas of a building, structure, or parts thereof, containing highly combustible, flammable, explosive products or materials which are likely to burn rapidly shall be identified on the submittal. The designer shall identify amounts and types of hazardous materials used throughout the facility.

More Definitions of High hazard area

High hazard area means an area inside a workplace in which operations include high hazard materials, processes, or contents. "High hazard contents" means combustibles of a character or quantity which burn with extreme rapidity or from which extremely poisonous fumes or explosions are to be expected in the case of fire.
High hazard area means those portions on the alluvial fan subject to active erosional and depositional conditions. These areas are where the flood hazard potential is too severe for standard economic flood protection plans.