Imminent danger to the public definition

Imminent danger to the public means the existence of any condition or practice, or any violation of a permit or other requirements of the Act in a surface coal mining and reclamation operation, which could reasonably be expected to cause substantial physical harm to persons outside the permit area before the condition, practice, or violation can be abated. A reasonable expectation of death or serious injury before abatement exists if a rational person, subjected to the same condition or practice giving rise to the peril, would avoid exposure to the danger during the time necessary for abatement.
Imminent danger to the public means there is harm or immediate risk of harm to an individual, public funds, or a child, family or community.
Imminent danger to the public means there is harm or immediate risk of harmposing or impending harm or risk to a child, family or community.

Examples of Imminent danger to the public in a sentence

  • Imminent danger to the public health or safety means that, due to the failure of the registrant to maintain effective controls against diversion or otherwise comply with the obligations of a registration under the CSA, there is a substantial likelihood of an immediate threat that death, serious bodily harm, or abuse of a controlled substance will occur in the absence of an immediate suspension of the registration.

Related to Imminent danger to the public

  • Imminent danger means an existing dangerous situation that could reasonably be expected to immediately cause death or serious physical harm.

  • Threatened species means endangered species, including flora and fauna, listed in the European Red List or the IUCN Red List, as referred to in Section 7 of Annex II to Delegated Regulation (EU) 2021/2139;

  • Serious violation means a violation of this act, an order issued under this act, or a rule promulgated or adopted by reference under this act for which a substantial probability exists that death or serious impairment of a body function to a person other than the violator may result unless the violator did not and could not, with the exercise of reasonable diligence, know of the presence of the violation.

  • Barrier Event means that R (final) is lower than the Barrier.