The Hazard metaclass represents a condition or state in the system that may contribute to accidents. The Hazard is caused by malfunctioning behavior of E/E safety-related systems including interaction of these systems.<br/><br/>The Hazard does not address hazards such as electric shock, fire, smoke, heat, radiation, toxicity, flammability, reactivity, corrosion, release of energy, and similar hazards unless directly caused by malfunctioning behavior of safety related electrical/electronic systems.<br/><br/>Semantics:<br/>The Hazard element represents a condition or state in the system that may contribute to accidents. The associated malfunction identifies the FeatureFlaw that corresponds to the Hazard.<br/><br/>Notation:<br/>The Hazard is shown as a solid-outline rectangle with "Haz" at the top right. It contains the name of the Hazard and optionally the name of the source entity.<br/><br/>Extension: <br/>UML::Class<br/>