occupational hazard

occupational hazard
a) A substantial risk to a workers physical or mental well-being which is present in a certain task, job, or profession.

They are the abrasive breed of radio and television personalities, most of them talk-show hosts, who treat their profession as a verbal adjunct to street fighting. . . . Threats and sometimes violence are indeed an occupational hazard.

b) An unpleasant, inconvenient, or unusual circumstance which occurs or is likely to occur during the course of ones employment.

The attentions of passionate spinsters were an occupational hazard for all members of the clergy.


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