A survey of an older warehouse finds brittle wiring and a blocked exit door. In insurance terms these two conditions are:
Explanation
A peril is the cause of loss itself, such as fire; a hazard is a condition that makes the loss more likely or more severe. Brittle wiring and a blocked exit are tangible conditions, so they are physical hazards. Morale hazard is carelessness that grows out of having insurance, and moral hazard is outright dishonesty such as arson, neither of which is a physical condition of the building.
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