Act of God 7
Act of God 7 : General. An unintentional hazard event (usually a natural hazard) whereby society feels that no individual or organization is responsible for the hazard occurrence or its impact, i.e., an "accident". This is an increasingly narrow category of hazards in the U.S., as society has begun to view almost all hazards or their impact as predictable, and that mitigation actions could be undertaken. In particular, risk management has presented the view that technological hazards are expected outcomes of planned risk behavior, and even that technological failure from a natural hazard is usually predictable and could have been avoided. For example, almost all motor vehicle crashes are now viewed as expected outcomes of speed, substance use, distracted drivers or other behavior, failure of mechanical equipment or road design, and are now referred to as "crashes"" rather than motor vehicle accidents
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