occupational factor Component of the work environment the effect of which on a worker under certain conditions leads to ill health or reduction of working ability.

Likely to be damanging

mid-14c., from harm (n.) + -ful. Related: Harmfully. Old English had hearmful but the modern word probably is a Middle English formation.

damaging.

causing or capable of causing harm; "too much sun is harmful to the skin"; "harmful effects of smoking" (harmfully) detrimentally: in a detrimental [..]

doing harm or damage

adverse

of a kind likely to cause harm harm·ful·ly adv harm·ful·ness n

(adj) causing or capable of causing harm

adj. "harmful," s.v. harmful a. OED. KEY: harmful@adj

adj 1 harmful 1

of a kind likely to be damaging; injurious ''Wear a hat to protect your skin from harmful sunlight.''

===Adjective=== ====likely to cause harm or damage==== =====Synonyms===== harmful hurtful injurious inimical deleterious|Harmful or noxious to physical, mental, or moral health. detrimental|Causing [..]