Hazard pay or danger money (British English)[1] is income in addition to regular wages given for performing work under hazardous or dangerous conditions. Hazardous work means that use of reasonable protective gear does not adequately mitigate the inherent risks involved in the work, wherein harm or death could result.[2]
hazard pay - noun [..] (also hazardous duty pay); (UK danger money) - extra money that is paid to someone because their job is dangerous