accident prevention
Stopping mishaps beforehand
Accident prevention is the practice of anticipating and eliminating hazards before they cause harm.
The term appears most often in workplace safety, public health, and industrial contexts: accident prevention training, accident prevention programs.
It encompasses everything from safety equipment to procedural protocols to educational campaigns.
- safety firstPrioritize precaution always
- safety auditsFormal hazard evaluations
- guardrailsProtective edge barriers
- traffic lawsRules for road users
- ergonomicsStudy of work efficiency
workplace inspections · hard hat area · risk assessment · first aid training · childproofing · baby gate · speed limits · crash barriers · lockout-tagout · awareness campaigns · building codes · defensive driving · blind spot check · look both ways · buckle up · fail-safe mechanisms · fire drills · warning signs
- safetysafety helmet, hazard, airbag, alert, occupational safety
- safety equipmentlife jacket, safety glasses, lifeboat, smoke alarms, smoke alarm
- transportation issuestraffic congestion, traffic jams, congestion, gridlock, road safety
- workshop safetygoggles, safety goggles, gloves, earplugs, ear plugs
- maritime safetylife rafts, lifebuoys, lifesaving equipment, safety equipment, flares
- workplace safetyworkplace safety, PPE, safety standards, worker safety, goggles
accident preventionemergency response
Organized action during crises
crisis management · disaster response · damage control · rescue operations · remediation
accident preventionnegligence
Failure to exercise care
recklessness · carelessness · complacency · willful blindness · dereliction