control measures
Steps limiting harm
Control measures are actions taken to limit, regulate, or prevent something undesirable—disease spread, pest populations, workplace hazards, or security risks.
The term appears frequently in public health, safety regulations, and institutional policy: The CDC recommended strict control measures to contain the outbreak.
Control measures range from protective equipment to quarantine protocols to access restrictions.
- lockMechanism requiring a key
- fenceBoundary structure between properties
- safety cultureCollective attitude toward risk prevention
- risk analysisEvaluating likelihood of harm
- complianceAdhering to requirements
barrier · hazard assessment · accountability · inspections · emergency response · contingency planning · containment · standardization · quarantine · corrective actions · risk mitigation · contact tracing · legal enforcement · limits · speed limits · precautions · distancing · protocols
- workplace safetyworkplace safety, PPE, safety standards, worker safety, goggles
- food safetyfood safety, food hygiene, food handling, food poisoning, contamination
- riskrisk management, risk exposure, risk factors, risk appetite, risk premium
- epidemiologyepidemic, epidemiology, pandemic, outbreak, endemic
- risk analysisrisk assessment, risk management, risk mitigation, risk analysis, risk factors
control measuresinaction
Deliberate nonmovement
non-intervention · laissez-faire · neglect · watchful waiting · letting nature take its course
control measuresderegulation
Removing governmental business restrictions
decontrol · free rein · liberalization · permissiveness · carte blanche
control measureschaos
Complete disorder and confusion
disorder · anarchy · unchecked growth · loss of control · pandemonium