hazard prevention
Stopping danger beforehand
Hazard prevention encompasses the measures, practices, and systems designed to eliminate or reduce dangers before they cause harm.
The term appears most often in workplace safety contexts, where hazard prevention programs identify risks and implement controls—engineering solutions, protective equipment, training protocols.
Unlike hazard mitigation, which minimizes damage after a threat materializes, prevention aims to stop incidents from occurring at all.
The company invested heavily in hazard prevention after the audit revealed multiple safety violations.
- safety firstPrioritize precaution always
- safety drillsPracticed emergency response procedures
- fire drillEmergency evacuation practice
- OSHA regulationsFederal workplace safety requirements
- workplace inspectionsFormal examinations of job sites
risk assessment · contingency planning · emergency kits · lockout-tagout · fail-safe mechanisms · safety protocols · watch your step · wet floor sign · slip and fall · ergonomics · occupational safety · evacuation routes · protective equipment · safety gear · hard hat area · building codes · preventive maintenance · evacuation procedures
hazard preventiondamage control
Limiting further harm
crisis management · emergency response · disaster recovery · remediation · cleanup
hazard preventionnegligence
Failure to exercise care
neglect · dereliction · inaction · complacency · turning a blind eye