precautions
Steps preventing harm
Precautions are measures taken in advance to prevent harm or trouble.
You take precautions against risks you anticipate: safety precautions, fire precautions, Take precautions against identity theft.
The word often appears with qualifiers indicating degree: reasonable precautions, every precaution, extra precautions.
Without modification, take precautions commonly refers to contraception or safe sex.
Practices maintaining cleanliness
- sanitationCleanliness for public health
- vaccinationAdministered immunity booster
- immunizationProtective medical injection
- quarantineIsolation preventing disease transmission
screening · sterilization · disinfection · antiseptic · handwashing · masks · isolation · prophylactic
Ability to anticipate futures
- contingencyUncertain possible event
- preparationArranging things in advance
- safeguardPrecaution against harm
- provisionPreparatory supply or clause
insurance · hedging · diversification · redundancy · failsafe · protocol · guidelines · checklist
Protective head covering
- seatbeltVehicle passenger restraint
- gogglesSealed protective eyewear
- harnessStraps controlling an animal
- lifejacketBuoyant vest for water
guardrail · gloves · earplugs · non-slip · shatterproof · childproofing · railings · signage
Systematic observation of subjects
- alarmUrgent warning signal
- lockMechanism requiring a key
- encryptionConverting data into code
- firewallNetwork access control system
password · authentication · biometrics · antivirus · CCTV · guard · patrol · vault
hygiene
Practices maintaining cleanliness
- sanitationCleanliness for public health
- vaccinationAdministered immunity booster
- immunizationProtective medical injection
quarantine · screening · sterilization · disinfection · antiseptic · handwashing · masks · isolation · prophylactic · prophylaxis
foresight
Ability to anticipate futures
- contingencyUncertain possible event
- preparationArranging things in advance
- safeguardPrecaution against harm
provision · insurance · hedging · diversification · redundancy · failsafe · protocol · guidelines · checklist · inspection
helmet
Protective head covering
- seatbeltVehicle passenger restraint
- gogglesSealed protective eyewear
- harnessStraps controlling an animal
lifejacket · guardrail · gloves · earplugs · non-slip · shatterproof · childproofing · railings · signage
surveillance
Systematic observation of subjects
- alarmUrgent warning signal
- lockMechanism requiring a key
- encryptionConverting data into code
firewall · password · authentication · biometrics · antivirus · CCTV · guard · patrol · vault · fence
- pharmacologypharmacology, drugs, pharmacokinetics, dose, drug
- safeguardssafeguards, safety valve, protections, kill switch, defenses
- medication labelsdrug name, brand name, generic name, dosage, directions
- fine printfine print, small print, disclaimer, disclaimers, terms
precautionsrecklessness
Careless disregard for danger
carelessness · negligence · reckless abandon · imprudence · incaution
precautionsafterthoughts
Late-arriving ideas
remedies · damage control · reactions · corrections · repairs
- safety precautionsMeasures preventing injury
- precautionary measuresPreventive actions against risk
- precautionary principleProtect first, prove later