preventive measures
Actions avoiding harm
Preventive measures are actions taken to stop something undesirable before it happens.
The phrase appears often in contexts of health, safety, and security: preventive measures against disease, preventive measures to reduce workplace injuries.
The term emphasizes anticipation rather than reaction—addressing potential problems before they become actual ones.
- anti-theft devicesMechanisms preventing unauthorized removal
- security guardHired protector of property
- risk assessmentsEvaluations of potential threats
- hygienePractices maintaining cleanliness
- hand washingCleaning digits with soap
fire drills · pollution control · early detection · smoke alarm · public health campaigns · mental health counseling · stress management · protective gear · seat belt · food safety · vaccination · flu shot · immunization programs · foresight · evacuation procedures · infrastructure maintenance · speed limit · climate change mitigation
- public healthimmunization, disease control, health education, epidemiology, community health
- incident reportsincident report, accident report, injury report, damage report, police report
- safetysafety helmet, hazard, airbag, alert, occupational safety
- safeguardssafeguards, safety valve, protections, kill switch, defenses
- termite controltermiticide, exterminator, fumigation, tenting, monitoring systems
preventive measurescorrective action
Steps to fix identified problems
damage control · crisis response · emergency response · cleanup efforts · firefighting
preventive measuresneglect
Failure to provide care
inaction · negligence · passivity · complacency · willful blindness
preventive measuressabotage
Deliberate disruption of operations
reckless behavior · aggravating factors · risk-taking behavior · provocations · risk-taking