risk prevention
Stopping potential harm
Risk prevention is the practice of identifying and eliminating potential hazards before they cause harm or loss.
It differs from risk management, which accepts some risk and plans for consequences; prevention aims to stop problems from occurring at all.
The company invested heavily in risk prevention rather than waiting for accidents to happen.
Common in workplace safety, healthcare, and financial planning.
- better safe than sorryPrudence over risk
- industry standardsAgreed-upon sector norms
- fail-safe mechanismsAutomatic protective system defaults
- legal requirementsWhat the law compels
- contingency planningPreparing for possible problems
safety drills · safety net · nip it in the bud · worst case scenario · early warning systems · red flags · safety barriers · checklists · emergency kits · monitoring systems · cover your bases · due diligence · insurance policies · evacuation routes · fire drill · protective equipment · evacuation plans · awareness campaigns
risk preventiondamage control
Limiting further harm
crisis response · crisis management · remediation · emergency management · firefighting
risk preventionrisk-taking
Accepting possible harm
recklessness · courting disaster · risk tolerance · risk exposure · gambling
risk preventionnegligence
Failure to exercise care
recklessness · carelessness · dereliction · irresponsibility · willful blindness
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