safety measure
Risk prevention step
A safety measure is a precaution or action taken to prevent harm, injury, or damage.
The term typically appears in contexts involving physical danger, health risks, or security concerns: The factory implemented new safety measures after the accident.
Safety measures can range from simple practices like wearing seatbelts to elaborate protocols in industrial or medical settings.
The phrase often appears in the plural when describing a comprehensive set of precautions: Airport safety measures have intensified over the past two decades.
- airbagsCrash-activated vehicle cushions
- evacuation planEmergency departure procedure
- emergency exitUrgent departure route
- fire drillEmergency evacuation practice
- guardrailsProtective edge barriers
fire extinguisher · hazard assessment · first aid kit · steel-toe boots · panic button · lockout/tagout · child lock · dead man's switch · emergency lighting · seatbelt · protective gloves · helmet · smoke detector · hard hats · hard hat area · kill switch · warning labels · speed limit
- fixesfix, repair, mend, correction, correct
safety measurereckless behavior
Actions ignoring potential harm
risk-taking · recklessness · negligence · carelessness · throwing caution to the wind
safety measuresafety violation
Breach of protective regulations
security breach · exposure · vulnerability · defenselessness · weak point
safety measurehazard
Source of potential harm
danger · threat · risk factor · health hazard · peril