Prevention
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Definitions
European Definitions
Other International Definitions
UNISDR
Examples include dams or embankments that eliminate flood risks, land-use regulations that do not permit any settlement in high risk zones, and seismic engineering designs that ensure the survival and function of a critical building in any likely earthquake. Very often the complete avoidance of losses is not feasible and the task transforms to that of mitigation. Partly for this reason, the terms prevention and mitigation are sometimes used interchangeably in casual use.
National Definitions
Australia
Canada
Activités visant à éliminer les impacts de catastrophes pour protéger la vie, les biens et l’environnement, et pour éviter les perturbations économiques. [6] [7]
Prevention activities may be included as part of mitigation.
Finland
Accident prevention is an action aiming at preventing the occurrence of accidents and minimising the damages beforehand. -unofficial translation- [8]
Loss/damage prevention is a safety-pursuant action aiming at the prevention of an accident or keeping the damages caused by an accident as small as possible. -unofficial translation- [8]
Netherlands
Republic of Trinidad & Tobago
Switzerland
Phase de la gestion intégrale des risques englobant l'ensemble des mesures destinées à réduire la vulnérabilité; c’est-à-dire d’éviter les dangers ou en tout cas d’en diminuer les effets.[12]
Fase del ciclo di gestione integrale dei rischi nell’ambito della protezione della popolazione che comprende le misure volte a evitare l’insorgere dei pericoli o a limitarne gli effetti. [13]
United States
DHS
The term "prevention" refers to
NIMS
Prevention involves actions to protect lives and property.
NFPA-1600
Other Definitions
Ontario (Canada)
Such actions may include legislative controls, zoning restrictions, improved operating standards/procedures or critical infrastructure management.
Ces mesures peuvent inclure des contrôles législatifs, des restrictions en matière de zonage, des normes et procédures de fonctionnement améliorées ou la gestion de l’infrastructure essentielle.
Standard Definition
ISO/PAS 22399:2007
See also
Notes
- ↑ DECISION No 1313/2013/EU OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL of 17 December 2013 on a Union Civil Protection Mechanism
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 European Commission's CBRN Glossary, 2012
- ↑ 2009 UNISDR Terminology on Disaster Risk Reduction
- ↑ UNISDR website
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Australian Emergency Management Glossary, Emergency Management Australia (1998)
- ↑ An Emergency Management Framework for Canada (Second Edition)
- ↑ Vocabulaire de la gestion des urgencies/Emergency Management Emergency Management Vocabulary 281 (2012)
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 Vocabulary of Comprehensive Security. Helsinki (TSK 47) (2014)
- ↑ Zakboekje Preventie Cybercrime (2008)
- ↑ Comprehensive Disaster Management Policy Framework for Trinidad and Tobago
- ↑ Glossar der Risikobegriffe, Bundesamt für Bevölkerungsschutz BABS, 29.4.2013
- ↑ Glossaire des risques, Office fédéral de la protection de la population, 29.4.2013
- ↑ Glossario sui rischi, Ufficio federale della protezione della popolazione UFPP, 29.4.2013
- ↑ Presidential Policy Directive /PPD-8: National Preparedness, March 30, 2011
- ↑ National Incident Management Plan (core)
- ↑ NFPA-1600
- ↑ 17.0 17.1 Province of Ontario’s Emergency Management Glossary of Terms
- ↑ ISO/PAS 22399:2007 Societal security - Guideline for incident preparedness and operational continuity management.