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... > Health Occupations > Medicine > Public Health > Accidents > Accident Prevention > Safety
Environment and Public Health > Public Health > Accidents > Accident Prevention > Safety
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Safety  

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Note

  • IM in unspecified circumstances ("the economics of safety" = SAFETY /econ) or specified circumstances ("safety in coal mines" = SAFETY (IM) + COAL MINING (IM)); CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY & EQUIPMENT SAFETY are also available

Scope note

  • Freedom from exposure to danger and protection from the occurrence or risk of injury or loss. It suggests optimal precautions in the workplace, on the street, in the home, etc., and includes personal safety as well as the safety of property.

History note

  • 91(75); was see under ACCIDENT PREVENTION 1975-90

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http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D012449

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