5. The principle of pre-emptive action, a new concept
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Precaution, the indispensable complement to prevention
The precautionary principle and new regulatory provisions call for new approaches in the conduct of business, and the objective of product and installation safety is a quality criterion, as is the safety/price ratio.
Prevention is based on a causal approach. It consists in adopting measures or behavior in the face of a real or inferred danger, i.e. a risk whose effects and the mechanism by which it manifests itself are known. Precaution consists in adopting measures in the face of a supposed or induced danger.
The concept of preventive action is well known to quality specialists. It involves "eliminating the causes of potential non-conformities to prevent them from occurring". Posing the problem in terms of potential causes is akin to...
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