Health Care

Safety

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.

National Library of MedicineMedical Subject Headings2026

Structured Summary

Abstract

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.

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1 entry terms
  • Safeties

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Aspects Covered

5 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings economics, history, legislation & jurisprudence, standards, statistics & numerical data.

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Indexing Annotation

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

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History Note

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

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  1. N06.850w.135w.060.075w

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Safety. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D012449. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D012449
  2. Safety. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Safety
  3. Safety. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q10566551