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Sign in to saveright|thumb|250px|Warning signs, such as this one, can improve safety [[awareness.]] Safety is the state of being protected from harm or other danger. Safety can also refer to the control of recognized hazards in order to achieve an acceptable level of risk.
Safety is the state of being protected from harm or danger, and it involves controlling recognized hazards to reach an acceptable level of risk. It matters because managing these hazards helps protect people from injury and loss, which is why warnings and safety awareness are important in everyday life.
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Research
1,182,749 papers- Influence of Burnout on Patient Safety: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Medicina (Kaunas, Lithuania) · 2019Garcia CL, Abreu LC, Ramos JLS et al.DOI: 10.3390/medicina55090553
- MRI safety-developing the right culture.ReviewPediatric radiology · 2025Alkhulaifat D, Vidal L, Larsen E et al.DOI: 10.1007/s00247-025-06179-5
- Safety risk assessment of subway shield construction under-crossing a river using CFA and FER.ReviewFrontiers in public health · 2024He K, Cui T, Cheng J et al.DOI: 10.3389/fpubh.2024.1279642
- Safety of older people at home: An integrative literature review.ReviewInternational journal of older people nursing · 2020Kivimäki T, Stolt M, Charalambous A et al.DOI: 10.1111/opn.12285
- Safety netting for primary care: evidence from a literature review.ReviewThe British journal of general practice : the journal of the Royal College of General Practitioners · 2019Jones D, Dunn L, Watt I et al.DOI: 10.3399/bjgp18X700193
- Enhancing safety culture in radiology: Key practices and recommendations for sustainable excellence.ReviewRadiography (London, England : 1995) · 2024Chau MDOI: 10.1016/j.radi.2024.04.025
- Patient safety measurement tools used in nursing homes: a systematic literature review.BMC health services research · 2022Kim KA, Lee J, Kim D et al.DOI: 10.1186/s12913-022-08814-5
- Perioperative safety: it's time to drop our tools.ReviewCurrent opinion in anaesthesiology · 2025Cohen JBDOI: 10.1097/ACO.0000000000001565
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29 sectionsContents
- Meanings
- Etymology
- Definitions
- Safety terminology
- Limitations
- Types
- Normative
- Substantive
- Perceived
- Security
- Operational safety
- Risks and responses
- System safety and reliability engineering
- Measures
- Research
- Standards organizations
- United States
- American National Standards Institute
- Government agencies
- Testing laboratories
- European Union
- Institutions
- Testing laboratories
- Other countries
- Standards institutions
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- See also
- References
- Further reading
right|thumb|250px|Warning signs, such as this one, can improve safety [[awareness.]] Safety is the state of being protected from harm or other danger. Safety can also refer to the control of recognized hazards in order to achieve an acceptable level of risk.
==Meanings== thumb|200px|"After whiskey driving risky" safety road sign in Ladakh, India thumb|Platform screen doors are primarily used for passenger safety to prevent users from falling down on the tracks.