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PREVENTIVE ACTION [2 records]

Record 1 2011-12-29

English

Subject field(s)
  • Decision-Making Process
  • Quality Control (Management)
DEF

An action to eliminate the cause of a potential nonconformity or other undesirable potential situation.

OBS

There can be more than one cause for a potential nonconformity.

OBS

Preventive action is taken to prevent occurrence whereas corrective action is taken to prevent recurrence.

OBS

preventive action: term and definition standardized by ISO in 2000.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Processus décisionnel
  • Contrôle de la qualité (Gestion)
DEF

Action visant à éliminer la cause d'une non-conformité potentielle ou d'une autre situation potentielle indésirable.

OBS

Il peut y avoir plusieurs causes à une non-conformité potentielle.

OBS

Une action préventive est entreprise pour empêcher l'occurrence alors qu'une action corrective est entreprise pour empêcher la réapparition.

OBS

action préventive : terme et définition normalisés par l'ISO en 2000.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Proceso de adopción de decisiones
  • Control de la calidad (Gestión)
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Record 2 1994-03-18

English

Subject field(s)
  • Military Strategy
  • Military (General)
CONT

This response might cover the field from preventive action, including training in general governmental administration, running of elections, tax collection, and law enforcement, to international armed actions of the type foreseen in the UN Charter aimed at restoring a legitimate government subverted by criminal elements or a neighbour.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Stratégie militaire
  • Militaire (Généralités)
CONT

La nécessité de forces traditionnelles de maintien de la collectives, comme celles que prévoit la Charte des Nations unies, pour tenter de restaurer des autorités légitimes renversées par des éléments criminels ou un État voisin .

Spanish

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