preventative control
1preventative control — An *internal control designed to anticipate and block the occurrence of an unwanted event. Compare *corrective control and *detective control …
2Control (management) — Controlling is one of the managerial functions like planning, organizing, staffing and directing. It is an important function because it helps to check the errors and to take the corrective action so that deviation from standards are minimized… …
3internal control — A physical or procedural mechanism that monitors and reduces *risk in an organization’s financial and operational activities. In its 1992 report *Internal Control Integrated Framework, the *Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway… …
4corrective control — An *internal control designed to remedy or minimize the damage caused by a breakdown in other internal controls. Compare *detective control and *preventative control …
5detective control — An *internal control designed to identify the occurrence of an unwanted event. Compare Corrective control and *preventative control …
6Infection control — is the discipline concerned with preventing nosocomial or healthcare associated infection, a practical (rather than academic) sub discipline of epidemiology. It is an essential, though often under recognized and under supported, part of the… …
7Contamination control — is the generic term for all activities aiming to control the existence, growth and proliferation of contamination in certain areas. Contamination control may refer to the atmosphere as well as to surfaces, to particulate matter as well as to… …
8Locus of control — is a term in psychology which refers to a person s belief about what causes the good or bad results in their life, either in general or in a specific area such as health or academics. It can either be internal (meaning the person believes that… …
9Birth control — For other uses, see Birth control (disambiguation). Birth control is an umbrella term for several techniques and methods used to prevent fertilization or to interrupt pregnancy at various stages. Birth control techniques and methods include… …
10Weather control — is the act of manipulating or altering certain aspects of the environment to produce desirable changes in weather.History of weather controlSome American Indians had rituals which they believed could induce rain. The Finnish people, on the other… …
