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corrective prevention

[/kəˈrɛktɪv prɪˈvɛnʃən/]
nounpl: corrective preventions
prevenção corretiva
1. A maintenance or safety strategy that addresses and corrects identified problems or deficiencies to prevent future occurrences or failures
The corrective prevention program identified equipment vulnerabilities before they caused production downtime.
O programa de prevenção corretiva identificou vulnerabilidades do equipamento antes de causarem paradas de produção.
2. In quality management, actions taken to eliminate the cause of a detected nonconformity or defect
Corrective prevention measures were implemented after the quality audit findings.
Medidas de prevenção corretiva foram implementadas após as constatações da auditoria de qualidade.
Synonyms
corrective maintenancecorrective actionpreventive correctionremedial prevention
Antonyms
preventive maintenancepredictive maintenance

Regional Variations

General Brazilian
prevenção corretiva
Standard usage in industrial and quality contexts
São Paulo
prevenção corretiva
Common in manufacturing sectors
Portugal
prevenção corretiva
Standard technical term in European Portuguese

Related Idioms & Phrases

take corrective action
implement corrective measures
corrective prevention system
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