hazard prevention
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hazard prevention
A legal and administrative term for all measures that the state, especially the police, fire department, and public order offices, takes to prevent or eliminate dangers to public safety and order.
Die Evakuierung des Gebäudes war eine notwendige Maßnahme der Gefahrenabwehr.
The evacuation of the building was a necessary hazard prevention measure.
The word is composed of 'die Gefahr' (danger) and 'die Abwehr' (defense). So it literally describes the defense against dangers.
Die Polizei ist für die Gefahrenabwehr im öffentlichen Raum verantwortlich.
The police are responsible for hazard prevention in public spaces.
'Gefahrenabwehr' (hazard prevention) is a term from legal and administrative language. You find it mainly in official texts from the police, fire department, or authorities.
Das neue Gesetz regelt die Zuständigkeiten bei der Gefahrenabwehr.
The new law regulates responsibilities in hazard prevention.
This noun is often used in fixed combinations, for example 'Maßnahmen der Gefahrenabwehr' (hazard prevention measures), or as a genitive attribute, as in 'das Recht der Gefahrenabwehr' (the law of hazard prevention).
Die Stadt hat neue Maßnahmen zur Gefahrenabwehr bei Hochwasser beschlossen.
The city has adopted new measures for hazard prevention during floods.
