In health and safety, as in many other areas, the opposite of proactive is reactive.
it is enforcement and not proactive
Proactive safety is seeing and preventing an event before it happens. Reactive management is waiting for the accident to happen, then make corrections
have a questioning attitude.
No one can eat right or exercise for you
Health and safety is important in any environment because people do not what to be injured or make ill because of the activities they are engaged in. People do argue about how much effort should be put into health and safety for particular environments.
The literal opposite is "reactive" (acting afterwards instead of before). Other antonyms could include apathetic or unconcerned.
To inform people on ways to live healthy it is proactive in tackling health related challenges and issues.
"May retail stores provide an over the counter solution that is similar to proactive if the product is not in stock. However, in many malls and shopping centers there are proactive kiosks. Most stores carry Proactive products in the health and beauty or cosmetic sections."
A health and safety manager provides expertise on health and safety related questions, guides management on regulatory compliance and program development, investigates health and safety complaints and problems, and may administer some of the health and safety programs of the company.
The Occupational Health and Safety Act governs health and safety in the workplace in Ontario.
The primary purposes of the health and safety regulations are to establish minimum requirements for health and safety in the workplace and to explicitly establish the health and safety responsibilities of employer, employee and government.
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