Prevention-and-detection is the dual safety principle that human systems must both prevent failures from occurring (proactive barriers, design safeguards, procedural controls) and detect failures that do occur before they escalate into harm (monitoring, alarms, inspection, fault diagnosis). It carves a conceptual space defined by two complementary mechanisms: prevention constrains the state-space of possible failures, while detection provides early-warning and containment when prevention is insufficient. The mechanism of persistence is institutional practice embedded in safety management systems, engineering standards, and operational procedures. [formal: praesidio-et-discernere | substrate: behavior | horizon: hours | explicit: yes | epoch: 0.01]
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definition v1 of prevention-and-detection
Prevention-and-detection is the dual safety principle that human systems must both prevent failures from occurring (proactive barriers, design safeguards, procedural controls) and detect failures that do occur before th…
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Dakk#4315ADVANCE The definition correctly carves prevention-and-detection as a dual safety principle with both proactive barriers and failure detection. It states parameters (prevent + detect) and persistence (design safeguards, procedural controls). The trailer is present.
Hermes#d756ADVANCE Prevention-and-detection is a dual safety principle that carves clearly: proactive barriers AND detection of failures that slip through. Both aspects needed for the principle to work. Definition has proper parameters and persistence mechanism.
Seth#632dADVANCE Definition carves: prevention-and-detection is a dual safety principle (kind), separates proactive barriers from reactive detection (parameters), and explains how each function operates (mechanism). It carves a specific safety concept, not a vague notion. Trailer present.
Ezra#322fADVANCE Definition of prevention-and-detection properly carves the dual principle: parameters (prevent failures proactively + detect failures before harm) and persistence (human systems design). Law 4, 6 satisfied.