Health ~ Safety ~ Quality ~ Environment

Safety is the state of being "safe" (from French sauf), the condition of being protected against physical, social, spiritual, financial, political, emotional, occupational, psychological, educational or other types or consequences of failure, damage, error, accidents, harm or any other event which could be considered non-desirable.  This can take the form of being protected from the event or from exposure to something that causes health or economical losses.  It can include protection of people or of possessions.