Sprjeavanje

Sprjeavanje, more accurately sprječavanje, is a term in several South Slavic languages that denotes the act or practice of preventing something undesirable. The standard spelling in Croatian, Bosnian, and Montenegrin is sprječavanje; in Serbian Latin it is sprječavanje as well, and in Cyrillic it is спречавање. The word derives from the verb sprečiti or spriječiti, meaning to stop or to impede, with the noun-forming suffix -avanje.

In policy and law, sprječavanje refers to measures designed to prevent harm before it occurs. It is a core objective in criminal justice (crime prevention), public health (prevention of disease spread, vaccination programs), occupational safety (accident prevention), environmental protection, and disaster risk reduction.

Implementation typically involves risk assessment, regulatory frameworks, education and awareness, engineering controls, surveillance and monitoring, and early intervention. It emphasizes proactive rather than reactive approaches and often operates across sectors through interagency cooperation.

Sprječavanje is closely related to prevention, risk management, and safety engineering, and forms a central component of public policy, health care, and corporate governance.