Mitigation involves reducing losses from which type of hazards?

• A. Immediate threats
• B. Unknown risks
• C. Foreseeable hazards
• D. Irreversible events

Answer: (C)

Mitigation focuses on reducing losses from hazards you can anticipate. Foreseeable hazards are those you can predict based on risk assessments, history, and data, so you can put preventive and protective measures in place to lessen both the chance of an event and its impact. In a hospital security setting, this means installing and maintaining safeguards such as fire protection systems, robust access control, redundant power and communications, incident response planning, staff training, and regular drills. These steps are chosen because they specifically address hazards you expect to occur and aim to minimize harm if they do. By comparison, unknown risks are not predictable in advance, immediate threats require immediate, on-the-spot response, and irreversible events describe outcomes that can be highly challenging to prevent entirely, though preparedness can still reduce consequences.