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The phrase "avoiding potential harm" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used in contexts where one is discussing measures taken to prevent negative consequences or risks.
Example: "The new safety protocols are designed with the primary goal of avoiding potential harm to employees."
Alternatives: "preventing possible damage" or "mitigating risks".
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As opposed to the relative stiffness of common multimeter cables, this soft cable helps avoiding potential harm to a delicate textile artifact or interfering with the crafter's movements while using the hook.
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Aposematic signals are actually beneficial for both predator and prey, because both rely upon them to avoid potential harm.
The most common reasons for beginning or discontinuing use of dietary supplements were to relieve nausea and vomiting (5/20, 25%) and to avoid potential harm to the fetus (5/20, 25%).
And while smoking marijuana is a common way to ingest the drug, there are a number of other methods of delivery that allow users to minimize or avoid potential harm to the lungs, including consuming high-potency cannabis-infused edibles or using a vaporizer, which eliminates much of the heated marijuana smoke.
And while smoking is the most common way to use marijuana, there are also other methods of delivery that allow users to minimize or avoid potential harm to the lungs: Ingesting high-potency cannabis-infused edibles or using a vaporizer, which eliminates much of the heated marijuana smoke, are a few of the most common alternatives.
Address language barriers to avoid potential harm and costs; make immediate translations available for parents and PMs, e.g., phone-interpretation. Recognise staffs' diverse backgrounds and motivation as a resource.
12, 13 In addition, family and friends helped patients avoid potential harm from medication errors, such as pointing out the existence of a drug allergy that was not noted in the patient records.
The MPP absorber is fiber-free and avoids potential harms such as powdered fibers and damage to the person's health.
As humans, we act first in our own self-interest -- avoiding potential physical harm, maintaining social groups, getting swept up in excitement.
The guideline recommendation against using fenoldopam places a high value on avoiding potential hypotension and harm associated with the use of this vasodilator in high-risk perioperative and ICU patients, and a low value on potential benefit, which is currently only suggested by relatively low-quality single-center trials.
"[D]isclosure beyond the commission would jeopardize an ongoing FBI criminal investigation that involves, at least in part, classified information and a need to avoid potential serious harm," Campoamor-Sanchez told the tribunal.
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