Preventive Action is not to prevent a recurrence of same event again (ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-OwexNMJeSsY.html). It is to prevent an occurrence of an event that has not happened yet. Corrective Action = Reaction Preventive Action = Proactive
With due respect, I'm afraid the definition offered for preventive action is misleading, bordering on just plain incorrect. Preventive actions (which of course are no longer explicitly delineated in the Standard) were defined as actions taken to prevent the occurrence of a nonconformity, not the recurrence. Preventing recurrence of a nonconformity along with determining root cause is the literal definition of corrective action. There was so much confusion on this point that, mercifully, the language was removed; but the concept is covered with risk based thinking, which of course is all about prevention. I think you get off base, as pedantic as it might sound, when you start by defining CAPA as "Corrective Action and Preventive Action" rather than "Corrective and Preventive Action." This small difference is important because it encompasses the critical fact that CAPA, Corrective and Preventive Action, is ONE action, not two separate actions. One process. Not two distinct processes. The confusion came from the fact that corrective actions, by definition, prevented recurrence. While preventive actions, were a separate category altogether (no longer) that prevented potential problems from occurring to begin with. Apologies for the long-winded reply. ;-)
