PAR — Preventive Action Report
In plain English
A Preventive Action Report documents actions taken to prevent potential nonconformances before they occur.
A PAR is about stopping problems before they happen.
It’s based on risk, trends, or early warning signs —
not on failure.
What they actually mean
PARs are usually the first thing dropped under pressure.
They don’t feel urgent.
They don’t fix something broken right now.
Which is exactly why problems “suddenly” appear later.
Example
“A PAR was created to reduce the risk of future process failures.”
Does it actually matter?
✅ Yes — strategically.
PARs cost time today and save pain tomorrow.
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