Not really, because I don’t think they are distinct in the way you suggested; rather, I think safety issues are a subset of “things I’ll likely regret”.
ADDED: Or at least safety issues where things actually do go wrong are “things I’ll likely regret”.
The set of regrets NOT related to safety, and the set of regrets over safety, are two separate sets. Or, if you must, two separate subsets of “things I’ll likely regret.”
Most people seem to intuitively understand the idea of “emotional” vs “safety” regrets when it comes to sex. i.e. the difference between “I wish I hadn’t slept with her, because it ruined our friendship” vs “I wish I hadn’t slept with her, because now it burns when I pee.”
They are not mutually exclusive. I can’t think of anything I would regret more than causing a permanent injury to myself or another person.
Is there a better word for the distinction I’m trying to draw?
Not really, because I don’t think they are distinct in the way you suggested; rather, I think safety issues are a subset of “things I’ll likely regret”.
ADDED: Or at least safety issues where things actually do go wrong are “things I’ll likely regret”.
The set of regrets NOT related to safety, and the set of regrets over safety, are two separate sets. Or, if you must, two separate subsets of “things I’ll likely regret.”
Most people seem to intuitively understand the idea of “emotional” vs “safety” regrets when it comes to sex. i.e. the difference between “I wish I hadn’t slept with her, because it ruined our friendship” vs “I wish I hadn’t slept with her, because now it burns when I pee.”