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CONTROLLED MEASURE [1 record]

Record 1 1991-12-20

English

Subject field(s)
  • Occupational Health and Safety
CONT

Controlled measures are procedures or devices which regulate a process, action, system, apparatus or machine within prescribed limits or standards of safety and operational effectiveness. The control measures may be either engineering, work or hygiene practices, personal protection, organizational or a combination of these.

CONT

When it is not feasible to control the environment by enclosure, isolation, ventilation or some other control measure, it may be necessary for the worker to use personal protective equipment.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Santé et sécurité au travail
DEF

"mesures contrôlées" [sic : expression douteuse] : Procédures ou dispositifs qui régissent un processus, une action, un système, un appareillage ou une machine dans le cadre de limites ou normes établies visant la sécurité et l'efficience opérationnelle. Les mesures de contrôle peuvent être des pratiques dans les domaines de l'ingénierie, du travail, de l'hygiène, de la protection personnelle ou de l'administration, ou toute combinaison de ces dernières.

Spanish

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