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CRITICAL INCIDENT [3 records]

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Record 1 2018-02-22

English

Subject field(s)
  • Clinical Psychology
  • Occupational Health and Safety
DEF

An event or a series of events that has a stressful impact sufficient enough to overwhelm the usually effective coping skills of an individual or group.

PHR

critical event preparedness

French

Domaine(s)
  • Psychologie clinique
  • Santé et sécurité au travail
DEF

Évènement ou série d'évènements ayant des répercussions stressantes dépassant les capacités d'adaptation habituellement efficaces d'une personne ou d'un groupe.

PHR

préparation aux évènements critiques

Spanish

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Record 2 2015-10-22

English

Subject field(s)
  • Risks and Threats (Security)
  • Emergency Management
  • Protection of Life
DEF

... a sudden, unexpected, often life-threatening and time-limited, event (or perceived event), such as a mass-fatality incident, that may overwhelm an individual's ability to respond adaptively.

OBS

critical incident: term standardized by the Canadian Capability-Based Planning Terminology Committee and the Translation Bureau.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Risques et menaces (Sécurité)
  • Gestion des urgences
  • Sécurité des personnes
DEF

[...] événement hors de l’ordinaire, qui survient de façon soudaine, inhabituelle et imprévue, qui suscite un sentiment d’impuissance semblant comporter une menace pour la vie et qui entraîne des pertes soit matérielles ou émotionnelles.

OBS

incident critique : terme normalisé par le Comité de terminologie de la planification axée sur les capacités au Canada et le Bureau de la traduction.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Riesgos y amenazas (Seguridad)
  • Gestión de emergencias
  • Protección de las personas
DEF

Incidente de seguridad de un nivel de severidad que perturba significativamente la capacidad de una organización para operar; normalmente cuando hay pérdida o amenaza de vida, o que conlleva una experiencia de peligro mortal.

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Record 3 2005-10-24

English

Subject field(s)
  • Psychometry and Psychotechnology
  • Personnel and Job Evaluation
DEF

A technique of making a job analysis by compiling instances that are critical for doing the job satisfactorily, as distinguished from those representing work that can be done by almost anybody and are not important in determining whether a job is done satisfactorily.

OBS

Term defined in a specialized glossary of psychometrics.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Psychométrie et psychotechnique
  • Évaluation du personnel et des emplois
OBS

évènement : Cette graphie, puisée des Rectifications de l'orthographe recommandées par le Conseil supérieur de la langue française, est attestée dans le Petit Robert (2004).

Spanish

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