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Record 1,  Textual support,  English

Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT

Respiratory protection devices are usually restricted to intermittent exposures, or to operations in which control by other methods are inadequate or not feasible.  1, record 1, English, - intermittent%20exposure

Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 CONT

The job hazard analysis and walk-through survey will answer a number of questions regarding the length of exposure to any associated work hazard (continuous or intermittent? routine or occasional?), the type of process in which the substances are being used, ... and the adequacy of existing controls in the workplace.  1, record 1, English, - intermittent%20exposure

Record 1,  Textual support,  French

Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS

"discontinu" : Qui n'est pas continuel. (...) [p. ex. :] bruit discontinu.  2, record 1, French, - exposition%20discontinue

Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS

L'adjectif "discontinu" nous paraît préférable à "intermittent" pour désigner un phénomène abstrait. En effet, "intermittent" se dit de ce "Qui s'arrête et reprend par intervalle" (par exemple, fièvre, maladie, efforts, lumière..." (Petit Robert). Une exposition ne s'arrête pas, elle se produit ou pas.  1, record 1, French, - exposition%20discontinue

Record 1,  Textual support,  Spanish