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SELF-DECONTAMINATION [1 record]

Record 1 2012-09-27

English

Subject field(s)
  • Protection of Life
DEF

A decontamination process that one does to oneself and that involves bagging all contaminated clothing, showering with soap and shampoo and putting on clean clothes.

OBS

self-decontamination: term and definition standardized by the Canadian Capability-Based Planning Terminology Committee and the Translation Bureau.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Sécurité des personnes
DEF

Processus de décontamination appliqué à soi-même et qui consiste à mettre tous ses vêtements contaminés dans un sac, à prendre une douche en se lavant avec du savon et du shampoing, et à mettre des vêtements propres.

OBS

auto-décontamination; autodécontamination : termes et définition normalisés par le Comité de terminologie de la planification axée sur les capacités au Canada et le Bureau de la traduction.

Spanish

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