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INCIDENT GRAVE [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2015-03-03
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Air Safety
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- serious incident
1, record 1, English, serious%20incident
correct, officially approved
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
- INCID 1, record 1, English, INCID
correct, officially approved
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
An incident involving circumstances indicating that an accident nearly occurred. 1, record 1, English, - serious%20incident
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
The difference between an accident and a serious incident lies only in the result. 1, record 1, English, - serious%20incident
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Examples of serious incidents can be found in Attachment D of Annex 13 and in the ICAO Accident/Incident Reporting Manual (Doc 9156). 1, record 1, English, - serious%20incident
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 3 OBS
serious incident; INCID: term, abbreviation, and definition officially approved by the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO). 2, record 1, English, - serious%20incident
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Sécurité (Transport aérien)
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- incident grave
1, record 1, French, incident%20grave
correct, masculine noun, officially approved
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
- INCID 1, record 1, French, INCID
correct, masculine noun, officially approved
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Incident dont les circonstances indiquent qu'un accident a failli se produire. 1, record 1, French, - incident%20grave
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
La différence entre un accident et un incident grave ne réside que dans le résultat. 1, record 1, French, - incident%20grave
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Le supplément D à l'Annexe 13 et le Manuel de compte rendu d'accident/incident de l'OACI (Doc 9156) contiennent des exemples d'incidents graves. 1, record 1, French, - incident%20grave
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 3 OBS
incident grave; INCID : terme, abréviation et définition uniformisés par l'Organisation de l'aviation civile internationale (OACI). 2, record 1, French, - incident%20grave
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Seguridad (Transporte aéreo)
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- incidente grave
1, record 1, Spanish, incidente%20grave
correct, masculine noun, officially approved
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
- INCID 2, record 1, Spanish, INCID
correct, masculine noun, officially approved
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Incidente en el que intervienen circunstancias que indican que casi ocurrió un accidente. 2, record 1, Spanish, - incidente%20grave
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
La diferencia entre accidente e incidente grave estriba solamente en el resultado. 2, record 1, Spanish, - incidente%20grave
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Hay ejemplos de incidentes graves en el Adjunto D del Anexo 13 y en el Manual de notificación de accidentes/incidentes de la OACI (DOC 9156). 2, record 1, Spanish, - incidente%20grave
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 3 OBS
incidente grave; INCID: término, abreviatura y definición aceptados oficialmente por la Organización de Aviación Civil Internacional (OACI). 3, record 1, Spanish, - incidente%20grave
Record 2 - internal organization data 2011-06-08
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Nuclear Plant Safety
- Nuclear Fission Reactors
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- serious incident
1, record 2, English, serious%20incident
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The International Nuclear Event Scale [INES]. Level 3. Serious incident. Criteria. External release of radioactivity above authorized limits, resulting in a dose to the most exposed individual off site of the order of tenths of millisievert. With such a release, off-site protective measures may not be needed. On-site events resulting in doses to workers sufficient to cause acute health effects and/or an event resulting in a severe spread of contamination for example a few thousand terabecquerels of activity released in a secondary containment where the material can be returned to a satisfactory storage area. Incidents in which a further failure of safety systems could lead to accident conditions, or a situation in which safety systems would be unable to prevent an accident if certain initiators were to occur. 1, record 2, English, - serious%20incident
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Sûreté des centrales nucléaires
- Réacteurs nucléaires de fission
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- incident grave
1, record 2, French, incident%20grave
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Structure fondamentale de l’échelle INES [échelle internationale des événements nucléaires]. [Niveau] 3. Incident grave. Conséquences à l’extérieur du site. Très faible rejet : exposition du public représentant une fraction des limites prescrites. Conséquences à l’intérieur du site. Contamination grave ou effets aigus sur la santé d’un travailleur. Dégradations de la défense en profondeur. Accident évité de peu ou perte des barrières. 1, record 2, French, - incident%20grave
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Il y a eu plusieurs cas d’incidents de niveau 3 dont, en France, l’incendie d’un silo de la Hague en 1981. 1, record 2, French, - incident%20grave
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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