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CHECKING AREA [6 records]

Record 1 2022-04-30

English

Subject field(s)
  • Layout of the Workplace
CONT

Within a new agile working environment there are likely to be many different zones, and the newest is the touchdown area. This is a space which is designed to be used for short bursts of time only, usually no more than around an hour. For that reason, the touchdown area is mostly used by remote and flexible workers who are calling into the office to catch up or hand in work. It can also be used for meeting debriefs or quick catch ups, as well as checking emails.

Key term(s)
  • touch down workspace
  • touch down work space
  • touch down space
  • touch down zone
  • touch down area
  • touchdown work space

French

Domaine(s)
  • Implantation des locaux de travail

Spanish

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Record 2 2018-12-21

English

Subject field(s)
  • Occupation Names (General)
  • Breadmaking
  • Pastries
  • Cookies and Cookie Making
CONT

Bakery assistants are responsible for supporting pastry chefs [and bakers] and ensuring excellent customer service. Common duties [include] taking customer orders, answering to customer inquiries, packaging baked goods, maintaining stocks, checking expiration dates, and keeping the working area clean and organized.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Désignations des emplois (Généralités)
  • Boulangerie
  • Pâtisserie
  • Biscuits et biscuiterie

Spanish

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Record 3 2002-08-27

English

Subject field(s)
  • Road Construction
CONT

... conventional steel drum rollers cause cracks in pavements during compaction. This phenomenon is called "roller checking", and is caused by the incompatibility of the hard, round steel drum and the soft, flat asphalt pavement. Because the steel drums are round, only a very small area of contact is presented to the asphalt surface for compaction. As the roller travels along the pavement, the asphalt in front of the roller is pushed ahead, causing a pulling force in the asphalt behind the drum. This pushing and pulling action causes the asphalt to crack.

Key term(s)
  • roller check

French

Domaine(s)
  • Construction des voies de circulation

Spanish

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Record 4 2001-08-09

English

Subject field(s)
  • Grain Growing
  • Milling and Cereal Industries
CONT

Although one of the primary aims in durum wheat milling is to produce a speck-free product, bran specks in the final product are unavoidable. If wheat is improperly cleaned, foreign material such as earth pellets or insect fragments may also appear as black specks; kernels damaged by severe smudge, mildew, black point or ergot will also cause speckiness. Since a specky product is undesirable, one test for checking the efficiency of milling is the determination of number of specks per unit area of semolina. The definition of "speck" is not clear cut and differentiation must be made between bran specks and other dark or black specks. Insufficient cleaning of wheat, presence of damaged kernels in low grade wheats, and inefficient purification contribute to speckiness. Normally, the number of specks is reported as specks per 100 square centimetres.

CONT

Criteria for judging quality. Flour color: A very simple way to determine color differences in different batches of flour is to look at the color of different types of flour under a sheet of glass. This can be done with more than one flour at a time. This method not only facilitates a comparison of the whiteness of different flours but allows for an inspection for impurities. The flour should have a ..."perfectly regular consistency and not contain any specks". This obviously does not pertain to mixed grain or to other than white flours.

OBS

Mostly used in the plural.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Culture des céréales
  • Minoterie et céréales
CONT

Bien que l'absence de piqûres soit une des caractéristiques les plus recherchées des semoules, les piqûres de son sont inévitables dans le produit final. Avec des blés mal nettoyés, divers corps étrangers (terre, fragments d'insectes) peuvent également apparaître comme des piqûres noires, tandis que les grains fortement avariés par la moucheture, le mildiou, la rouille ou l'ergot présenteront également des piqûres. Comme un produit piqué est indésirable, la détermination du nombre de piqûres par unité de surface de semoule constitue un test permettant de vérifier l'efficacité de la mouture. La définition du terme «piqûre» est imprécise et l'on doit établir une distinction entre celles qui sont causées par le son et les autres piqûres noires ou foncées. Un nettoyage insuffisant du blé, la présence de grains endommagés dans les blés de qualité inférieure et un sassage défectueux sont autant de causes possibles de la présence de piqûres. Normalement, leur nombre s'exprime en piqûres par 100 cm carrés.

OBS

Utilisé le plus souvent au pluriel.

Spanish

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Record 5 1982-03-18

English

Subject field(s)
  • Radiological Physics (Theory and Application)
OBS

BETA rays have been selected for monitoring from all the different types of radiation(the simultaneous checking of all of which would require costly and complicated equipment) because BETA rays are harmful in themselves and are emitted by most radioactive substances. Various types of equipment are available on the market : concentration by evaporation, immersed probes large surface area counters, etc.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Physique radiologique et applications
OBS

Parmi les différents rayonnements, dont la surveillance simultanée nécessiterait des appareils chers et compliqués, on a choisi le contrôle des rayons BETA, car ils sont nocifs par eux-mêmes et émis par la plupart des éléments radioactifs. Les appareils disponibles sur le marché sont de divers types : à concentration par évaporation, à sonde immergée à compteur à grande surface, etc.

Spanish

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Record 6 1979-09-13

English

Subject field(s)
  • Swimming
OBS

Clerk of course shall, with his assistants(...), be responsible for checking competitors "in" to the marshalling area prior to each event.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Natation
OBS

Le commis de course doit, avec ses adjoints, (...) s'assurer que tous les concurrents sont présents dans la zone de rassemblement avant chaque épreuve.

Spanish

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