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FUEL HAZARD [5 records]

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Record 1 2019-09-12

English

Subject field(s)
  • Risks and Threats (Security)
  • Crude Oil and Petroleum Products
  • Electromagnetic Radiation
OBS

hazard of electromagnetic radiation to fuel : term usually used in the plural.

OBS

hazard of electromagnetic radiation to fuel; HERF : The plural form of this term(hazards of electromagnetic radiation to fuel) and its abbreviation were officially approved by the Army Terminology Panel and the Defence Terminology Standardization Board.

Key term(s)
  • hazards of electromagnetic radiation to fuel

French

Domaine(s)
  • Risques et menaces (Sécurité)
  • Pétroles bruts et dérivés
  • Rayonnements électromagnétiques
OBS

danger posé par le rayonnement électromagnétique pour le carburant : terme habituellement utilisé au pluriel.

OBS

danger posé par le rayonnement électromagnétique pour le carburant; HERF : Le terme au pluriel (dangers posés par le rayonnement électromagnétique pour le carburant) et son abréviation ont été uniformisés par le Groupe d'experts en terminologie de l'Armée de terre et le Conseil de normalisation de terminologie de la défense.

Key term(s)
  • dangers posés par le rayonnement électromagnétique pour le carburant

Spanish

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Record 2 2016-03-11

English

Subject field(s)
  • Freight Service (Rail Transport)
DEF

A train containing [one] or more cars of PIH [poison inhalation hazard] or TIH [toxic inhalation hazard] material, such as anhydrous ammonia, ammonia solutions, spent nuclear fuel or high-level radioactive waste, or containing 20 car loads, or intermodal portable tank loads, of any combination of other hazardous materials(e. g., crude oil).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Trafic marchandises (Transport par rail)
DEF

Train constitué d'un wagon ou de plus d'un wagon de produits [toxiques à l'inhalation comme l']ammoniac anhydre, [l]'ammoniac en solution, [les] combustibles nucléaires usés ou [les] déchets hautement radioactifs, ou de 20 wagons complets ou citernes intermodales portables complètes de toute combinaison d'autres matières dangereuses (p. ex., pétrole brut).

Spanish

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Record 3 2015-06-05

English

Subject field(s)
  • Fire-Fighting and Rescue Equipment
  • Fire-Fighting Techniques
CONT

The AFFV [aerial fire fighting vehicle] is required to fight multi-storey fires at Royal Canadian Air Force air bases, including the use of telescopic ladders. The AFFV is also required to respond to elevated height hazard incidents(including fires in ammunition and fuel containment areas), elevated search and rescue situations, casualty evacuation at height and fire prevention operations at height across main operating bases.

CONT

The Sydney Airport Aviation Rescue and Fire Fighting (ARFF) service in Australia has received a new aerial firefighting vehicle for the effective handling of emergency incidents. The new vehicle will join a fleet of specialist fire vehicles and water rescue craft based at the airport. The vehicle will allow firefighters to quickly and safely access the upper decks of an A380 aircraft to provide assistance to passengers in an emergency.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Matériel de secours et de lutte (incendies)
  • Manœuvres d'intervention (incendies)
CONT

L'AFFV [véhicule aérien d’extinction d’incendie] doit également intervenir dans des incidents comportant des dangers en hauteur (notamment des incendies dans des aires de confinement du carburant ou des munitions), dans les situations de recherche et de sauvetage, d’évacuation des blessés et des opérations de prévention de la propagation d’incendie en hauteur qui se produisent sur les bases principales d’opérations.

Spanish

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Record 4 - external organization data 2005-08-18

English

Subject field(s)
  • Pipes and Fittings
  • Nuclear Fission Reactors
  • Compartment - Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission
CONT

Defective fuel releases a range of hazardous radioactive matter into the coolant. Some, for example iodine-131, are vapours that produce a radiation hazard around open equipment. Others, for example cobalt-60, plate out on system piping.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Tuyauterie et raccords
  • Réacteurs nucléaires de fission
  • Tiroir - Commission canadienne de sûreté nucléaire
CONT

Le combustible défectueux rejette une grande variété de matières radioactives dangereuses dans le caloporteur. Certaines de ces matières, par exemple l'iode-131, sont des vapeurs qui produisent un danger d'irradiation autour de l'équipement ouvert. D'autres matières, par exemple le cobalt-60, se déposent sur les conduites du circuit.

Spanish

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Record 5 2000-04-28

English

Subject field(s)
  • Safety Devices (Mechanical Components)
  • Closing Devices and Nozzles (Mechanical Components)
  • Burners and Steamfitting
DEF

A manually operated plug cock, used for shutting off fuel, which has an electric interlock. Its primary purpose is to minimize the hazard of lighting off manually ignited multiburner equipment.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Organes de sécurité (Composants mécaniques)
  • Obturateurs et buses (Composants mécaniques)
  • Fumisterie et brûleurs

Spanish

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