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ENGAGE SAFETY [7 records]

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Record 1 2024-02-05

English

Subject field(s)
  • Titles of Federal Government Programs (Canadian)
  • Rail Transport
OBS

Transport Canada's Program to Enhance Rail Safety Engagement provides funding to increase capacity for Indigenous and local communities, organizations, and entities to engage with Transport Canada regarding the rail transportation system.

Key term(s)
  • Programme to Enhance Rail Safety Engagement

French

Domaine(s)
  • Titres de programmes fédéraux (Gouvernement canadien)
  • Transport par rail
OBS

Le programme pour améliorer la mobilisation en matière de sécurité ferroviaire de Transports Canada (TC) offre du financement destiné à appuyer le renforcement des capacités des collectivités, des organismes et des entités autochtones et locaux afin d'établir des processus de mobilisation propres au domaine du transport ferroviaire.

Spanish

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Record 2 2020-08-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • Military Tactics
  • Field Artillery
CONT

The opening line... was always positioned in front of the enemy's most forward positions. Medium artillery had to engage lines at least 300 yards... back from the opening line. Field gun safety distances for dismounted infantry were 150 yards if the line of fire was overhead and 200 yards if fire was from a flank. The opening line was engaged... long enough for the assaulting troops to move from their start line to within 150 or 200 yards, then fire lifted to the next line. Creeping was normally used for dismounted attacks, rolling for tank and mounted ones.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Tactique militaire
  • Artillerie de campagne

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Táctica militar
  • Artillería de campaña
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Record 3 2016-09-28

English

Subject field(s)
  • Tort Law (common law)
  • Human Behaviour
  • Social Problems
CONT

... persons who there are reasonable grounds to believe will engage in acts of violence that would or might endanger the lives or safety of persons in Canada or are members of or are likely to participate in the unlawful activities of an organization that is likely to engage in such acts of violence...

CONT

Furthermore, there are many objects in schools that could be used to commit violent acts and that are much more easily, obtained by students, such as scissors, pencils and baseball bats.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Droit des délits (common law)
  • Comportement humain
  • Problèmes sociaux
CONT

L'exemple le plus typique d'un acte de violence est celui où un individu donne un coup de poing ou un coup de pied à une autre personne. Il y a également acte de violence lorsqu'une arme ou un projectile servent d'instrument de contact. [...] Il suffit d'un contact offensant, même sans gravité, parce qu'il peut déclencher les représailles des personnes dont la dignité est menacée.

CONT

De plus, les écoles contiennent une foule d'objets susceptibles de servir à commettre des actes de violence et beaucoup plus faciles d'accès aux élèves, par exemple des ciseaux, des crayons, des bâtons de baseball.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Derecho de ilícitos civiles (common law)
  • Comportamiento humano
  • Problemas sociales
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Record 4 2008-09-15

English

Subject field(s)
  • Various Military Titles
  • Committees and Boards (Admin.)
OBS

The purpose of the IEOC is to engage L1s [level ones] in infrastructure and environment(IE) issues with the ultimate aim to improve the management of IE activities. IE issues include realty, architecture and engineering(A&E), environment, fire services, nuclear safety and military engineering.

Key term(s)
  • IE Oversight Committee

French

Domaine(s)
  • Appellations militaires diverses
  • Comités et commissions (Admin.)
OBS

L'objet du CSIE est d'intéresser les N1 [niveau 1] aux affaires d'infrastructure et d'environnement (IE) dans le but ultime d'améliorer la gestion des activités d'IE. Les affaires d'IE comprennent les biens réels, l'architecture et le génie (A et G), l'environnement, les services d'incendie, la sûreté nucléaire et le génie militaire.

Spanish

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Record 5 2007-11-05

English

Subject field(s)
  • Flight Instruments and Equipment (Aeroindustry)
CONT

... a safety tab(red in color) located at the rear of the fuel selector knob... must be depressed while simultaneously rotating the selector knob to engage the OFF position.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Instruments et équipement de bord (Constructions aéronautiques)
OBS

bouton : terme uniformisé par le Comité d'uniformisation de la terminologie aéronautique (CUTA) - Maintenance.

PHR

Bouton de sélection carburant.

Spanish

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Record 6 2002-09-04

English

Subject field(s)
  • Mining Dangers and Mine Safety
  • Ore Extraction and Transport
  • Elevators
DEF

A safety appliance which transfers the weight of the cage onto the guides if the winding rope breaks.

CONT

An important safety feature of the skip and the cage is a device that stops them if the hoist cable fails. When failure occurs, a spring releases a set of safety catches that engage the wooden guides along each side of the skip or cage, thereby stopping it.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Exploitation minière (dangers et sécurité)
  • Extraction et transport du minerai
  • Ascenseurs et monte-charge
DEF

[...] appareil destiné à empêcher la chute de la cage dans un puits de mine en cas de rupture des câbles.

OBS

L'organe principal de ces appareils est un système de griffes qui sont relevées par la tension du câble, et qui, en cas de rupture de celui-ci, viennent s'implanter avec force sur les guides de la cage.

OBS

cuffat : Benne à remonter le charbon.

OBS

cuffat : Tonneau ou panier employé pour la descente du personnel ou pour la remontée du charbon.

Spanish

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Record 7 2001-11-05

English

Subject field(s)
  • Small Arms
  • Police
OBS

engage safety : term used by the RCMP.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Armes légères
  • Police

Spanish

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