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HAND WASHING [19 records]

Record 1 2023-04-01

English

Subject field(s)
  • Hygiene and Health
OBS

The UNICEF project aims to reduce the burden of sanitation-related diseases and improve maternal, newborn and child health(MNCH) in Ghana's Northern Region. The project reaches 500, 000 beneficiaries including 36, 000 school children and 150, 000 mothers; 120 schools and 60 health centers in 80 small towns. The project contributes to accelerating access to sanitation facilities and services in small towns to improve the health of Ghanaians. Activities include :(1) providing hygiene education and sanitation facilities(latrines and hand washing facilities) ;(2) improving sanitation and hygiene practices among beneficiaries, which includes menstrual hygiene management;(3) increasing the ability of relevant district and regional institutions to provide sanitation services, and(4) facilitating private sector engagement in the sanitation marketplace.

OBS

Part of UNICEF’s WASH (water, sanitation and health) program.

Key term(s)
  • menstrual health management

French

Domaine(s)
  • Hygiène et santé
OBS

Élément du programme WASH (water, sanitation and health) de l'UNICEF.

Spanish

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Record 2 2021-09-15

English

Subject field(s)
  • Protection of Life
  • Epidemiology
  • Hygiene and Health
CONT

Regardless of the variant involved, the best way to stop transmission and community spread is to follow public health guidelines – that means limiting contacts as much as possible to your household, physical distancing, masking, staying home if you start having symptoms, and regular hand washing.

OBS

public health guideline; public health instruction; public health directive: designations usually used in the plural.

Key term(s)
  • public health guidelines
  • public health instructions
  • public health directives

French

Domaine(s)
  • Sécurité des personnes
  • Épidémiologie
  • Hygiène et santé
OBS

consigne sanitaire; consigne de santé publique; directive sanitaire; directive de santé publique : désignations habituellement utilisées au pluriel.

Key term(s)
  • consignes sanitaires
  • consignes de santé publique
  • directives sanitaires
  • directives de santé publique

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Protección de las personas
  • Epidemiología
  • Higiene y Salud
OBS

directiva de salud pública; directriz de salud pública: designaciones utilizadas generalmente en plural.

Key term(s)
  • directivas de salud pública
  • directrices de salud pública
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Record 3 2021-04-26

English

Subject field(s)
  • Hygiene and Health
CONT

Hand hygiene is considered a primary measure for reducing the risk of transmitting infection among patients and health care personnel. Hand hygiene procedures include the use of alcohol-based hand rubs(containing 60%–95% alcohol) and hand washing with soap and water.

OBS

Hand hygiene includes hand washing and hand rubbing.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Hygiène et santé
CONT

L'hygiène des mains (HDM) est la pierre angulaire de la prévention et du contrôle des infections (PCI). Elle est une des mesures des plus efficaces pour prévenir la transmission d'infections et la dissémination des microorganismes dans l'environnement.

OBS

L'hygiène des mains comprend le lavage des mains ainsi que la friction des mains.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Higiene y Salud
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Record 4 2021-04-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • Hygiene and Health
CONT

Hand washing is one of the most powerful ways to slow the spread of infectious diseases.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Hygiène et santé
CONT

Le lavage des mains est un excellent moyen d'éviter de vous contaminer et de contaminer les autres.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Higiene y Salud
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Record 5 2015-06-22

English

Subject field(s)
  • Veterinary Hygiene
  • Scientific Research Facilities
OBS

A type of sink used in aquatic containment facilities.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Hygiène vétérinaire
  • Installations de recherche scientifique
OBS

Type de lavabo que l'on retrouve dans les installations de confinement d'agents pathogènes d'animaux aquatiques.

Spanish

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Record 6 2008-01-11

English

Subject field(s)
  • Milking Equipment (Agriculture)
CONT

For nearly all milking machine cleaning methods an adequate supply of hot water is necessary. Water heaters vary from simple free standing insulated or uninsulated tanks filled with a hose and manual control to insulated tanks automatically filled and heated at predetermined times. The water capacity required is dependant on the washing system used(hand or in-place cleaning) and the number of units to be washed.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Traite mécanique (Agriculture)
CONT

Canalisation de lavage. Canalisation qui [...] transporte les solutions de nettoyage et de désinfection d'un bac ou d'un chauffe-eau vers les faisceaux de nettoyage, le lactoduc de traite ou la canalisation à vide de traite.

Spanish

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Record 7 2002-04-09

English

Subject field(s)
  • Processing of Mineral Products
  • Mineral Processing (Metallurgy)
CONT

Washing and Scrubbing the Ore. Washing of run-of-mine ore removes obscuring dust and casual dirt from the surface of the pieces and facilitates recognition when hand picking is to be practised. A second effect may be the removal of primary slimes of no value. Clays, colloidal fines, and similar valueless material can easily be taken out at the earlier stages, but may be difficult to remove once fine crushing has liberated a substantial quantity of finely shattered mineral.... The disintegrating forces used are of a gentle nature, not intended to fracture the ore but simply to tumble particle against particle until the desired amount of cleansing has been accomplished.

OBS

scrubber: A device, such as a wash screen, wash trommel, log washer, and hydraulic jet or monitor, in which a coarse and sticky material, for example, ore or clay, is either washed free of adherents or mildly disintegrated.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Préparation des produits miniers
  • Minéralurgie (Métallurgie)
DEF

Lavage d'un minerai argileux ou boueux pour le débarrasser de l'argile qui l'empâte.

CONT

Débourbage. Dans certaines exploitations, le tout-venant est mêlé d'argile; après concassage, il est débourbé par brassage avec de l'eau, soit dans un cylindre horizontal en rotation lente dont les palettes fixées à l'intérieur font progresser le minerai vers l'extrémité de sortie, soit dans un cylindre vibrant, ou encore sur des vibrocribles violemment arrosés, ou enfin dans une auge brassée par deux arbres munis de pales («log washer»).

Spanish

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Record 8 2001-06-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • Food Industries
  • Cheese and Dairy Products
CONT

Washing the butter is next, the butter is removed from the churn and put in a large shallow bowl to rinse out the buttermilk. Lukewarm water is gently poured over the butter in a steady stream while the butter is worked. The butter is ready for the next step when the water runs clear during working. The wash water must be removed from the butter, it may be squeezed by hand or worked with a paddle on a tilted board.

Key term(s)
  • washing out

French

Domaine(s)
  • Industrie de l'alimentation
  • Laiterie, beurrerie et fromagerie
DEF

Lavage du beurre en fin de fabrication pour le débarrasser du babeurre qu'il contient encore.

Spanish

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Record 9 2000-05-18

English

Subject field(s)
  • Textile Industries
Key term(s)
  • hand-washing
  • hand washing

French

Domaine(s)
  • Industries du textile

Spanish

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Record 10 1994-12-21

English

Subject field(s)
  • Household Articles - Various
OBS

mitt : a device or cloth or similar material shaped(as for household dusting or car washing) to wear over the hand(dust mitt)(wash mitt)(oven mitt).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Articles ménagers divers
DEF

Moufles matelassées servant à la manipulation des plats chauds.

OBS

Le mot mitaine est impropre en ce sens.

OBS

Termes entérinés par le Comité de linguistique de Radio-Canada et le Secrétariat d'État du Canada.

Key term(s)
  • moufles de cuisinier
  • moufles isolantes

Spanish

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Record 11 1994-05-12

English

Subject field(s)
  • Plumbing Fixtures
OBS

e.g. in a food processing plant

Key term(s)
  • remote control hand washing facility

French

Domaine(s)
  • Appareils sanitaires

Spanish

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Record 12 1988-02-18

English

Subject field(s)
  • Medical and Surgical Equipment
OBS

The laboratory must have a dedicated hand washing sink with foot, knee or automatic controls located near the exit.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Équipement médico-chirurgical
OBS

Le laboratoire doit être doté d'un évier réservé au lavage des mains, dont les robinets peuvent être activés soit par le pied ou le genou, soit automatiquement, et qui est installé près de la sortie.

Spanish

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Record 13 1987-03-02

English

Subject field(s)
  • Medical and Surgical Equipment
OBS

The laboratory must have a dedicated hand washing sink with foot, knee or automatic controls located near the exit.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Équipement médico-chirurgical
OBS

Le laboratoire doit être doté d'un évier réservé au lavage des mains, dont les robinets peuvent être activés soit par le pied ou le genou, soit automatiquement, et qui est installé près de la sortie.

Spanish

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Record 14 1981-01-26

English

Subject field(s)
  • Closing Devices and Nozzles (Mechanical Components)
  • Equipment and Tools (Water Supply)
  • Water Treatment (Water Supply)
CONT

Remote manual control of the washing sequence. In this method, control of filter startup, shutdown and washing is exercised by an operator who turns by hand a selector switch which governs the filter valves as well as the wash pump and compressor.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Obturateurs et buses (Composants mécaniques)
  • Équipement et outillage (Alimentation en eau)
  • Traitement des eaux
CONT

Commande séquentielle manuelle à distance. Dans ce mode de fonctionnement, la commande de la mise en service, de l'arrêt, du lavage d'un filtre se fait à l'initiative d'un opérateur qui provoque manuellement la rotation d'un commutateur commandant les vannes du filtre ainsi que la pompe et le surpresseur de lavage, [...]

Spanish

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Record 15 1981-01-26

English

Subject field(s)
  • Compressors
  • Water Treatment (Water Supply)
OBS

Remote manual control of the washing sequence. In this method, control of filter startup, shutdown and washing is exercised by an operator who turns by hand a selector switch which governs the filter valves as well as the wash pump and compressor.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Compresseurs
  • Traitement des eaux
OBS

Commande séquentielle manuelle à distance. Dans ce mode de fonctionnement, la commande de la mise en service, de l'arrêt, du lavage d'un filtre se fait à l'initiative d'un opérateur qui provoque manuellement la rotation d'un commutateur commandant les vannes du filtre ainsi que la pompe et le surpresseur de lavage, [...]

Spanish

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Record 16 1981-01-26

English

Subject field(s)
  • Control Instrumentation (Mechanical Components)
  • Water Treatment (Water Supply)
CONT

Remote manual control of the washing sequence. In this method, control of filter startup, shutdown and washing is exercised by an operator who turns by hand a selector switch which governs the filter valves as well as the wash pump and compressor.

Key term(s)
  • shutdown control

French

Domaine(s)
  • Dispositifs de commande (Composants mécaniques)
  • Traitement des eaux
CONT

Commande séquentielle manuelle à distance. Dans ce mode de fonctionnement, la commande de la mise en service, de l'arrêt, du lavage d'un filtre se fait à l'initiative d'un opérateur qui provoque manuellement la rotation d'un commutateur commandant les vannes du filtre ainsi que la pompe et le surpresseur de lavage, [...]

Spanish

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Record 17 1981-01-26

English

Subject field(s)
  • Remote Control (Telecommunications)
  • Control Instrumentation (Mechanical Components)
  • Water Treatment (Water Supply)
CONT

Remote manual control of the washing sequence. In this method, control of filter startup, shutdown and washing is exercised by an operator who turns by hand a selector switch which governs the filter valves as well as the wash pump and compressor.

Key term(s)
  • startup control

French

Domaine(s)
  • Commandes à distance (Télécommunications)
  • Dispositifs de commande (Composants mécaniques)
  • Traitement des eaux
CONT

Commande séquentielle manuelle à distance. Dans ce mode de fonctionnement, la commande de la mise en service, de l'arrêt, du lavage d'un filtre se fait à l'initiative d'un opérateur qui provoque manuellement la rotation d'un commutateur commandant les vannes du filtre ainsi que la pompe et le surpresseur de lavage.

Spanish

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Record 18 1981-01-26

English

Subject field(s)
  • Equipment and Tools (Water Supply)
  • Electrical Engineering
OBS

Remote manual control of the washing sequence. In this method, control of filter startup, shutdown and washing is exercised by an operator who turns by hand a selector switch which governs the filter valves as well as the wash pump and compressor.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Équipement et outillage (Alimentation en eau)
  • Électrotechnique
OBS

Commande séquentielle manuelle à distance. Dans ce mode de fonctionnement, la commande de la mise en service, de l'arrêt, du lavage d'un filtre se fait à l'initiative d'un opérateur qui provoque manuellement la rotation d'un commutateur commandant les vannes du filtre ainsi que la pompe et le surpresseur de lavage, (...)

Spanish

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Record 19 1981-01-26

English

Subject field(s)
  • Water Treatment (Water Supply)
  • Wastewater Treatment
OBS

Remote manual control of the washing sequence. In this method, control of filter startup, shutdown and washing is exercised by an operator who turns by hand a selector switch which governs the filter valves as well as the wash pump and compressor.

Key term(s)
  • washing control

French

Domaine(s)
  • Traitement des eaux
  • Traitement des eaux usées
OBS

Commande séquentielle manuelle à distance. Dans ce mode de fonctionnement, la commande de la mise en service, de l'arrêt, du lavage d'un filtre se fait à l'initiative d'un opérateur qui provoque manuellement la rotation d'un commutateur commandant les vannes du filtre ainsi que la pompe et le surpresseur de lavage, [...]

Spanish

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