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HANDLED SUBSTANCES [4 records]

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Record 1 - external organization data 2011-03-03

English

Subject field(s)
  • Measuring Instruments (Engineering)
  • Radiation Protection
  • Compartment - Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission
CONT

The licensee shall make available at all times at the location where radioactive prescribed substances are handled or stored, a properly functioning gamma survey meter calibrated within the preceding 12 months to measure the true dose rate to an accuracy of plus or minus 20%, and a properly functioning contamination meter, also calibrated within the preceding 12 months and capable of detecting contamination at the levels specified in this licence.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Instruments de mesure (Ingénierie)
  • Radioprotection
  • Tiroir - Commission canadienne de sûreté nucléaire
DEF

Appareil de mesure de la contamination.

Spanish

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Record 2 2005-11-24

English

Subject field(s)
  • Crop Protection
  • CBRNE Weapons
CONT

All insect spray treatments have toxic substances and should be carefully handled.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Protection des végétaux
  • Armes CBRNE
CONT

Notons cependant que les agents neurotoxiques les plus complexes sont difficiles et dangereux à fabriquer, mais il en existe de nombreuses variétés qui ne sont pas plus difficiles à synthétiser qu'un insecticide en pulvérisation et qui, par conséquent, sont relativement faciles à transformer en armes.

Spanish

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Record 3 2000-08-14

English

Subject field(s)
  • Citizenship and Immigration
OBS

Terminology used by Citizenship and Immigration Canada.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Citoyenneté et immigration
OBS

Terminologie employée par Citoyenneté et Immigration Canada.

Spanish

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Record 4 1998-05-11

English

Subject field(s)
  • Non-Gov. Provincial Bodies and Committees (Canadian)
  • Anti-pollution Measures
  • Climate Change
OBS

In 1994, a new nonprofit Manitoba corporation known as the Manitoba Ozone Protection Industry Association(MOPIA) was created. MOPIA’S mandate is to provide information and assistance including leadership, administrative and technical support to all stakeholders in an effort to uniformly phase-out and eliminate the use of ozone depleting substances in the province of Manitoba. MOPIA makes recommendations on certification of technicians and on training programs. It also keeps the service records of the approximately 5, 000 certified technicians in Manitoba as well as the sales records of the ODS wholesalers who supply them. These functions were formerly handled by government. Volunteers from industry, government, educational institutions and the environmental community comprise its membership.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Organismes et comités provinciaux non gouv. canadiens
  • Mesures antipollution
  • Changements climatiques
OBS

Un centre de récupération des frigorigènes vient de s'ouvrir à Saint-Boniface, Manitoba, pour répondre à la réglementation régionale sur la récupération des frigorigènes provenant des systèmes de climatisation automobile [...] Ce nouveau centre est la conséquence d'une réglementation d'une grande portée destinée à protéger la couche d'ozone qui a été adoptée dans la province, y compris la création de la Manitoba Ozone Protection Industry Association.

Spanish

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