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ALARM SYSTEM [3 records]

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Record 1 2017-06-20

English

Subject field(s)
  • Security Devices
  • Corporate Security
DEF

A system that provides instructions, alerts individuals to a potential or actual change in safe working environment, and that may initiate mitigating actions.

OBS

alarm system: term officially approved by the Lexicon Project Committee (New Brunswick).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Dispositifs de sécurité
  • Sécurité générale de l'entreprise
DEF

[...] système modulaire composé d'une centrale d'alarme, qui centralise les informations envoyées par les détecteurs et prend la décision de lancer l'alerte, de détecteurs, d'un dispositif (sirène, système d'appel) destiné à donner l'alerte de dispositifs de commande (télécommande, clavier) permettant aux utilisateurs de mettre le système en marche ou à l'arrêt.

OBS

système d'alarme : terme uniformisé par le Comité du projet de lexiques (Nouveau-Brunswick).

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Dispositivos de seguridad
  • Seguridad general de la empresa
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Record 2 2003-08-26

English

Subject field(s)
  • Security Devices
  • Petroleum Technology - Safety
DEF

A warning device designed to indicate the presence of abnormal conditions in a machine or system.

CONT

... a low-water alarm automatically signals when water contained in a vessel has fallen below a predetermined level, and an oil-temperature alarm indicates the presence of abnormal oil temperatures in a system.

CONT

Alarm systems are employed on offshore locations to warn crewmen of unusual and dangerous conditions.

PHR

Oil-temperature alarm.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Dispositifs de sécurité
  • Sécurité (Technologie pétrolière)
CONT

Dans son acception la plus large, le terme avertisseur s'applique à tout instrument, à tout dispositif destiné à donner un signal d'avertissement ou à retenir l'attention [...] Certaines machines ont des avertisseurs (sonnerie, timbre, sifflet, cloche etc.) qui fonctionnent lorsque va commencer une situation anormale.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Dispositivos de seguridad
  • Seguridad (Tecnología petrolera)
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Record 3 - external organization data 2003-07-02

English

Subject field(s)
  • Security Devices
  • Compartment - Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission
DEF

A system that provides instructions, alerts individuals to a potential or actual change in safe working environment, and that may initiate mitigating actions.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Dispositifs de sécurité
  • Tiroir - Commission canadienne de sûreté nucléaire

Spanish

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