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AIDE ACTIVITES DOMESTIQUES [3 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2001-11-20
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Technical Aids for Persons with Disabilities
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- aid for training housekeeping
1, record 1, English, aid%20for%20training%20housekeeping
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
ISO code: 03 78 12. 2, record 1, English, - aid%20for%20training%20housekeeping
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Aides techniques pour personnes handicapées
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- aide pour l'apprentissage des activités domestiques
1, record 1, French, aide%20pour%20l%27apprentissage%20des%20activit%C3%A9s%20domestiques
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Code ISO : 03 78 12. 2, record 1, French, - aide%20pour%20l%27apprentissage%20des%20activit%C3%A9s%20domestiques
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2000-01-06
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Technical Aids for Persons with Disabilities
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- aid to daily living
1, record 2, English, aid%20to%20daily%20living
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- aid for daily living 2, record 2, English, aid%20for%20daily%20living
correct
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Aides techniques pour personnes handicapées
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- aide aux activités de la vie quotidienne
1, record 2, French, aide%20aux%20activit%C3%A9s%20de%20la%20vie%20quotidienne
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- aide aux activités de la vie courante 1, record 2, French, aide%20aux%20activit%C3%A9s%20de%20la%20vie%20courante
correct, feminine noun
- aide aux activités de la vie domestique 1, record 2, French, aide%20aux%20activit%C3%A9s%20de%20la%20vie%20domestique
correct, feminine noun
- aide aux activités quotidiennes 2, record 2, French, aide%20aux%20activit%C3%A9s%20quotidiennes
correct, feminine noun
- aide aux activités courantes 1, record 2, French, aide%20aux%20activit%C3%A9s%20courantes
correct, feminine noun
- aide aux activités domestiques 1, record 2, French, aide%20aux%20activit%C3%A9s%20domestiques
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 1988-06-16
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Various Proper Names
- Waste Management
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- Household Hazardous Waste Collection Day
1, record 3, English, Household%20Hazardous%20Waste%20Collection%20Day
correct, see observation
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
- Household Hazardous Refuse Collection Day 2, record 3, English, Household%20Hazardous%20Refuse%20Collection%20Day
proposal, see observation
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
The Prince Edward Island Department of Community and Cultural Affairs, with assistance from Environment Canada, is planning a Household Hazardous Waste Collection Day to be held June 4, 1988. The event will be staged in conjunction with other activities proposed for National Environment Week and will contribute to the general heightening of environmental awareness among members of the public on the Island. Five collection stations will be set up and manned by employees of the Department trained in classifying and packaging requirements for hazardous wastes. Householders will be invited, through an Island-wide media blitz, to bring their hazardous wastes to one of the collection points for proper disposal. Wastes will be segregated; recyclable materials will be recovered; low hazard materials will be landfilled or burned; and hazardous wastes not amenable to on island disposal will be sent off site via a contracted licensed disposal firm. 1, record 3, English, - Household%20Hazardous%20Waste%20Collection%20Day
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 2 OBS
"Household waste": This term is usually used in the plural form, so it should be written "household wastes". Secondly, it is normally used as a synonym of "house sewage", or "household wastewaters". The right term for this record is "household refuse". See "household wastes" and "household refuse" in Termium. 2, record 3, English, - Household%20Hazardous%20Waste%20Collection%20Day
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Appellations diverses
- Gestion des déchets
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- journée de cueillette des déchets domestiques dangereux
1, record 3, French, journ%C3%A9e%20de%20cueillette%20des%20d%C3%A9chets%20domestiques%20dangereux
avoid, see observation
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
- Journée de collecte des déchets ménagers dangereux 2, record 3, French, Journ%C3%A9e%20de%20collecte%20des%20d%C3%A9chets%20m%C3%A9nagers%20dangereux
proposal, see observation
- Journée de ramassage des déchets ménagers dangereux 2, record 3, French, Journ%C3%A9e%20de%20ramassage%20des%20d%C3%A9chets%20m%C3%A9nagers%20dangereux
proposal, see observation
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Le ministère des Affaires communautaires et culturelles de l'Île-du-Prince-Edouard, avec l'aide d’Environnement Canada, organise pour le 4 juin 1988 une journée de cueillette des déchets domestiques dangereux. Il s’agit d’une des activités proposées dans le cadre de la Semaine nationale de l'environnement, afin de sensibiliser la population de l'Île aux problèmes de l'environnement. Des employés du Ministère ayant une formation en classification et en emballage des déchets dangereux trouveront aux cinq postes de cueillette qui seront établis dans l'Île pour l'occasion. Les habitants de l'Île seront invités par une campagne d’information à apporter leurs déchets dangereux au point de cueillette le plus proche, afin qu'ils soient éliminés de la façon appropriée. Les déchets seront triés; les matières recyclables seront récupérées, et les matières peu dangereuses, enfouies ou brûlées. Celles trop dangereuses pour être enfouies sur l'Île seront confiées à une firme d’élimination accréditée. 1, record 3, French, - journ%C3%A9e%20de%20cueillette%20des%20d%C3%A9chets%20domestiques%20dangereux
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 2 OBS
L’expression "cueillette des déchets" est à éviter et doit être remplacée par "ramassage des déchets" ou "collecte des déchets". Voir "refuse collection" dans Termium. Quant à "déchets domestiques", ce terme est trop restrictif. Il désigne les déchets qui proviennent des cuisines (en anglais : "kitchen wastes"). Il faut lui substituer "déchets ménagers" (voir cette fiche dans Termium). 2, record 3, French, - journ%C3%A9e%20de%20cueillette%20des%20d%C3%A9chets%20domestiques%20dangereux
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
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