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FRONT DANGEREUX [4 records]

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Alphabetical list of terms

Record 1 2003-01-15

English

Subject field(s)
  • Quarrying Tools and Machinery
  • Mining Equipment and Tools
OBS

scale (vt): To loosen and remove fragments from (as a rock surface) (to scale a rock wall after blasting).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Outillage et machinerie (Carrières)
  • Outillage et équipement (Exploitation minière)
DEF

Tige métallique (généralement creuse et en métal léger), terminée par un pic en acier, permettant d’effectuer la purge du toit d’un chantier minier.

OBS

purgeage : Nettoyage du front de taille ou du ciel de carrière pour les débarrasser des blocs branlants, dangereux pour les ouvriers qui doivent travailler à proximité.

Spanish

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Record 2 2002-03-15

English

Subject field(s)
  • Minesweeping and Minehunting
  • Demolition (Military)
DEF

The depth of water where the aggregate danger width relative to mines affected by a mine-sweeping technique is zero. Safe depth is a particular self-protection depth.

OBS

self-protection depth: term and definition standardized by NATO.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Dragage et chasse aux mines
  • Destruction (Militaire)
DEF

Profondeur d’eau à laquelle le front dangereux moyen est nul par rapport aux mines influencées par la technique de dragage. La profondeur de sécurité est une profondeur d’autoprotection particulière.

OBS

profondeur d’autoprotection : terme et définition normalisés par l’OTAN.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Dragado y detección de minas
  • Destrucción (Militar)
DEF

Profundidad del agua a la cual el riesgo añadido relativo a una mina, a causa del dragado, no existe. La profundidad de seguridad constituye un elemento particular de autoprotección.

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Record 3 2002-02-05

English

Subject field(s)
  • Underground Mining
  • Mining Dangers and Mine Safety
DEF

The plucking down of loose stones or coal adhering to the solid face after a shot or a round of shots has been fired.

CONT

Up-hole drilling and blasting leaves a rough rock surface for the roof ... Before miners are allowed to enter the area, the roof must be secured by trimming the roof contours with smooth-blasting and subsequent scaling of the loose rock. This is done by miners using hand-held rock drills working from the muckpile.

OBS

This work is dangerous and a long scaling bar is often used.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Exploitation minière souterraine
  • Exploitation minière (dangers et sécurité)
DEF

Nettoyage du front de taille ou du ciel de carrière pour les débarrasser des blocs branlants, dangereux pour les ouvriers qui doivent travailler à proximité.

Spanish

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Record 4 2001-04-26

English

Subject field(s)
  • Naval Mines

French

Domaine(s)
  • Mines marines
OBS

front dangereux : terme uniformisé par le Comité de normalisation de la terminologie navale.

Spanish

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