Safety instrumented system — A Safety Instrumented System (SIS) is a form of process control usually implemented in industrial processes, such as those of a factory or an oil refinery. The SIS performs specified functions to achieve or maintain a safe state of the process… … Wikipedia
Life support system — For other uses of Life support , see Life support (disambiguation). In human spaceflight, a life support system is a group of devices that allow a human being to survive in space. US government space agency NASA,[1] and private spaceflight… … Wikipedia
support system — (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) n. family, friends, allies, social network, contacts, support group, *safety net, companions, morale boosters … English dictionary for students
Defense Safety Enterprise System — The Defense Safety Enterprise System (DSES) is the Department of Defense s (DoD) single, authoritative decision support system that provides timely and actionable reports on injuries, occupational illnesses, and mishaps across all four armed… … Wikipedia
Clinical decision support system — (CDSS or CDS) is an interactive decision support system (DSS) Computer Software, which is designed to assist physicians and other health professionals with decision making tasks, as determining diagnosis of patient data. A working definition has… … Wikipedia
life-support system — ▪ environmental any mechanical device that enables a person to live and usually work in an environment such as outer space or underwater in which he could not otherwise function or survive for any appreciable amount of time. Life support… … Universalium
Safety culture — is a term often used to describe the way in which safety is managed in the workplace, and often reflects the attitudes, beliefs, perceptions and values that employees share in relation to safety (Cox and Cox, 1991). Defining Safety CultureThe… … Wikipedia
Safety climate — is a term commonly used to describe the sum of employees’ perceptions regarding overall safety within their organization. Much debate still continues over the definition and application of safety climate as the term is still used interchangeable… … Wikipedia
Safety Network International e.V. — Safety Network International e. V. is a user organisation in form of a German eingetragener Verein (non profit organisation). As such the organisation is registered at the Amtsgericht Esslingen , Germany. The location of the organisation is… … Wikipedia
System of Cooperation Among the American Air Forces — SICOFAA emblem Active 1961 Current Country Argentina, Belize … Wikipedia
safety net — n 1.) a large net that is placed below an ↑acrobat who is performing high above the ground, in order to catch them if they fall 2.) a system or arrangement that exists to help you if you have serious problems or get into a difficult situation… … Dictionary of contemporary English