Safety Integrity Level — (SIL) is defined as a relative level of risk reduction provided by a safety function, or to specify a target level of risk reduction. In simple terms, SIL is a measurement of performance required for a Safety Instrumented Function (SIF).Four SIL… … Wikipedia
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
Air safety — is a term encompassing the theory, investigation and categorization of flight failures, and the prevention of such failures through regulation, education and training. It can also be applied in the context of campaigns that inform the public as… … Wikipedia
Chainsaw safety clothing — Main article: Chainsaws A man cutting while wearing helmet, goggles, ear defenders, gloves, chaps, and boots Regulations generally recommend that chainsaw users wear protective clothing, also known as Personal Protective Equipment or PPE, while… … Wikipedia
Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission — The Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission (CNSC), previously known as the Atomic Energy Control Board (AECB), is best described as the governmental nuclear energy and materials watchdog in Canada. In addition to nuclear power plants and nuclear… … Wikipedia
Motorcycle safety clothing — To improve motorcycle safety many countries mandate the wearing of protective clothing by motorcyclists, especially a helmet. Other protective gear may include certain types of jackets, gloves, boots, and pants. Jackets meant for motorcyclists… … Wikipedia
Security and safety features new to Windows Vista — There are a number of security and safety features new to Windows Vista, most of which are not available in any prior Microsoft Windows operating system release.Beginning in early 2002 with Microsoft s announcement of their Trustworthy Computing… … Wikipedia
International Nuclear Event Scale — The International Nuclear and Radiological Event Scale (INES) was introduced in 1990[1] by the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) in order to enable prompt communication of safety significance information in case of nuclear accidents. The… … Wikipedia
эшелоны безопасности — Пассивные системы, автоматически или вручную включаемые системы безопасности, или средства административного контроля, которые предусматриваются для обеспечения того, чтобы достигались требующиеся функции безопасности. Часто имеют форму: a)… … Справочник технического переводчика
building construction — Techniques and industry involved in the assembly and erection of structures. Early humans built primarily for shelter, using simple methods. Building materials came from the land, and fabrication was dictated by the limits of the materials and… … Universalium
mining — /muy ning/, n. 1. the act, process, or industry of extracting ores, coal, etc., from mines. 2. the laying of explosive mines. [1250 1300; ME: undermining (walls in an attack); see MINE2, ING1] * * * I Excavation of materials from the Earth s… … Universalium
