HEALTH AND SAFETY

Dear Readers,

Look out! Whether you work in an office or on a building site, you need to be aware of health and safety issues. When you join a company, you will be given a safety manual to read; depending on your job, you may even have to attend a course. The subject is packed full of important vocabulary that you’ll need to know, particularly if you have to record an incident in the accident report book. Take care and remember to work safely.

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- absorption /əbˈzɔːpʃn/ | wchłanianie, pochłonięcie | the process by which one substance, such as a solid or liquid, takes up another substance, such as a liquid or gas, through minute pores or spaces between its molecules. A paper towel takes up water, and water takes up carbon dioxide, by absorption.

- accident /ˈæksɪdənt/ | wypadek | an unplanned event with a negative consequence, often involving injury and occasionally, death

- accident investigation /ˈæksɪdənt ɪnˌvestɪˈɡeɪʃn/ | dochodzenie w sprawie wypadku | a formal procedure for examining the reasons for an accident

- accident report book /ˈæksɪdənt rɪˈpɔːt bʊk/ | rejestr wypadków | a book or electronic file in which the occurrence, extent and nature of an accident or injury are recorded

- access /ˈækses/ | wejście/dojście (np. do budynku) | entry to a building or space

- air emissions /eər ɪˈmɪʃnz/ | emisje do powietrza, zanieczyszczenia powietrza | waste gases, vapours and small particles released into the air

- Approved Code of Practice (ACOP) /əˈpruːvd kəʊd əv ˈpræktɪs eɪkɒp/ | Zatwierdzony kodeks postępowania | a set of rules of safe working practices written or approved by the health and safety authority

- aerosol /ˈeərəsɒl/ | aerozol | a substance released under pressure to form fine droplets in the air

- air exchange rate /eə(r) ɪkˈstʃeɪndʒ reɪt/ | krotność wymiany ...

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HEALTH AND SAFETY

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