Traduction de «charge corporelle en matières toxiques » (Français → Anglais) :

body load of toxicant [ toxicant body load ]

' We have a great deal of knowledge about toxic chemicals and the body burden, as developed in the U.S. and Europe, and we should take advantage of the resources that other people have poured in and have, as a specific recommendation in CEPA, that we collect and use this information to improve our decision-making.

It should be built on: (a) draft document ‘SOPs for the HSC Network for the risk assessment and risk management of chemical events’ prepared by the Commission with input from the Chemical, Biological and Radio Nuclear (CBRN) Section of the Health Security Committee (HSC) and which is available as part of the outcomes of the CARRA-NET initiative; (b) input provided by the ‘Chemical and Radiation Risk Assessment Network (CARRA-NET)’ project that started in October 2010 under service contract No EAHC/2010/Health/12 for the implementation of framework contract No EAHC/2009/Health/06 Lot 2 concerning multiple framework contracts with reopening of competition on external assistance concerning activities in the area of health security ‘For establ ...[+++]ishing risk assessment networks of toxic industrial chemicals and radioactive threats and risks’ — the tender was awarded to the Health Protection Agency and the results will pave the way for establishing future networks for chemicals and radioactive threats; (c) lessons learnt from the three regional table top ‘IRIDIUM’ exercises on chemical events implemented in 2011 — the three exercises have been implemented under the specific subject ‘Chemical exercises’ under the framework contract No SANCO/C3-2007-01 (8); and (d) input provided by the initiative ‘Chemical and Radiological Inventory of Medical Countermeasures (CARIMEC)’ that was launched in December 2010 under service contract No EAHC/2010/Health/17 for the implementation of framework contract No EAHC/2009/Health/06 Lot 2 concerning multiple framework contracts with reopening of competition on external assistance concerning activities in the area of health security ‘For establishing an inventory of public health measures and medical countermeasures to respond to toxic industrial chemicals and radioactive threats and risks’. The CARIMEC initiative is carried out by the Health Protection Agency.

This is because of the limited quantities of dangerous substances involved. Accordingly, this article contains an additional requirement designed to prevent the accumulation of toxic fumes in the load compartment.

Obviously, if there is an oil spill on a tanker and/or there are gases that are a danger, then the quarantine officers will ask the coast guard to don their HAZMAT suits, their self-breathing apparatus, and take charge of the vessel and move it away.