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PPE (personal protective equipment)

Slovak translation: osobné ochranné prostriedky

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08:09 Feb 14, 2021
English to Slovak translations [PRO]
COVID-19 - Medical - Medical (general)
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English term or phrase: PPE (personal protective equipment)
Definition from Texas Medical Center:
Specialized clothing and equipment used as a safeguard against health hazards including exposure to infectious diseases through physical contact or airborne particles. PPE is designed to protect parts of the body typically exposed in normal attire, including the nose, mouth, eyes, hands and feet.

Example sentence(s):
  • Oregon has been ripping through PPE supplies as medical personnel try to repel the coronavirus threat. Portland Business News
  • Coronavirus: Minister admits PPE 'challenges and problems BBC News
  • Some 34 million facemasks, gloves and other protective items have been delivered to hospitals north of the Scottish border, First Minister Nicola Sturgeon said today. The national and devolved governments have been scrambling to battle shortages of personal protective equipment (PPE) after health workers and care staff became more vocal over safety fears. METRO
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Slovak translation:osobné ochranné prostriedky
Definition:
translation per STN EN ISO 13287
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Alžbeta Takácsová
Slovakia
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5 +2osobné ochranné prostriedky
Alžbeta Takácsová
3osobné ochranné (pracovné) prostriedky
Katarina Mihalova


  

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osobné ochranné prostriedky


Definition from sutn:
translation per STN EN ISO 13287

Example sentence(s):
  • Táto európska norma špecifikuje skúšobnú metódu na stanovenie odolnosti proti šmyku obuvi, ktorá je určená ako osobný ochranný prostriedok. Nie je použiteľná na obuv na špeciálne účely s hrotmi, kovový-mi klincami alebo podobne. - sutn  
Alžbeta Takácsová
Slovakia
Local time: 15:26
Native speaker of: Native in SlovakSlovak
PRO pts in category: 64

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osobné ochranné (pracovné) prostriedky


Definition from dualbp.sk:
Toto nariadenie súčasne definuje, čo spadá pod označenie osobný ochranný pracovný prostriedok. Poučka hovorí, že je to akýkoľvek prostriedok, ktorý zamestnanec pri práci nosí, drží, alebo inak používa vrátane jeho doplnkov a príslušenstva, ak je určený pre jeho bezpečnosť a zdravie. Pod toto označenie spadá široké množstvo prostriedkov. Za najpoužívanejšie patria ochranné pracovné odevy, pracovná a bezpečnostná obuv, pracovné rukavice, ochranné pracovné prilby, slúchadlá, chrániče sluchu a mnoho iných.

Example sentence(s):
  • „Dnes sme začali rozdávať v rámci celého Trenčianskeho kraja poskytovateľom zdravotnej starostlivosti ďalšie ochranné prostriedky, a to jednorazové rúška, jednorazové rukavice, respirátory, okuliare a ochranné obleky,“ povedal trenčiansky župan Jaroslav Baška. - tsk.sk  
Katarina Mihalova
Slovakia
Local time: 15:26
Native speaker of: Native in SlovakSlovak
PRO pts in category: 32
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