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EPI

English translation: PPE - Personal Protection Equipment

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Portuguese term or phrase:EPI
English translation:PPE - Personal Protection Equipment
Entered by: Lilian Magalhães

00:14 Nov 25, 2007
Portuguese to English translations [PRO]
Social Sciences - International Org/Dev/Coop / descrição de empresa
Portuguese term or phrase: EPI
Os funcionários têm chance de comentar as posturas incorretas e melhorar a disciplina a favor da segurança, como, por exemplo, valorizando o uso de EPIs (Equipamentos de Proteção Individual).
Lilian Magalhães
Brazil
Local time: 06:16
PPE - Personal Protection Equipment
Explanation:
Just This :)

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Note added at 6 mins (2007-11-25 00:21:03 GMT)
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I'd already previously added this into the glossary myself :

http://www.proz.com/?sp=gloss/term&id=5606480

However, it's been asked a few times before as well :)

Here are some links:

OSHA requires the use of personal protective equipment (PPE) to reduce employee exposure to hazards when engineering and administrative controls are not ...
www.osha.gov/SLTC/personalprotectiveequipment/index.html

File Format: PDF/Adobe Acrobat - View as HTML
protective equipment (PPE) at work and this document, explains what you. need to do to meet the requirements of the Personal Protective Equipment at ...
www.hse.gov.uk/pubns/indg174.pdf

Personal Protection Equipment Course Menu.
www.free-training.com/osha/ppe/ppemenu.htm

etc... :)
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R. Alex Jenkins
Brazil
Local time: 06:16
Grading comment
valeu
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
4 +7PPE - Personal Protection Equipment
R. Alex Jenkins
4PPE - personal protectiVE equipment
ffnando1


  

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2 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +7
PPE - Personal Protection Equipment


Explanation:
Just This :)

--------------------------------------------------
Note added at 6 mins (2007-11-25 00:21:03 GMT)
--------------------------------------------------

I'd already previously added this into the glossary myself :

http://www.proz.com/?sp=gloss/term&id=5606480

However, it's been asked a few times before as well :)

Here are some links:

OSHA requires the use of personal protective equipment (PPE) to reduce employee exposure to hazards when engineering and administrative controls are not ...
www.osha.gov/SLTC/personalprotectiveequipment/index.html

File Format: PDF/Adobe Acrobat - View as HTML
protective equipment (PPE) at work and this document, explains what you. need to do to meet the requirements of the Personal Protective Equipment at ...
www.hse.gov.uk/pubns/indg174.pdf

Personal Protection Equipment Course Menu.
www.free-training.com/osha/ppe/ppemenu.htm

etc... :)

R. Alex Jenkins
Brazil
Local time: 06:16
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 6
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valeu

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7 days   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
PPE - personal protectiVE equipment


Explanation:
protective, not protection


    Reference: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Personal_protective_equipment
ffnando1
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