PPE (personal protective equipment)

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08:15 Feb 14, 2021
English to Bosnian translations [PRO]
COVID-19 - Medical - Medical (general)
Additional field(s): Medical (general), Journalism
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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5 +1Lična zaštitna oprema
Zdenka Novcic
5Lična zaštitna oprema (LZO)
Nadira Aljovic


  

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Lična zaštitna oprema


Definition from Ministarstvo rada i socijalne politike:
Lična zaštitna oprema predstavlja sredstva lične zaštite koja se stavljaju na raspolaganje licima koja su za vrijeme rada izložena određenim vrstama opasnosti i štetnosti, radi zaštite organizma i dijelova tijela, ako se dejstvo opasnosti i štetnosti ne može drugim mjerama zaštite na radu otkloniti.

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  • Osobna (lična) zaštitna oprema se odnosi na zaštitnu odjeću, kacige, zaštitne naočale i na sve što može zaštiti radnika na poslu od ozljeda i infekcija. - Wikipedia  
Zdenka Novcic
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Local time: 16:22
Native speaker of: Native in SerbianSerbian, Native in BosnianBosnian

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Lična zaštitna oprema (LZO)


Definition from Naredba o ličnoj zaštitnoj opremi:
Ličnom zaštitnom opremom se smatra uređaj ili sredstvo namijenjeno da ga pojedinac nosi ili drži radi zaštite zdravlja ili sigurnosti od jedne ili više opasnosti;

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Nadira Aljovic
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Local time: 16:22
Native speaker of: Native in BosnianBosnian
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