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TRAVEL ACCIDENT [12 records]

Record 1 2016-02-25

English

Subject field(s)
  • Fire, Accidents, Miscellaneous Risks (Insur.)

French

Domaine(s)
  • Incendies, accidents et risques divers (Assur.)

Spanish

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Record 2 2015-10-30

English

Subject field(s)
  • PAJLO
  • Law of Contracts (common law)
CONT

Anyone involved in a motor vehicle accident... is entitled to certain benefits, unless they were driving a car that they owned with no insurance. Pedestrians, bicyclists, and may be even motor cyclists are entitled to no-fault benefits. These benefits include payment of medical expenses, lost wages household replacement services, attendant care and mileage reimbursement for travel related to medical care.

French

Domaine(s)
  • PAJLO
  • Droit des contrats (common law)
OBS

On rencontre aussi «indemnité sans égard à la responsabilité».

OBS

indemnité sans égard à la faute : terme normalisé par le Comité de normalisation, Promotion de l'accès à la justice dans les deux langues officielles (PAJLO).

Spanish

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Record 3 2011-09-29

English

Subject field(s)
  • Tort Law (common law)
CONT

Liability for negligence in word has... developed differently from negligence in act. And this for good reason. First, because even quite careful people take less trouble over what they say than what they do... Secondly "words are more volatile than deeds, they travel fast and for afield, they are used without being expended" in contrast, for instance, to negligently made articles whose capacity for mischief is usually exhausted in a single accident.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Droit des délits (common law)
CONT

Dans ses motifs de jugement en l’affaire[...] le savant juge de première instance se reporte à [...] comme «posant le principe qu’une action ne peut être fondée sur la négligence en paroles».

Spanish

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Record 4 2010-04-27

English

Subject field(s)
  • Atmospheric, Climatic and Meteorological Phenomena
  • Search and Rescue (Paramilitary)
DEF

A [long, thin] ... pole that is used for locating buried avalanche victims in avalanche debris.

CONT

Take out your probe and check the snowdepth. [Example approved by the Avalanche Bulletin Terminology Standardization Committee.]

CONT

Probes come in a variety of lengths, from around 220 cm to 600 cm and are made from different materials [e.g.] ... aluminium ... steel.

CONT

Probes for backcountry travel are collapsible into sections of about 0. 5 m. Probes in rescue packs or on snowmobiles may have section lengths up to 1 m, and those that can be moved by truck to an accident site may be in one piece. For very deep burials, it is possible to combine numerous sections of collapsible probes into very long probes.

CONT

... Carbon Pro [are] the finest backcountry ski poles on earth. Features ... Carbon Fiber lower shafts quickly screw together to form a highly effective avalanche probe pole.

OBS

Probes may also be used to locate strong and weak layers within the snowpack and thereby obtain a qualitative feel for structure with depth.

OBS

probe: term officially approved by the Avalanche Bulletin Terminology Standardization Committee.

OBS

avalanche probe: term used by Parks Canada.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Phénomènes météorologiques, climatiques et atmosphériques
  • Recherche et sauvetage (Paramilitaire)
DEF

Longue tige que l'on enfonce dans la neige afin de localiser une victime ensevelie.

CONT

Utilisez votre sonde pour vérifier l'épaisseur du manteau neigeux. [Exemple entériné par le Comité d'uniformisation de la terminologie des bulletins d'avalanche.]

CONT

La sonde [...] sert à préciser rapidement et exactement l'emplacement [de la victime d'avalanche] et à connaître la profondeur d'ensevelissement.

OBS

sonde : terme uniformisé par le Comité d'uniformisation de la terminologie des bulletins d'avalanche.

OBS

sonde d'avalanches : terme en usage à Parcs Canada.

Spanish

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Record 5 2009-09-14

English

Subject field(s)
  • Fire, Accidents, Miscellaneous Risks (Insur.)
  • Labour Relations
  • Labour Law
DEF

[An] accident occurring on the way to and from work and resulting in death or personal injury.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Incendies, accidents et risques divers (Assur.)
  • Relations du travail
  • Droit du travail
DEF

Accident qui arrive à un salarié pendant qu'il se déplace d'un endroit à un autre pour se rendre au lieu d'exécution d'un travail à la demande de son employeur.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Incendio, accidentes y riesgos varios (Seguros)
  • Relaciones laborales
  • Derecho laboral
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Record 6 2009-03-25

English

Subject field(s)
  • Fire, Accidents, Miscellaneous Risks (Insur.)
DEF

Insurance against loss, damage, injury or expense caused by accident, injury, sickness, theft, cancellation or interruption of travel arrangements or other events or perils arising during or in connection with travel or intended travel by an insured person.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Incendies, accidents et risques divers (Assur.)
DEF

Assurance destinée à couvrir les risques liés à un voyage.

OBS

[L'assurance voyage] peut garantir des risques très divers, tels que les frais d'annulation de voyage (remboursement de tout ou partie du voyage à la suite d'une maladie, du décès d'un proche ou de toute autre cause), les dommages aux bagages, la responsabilité civile vie privée à l'étranger, l'assistance, le rapatriement, le remboursement des frais médicaux et d'hospitalisation engagés à l'étranger.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Incendio, accidentes y riesgos varios (Seguros)
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Record 7 2008-12-09

English

Subject field(s)
  • Tort Law (common law)
  • Offences and crimes
CONT

Liability for negligence in word has... developed differently from negligence in act. And this for good reason. First, because even quite careful people take less trouble over what they say than what they do.... Secondly, "words are more volatile than deeds, they travel fast and for afield, they are used without being expended" in contrast, for instance, to negligently made articles whose capacity for mischief is usually exhausted in a single accident.

OBS

as opposed to "negligence in word".

French

Domaine(s)
  • Droit des délits (common law)
  • Infractions et crimes

Spanish

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Record 8 2008-02-27

English

Subject field(s)
  • Aircraft Systems
CONT

[Accident] investigators determined that, under certain conditions, it is possible to jam the rudder past its normal travel limit. The jam occurs when the stop plate on the rudder horn is forced aft of the stop bolt head. The forward edge of the stop plate can then become lodged under the head of the stop bolt causing the rudder to jam in this over-travel position.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Circuits des aéronefs
CONT

[Les] enquêteurs de l'accident ont déterminé que, dans certaines conditions, il est possible de coincer le gouvernail de direction s'il a dépassé sa limite de débattement normal. Le coincement se produit lorsque la plaque de butée du renvoi d'angle du gouvernail est forcée derrière la tête du boulon de butée. Le bord avant de la plaque de butée peut alors venir se loger sous la tête du boulon de butée, ce qui coince le gouvernail dans cette position hors limite.

OBS

butée : Organe, pièce supportant un effort axial.

OBS

plaque de butée : terme uniformisé par le Comité d'uniformisation de la terminologie aéronautique (CUTA) - Maintenance.

Spanish

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Record 9 2006-03-21

English

Subject field(s)
  • Banking
  • Insurance
CONT

This code outlines the banks’ standards for branch employees selling credit, travel and personal accident insurance. It deals with training, disclosure, promotion practices, customer privacy protection and customer redress.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Banque
  • Assurances
CONT

Ce code présente les normes adoptées par les banques à l'intention des employés des succursales qui sont chargés d'offrir de l'assurance crédit, voyage et accident personnel. Il traite de la formation des employés; des renseignements à fournir; des pratiques en matière de promotion; de la protection de la vie privée des clients et des recours à la disposition de ceux-ci.

Spanish

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Record 10 2006-02-14

English

Subject field(s)
  • Space Centres
  • Air Transport
  • Radar, Radio Guidance and Goniometry
CONT

New sensing technologies could improve air safety by providing advance warning of turbulence. Turbulence is one of the banes of modern air travel. The annual cost to airlines in compensation claims, aircraft damage and accident investigation has been estimated at $100 millions. A series of experiments that has just finished in Colorado could enable airliner's existing radar systems to pick up signs of convective turbulence, with just a simple software upgrade.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Centres spatiaux
  • Transport aérien
  • Radar, radioguidage et radiogoniométrie
OBS

Voir système, transformateur de détection.

Spanish

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Record 11 1986-02-07

English

Subject field(s)
  • Insurance
CONT

A report on Certified General Accountants Canada's Corporate book of insurance was received. It was requested that premiums be investigated for an increase in travel insurance to $250 000 per person and 3 million dollars aggregate per singular accident, with an action item to be presented to the Board of Directors.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Assurances

Spanish

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Record 12 1981-06-23

English

Subject field(s)
  • Remuneration (Personnel Management)

French

Domaine(s)
  • Rémunération (Gestion du personnel)
OBS

Vocabulaire de la recherche sur les traitements.

Spanish

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