Buzzing definition

Buzzing in this context means the use of an intercom system which allows the door to be opened from the ward office and only by the nurse in charge. Such a system was installed when the new wards were built and the practice has not been commented on again in any of the reports of subsequent MHAC visits, even though the practice appears not to be compatible with the Code of Practice. The legal issues raised by the admission of informal patients and, in particular, whether or not they should be allowed to come and go as they please, have been discussed recently by Dr. Azuonye(44), a Consultant Psychiatrist at South Western Hospital, who highlighted the need for psychiatric hospitals
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Examples of Buzzing in a sentence

  • Buzzing or noise in electrical equipment (luminaires, panels, sub panels).

Related to Buzzing

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  • Dewatering means the removal of water for construction activity. It can be a discharge of appropriated surface or groundwater to dry and/or solidify a construction site. It may require Minnesota Department of Natural Resources permits to be appropriated and if contaminated may require other MPCA permits to be discharged.

  • Tunnelling means the construction of any tunnel beneath the natural surface of the earth for a purpose other than the searching for or winning of a mineral

  • Crane means any self-propelled vehicle to which has been permanently mounted or attached any crane, whether or not such vehicle was originally a truck, tractor, or other type of motor vehicle or was designed and built as a complete crane unit. However, the word "crane," as herein defined, shall not be construed to mean any truck or other vehicle equipped with or to which has been affixed any device used for the purpose of providing a means for towing other vehicles.

  • Pond means a natural or man-made impoundment of water with a water surface area of one acre or less at the high water level.