Containment definition

Containment means a process to protect workers and the environment by controlling exposures to the lead-contaminated dust and debris created during an abatement.
Containment means the installation of a backflow prevention assembly or a backflow prevention method at any connection to the public water system that supplies an auxiliary water system, location, facility, or area such that backflow from a cross connection into the public water system is prevented.
Containment means a container, vessel, barrier, or structure, whether natural or constructed, that confines a hazardous substance within a defined boundary and prevents or minimizes its release into the environment.

Examples of Containment in a sentence

  • PRACTICES TO OPTIMIZE USE OF CONTAINMENT DRAINS IN LABORATORY SPACES Containment drains are installed and used, as necessary, according to the procedures below, to minimize risk to staff and occupants, and to mitigate contamination of natural resources.

  • There are no Containment Drains located in the Carvel State Office Building.

  • The City agrees to form a Cost Containment Committee to include members selected by Local 48.

  • The Cost Containment Committee shall meet at least quarterly near the end of July, October, January and April.

  • The Cost Containment Committee referenced below will select the program physician(s) and medical facilities from submitted proposals.


More Definitions of Containment

Containment means a system of temporary barriers to protect workers, residents, and the environment by controlling exposures to the dust-lead hazards and debris created during renovation or lead abatement.
Containment means the application of phytosanitary measures in and around an infested area to prevent the spread of a pest;
Containment which means maintaining an intensively managed buffer zone that separates infested regions, where suppression activities prevail, from largely uninfested regions, where eradication activities prevail.
Containment means the physical measures taken to isolate the work area in order to ensure that dust and debris created or released during activities are not spread, blown or tracked from inside to outside of the work area.
Containment means a system installed by the owner or operator designed to minimize or eliminate the risk of the release of asbestos fibers from the work area to adjacent areas not involved in the project.
Containment means protection of the public water supply by installing a cross connection control device or air gap separation on the main service line to a facility, or as an installation within equipment handling potentially hazardous materials.
Containment means a process to protect workers and the environment by controlling exposure to a dust lead hazard and debris created during an abatement.