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English to Arabic translations [PRO] Social Sciences - Human Resources
English term or phrase:physical plant
Esssential Employee :An employee of an organization who has been designated as a vital to operation , whose presence is required regardlees of the existence of an emergency condition ,and whose absence from duty could endanger the safty and well being of populatin and/or physical plant .Examples of such employees are security guards ,stationary engineer or other heating plant and maintenance personnel ,food service staff,hospital staff,etc
Explanation: a. A building or group of buildings for the manufacture of a product; a factory.
b. The equipment, including machinery, tools, instruments, and fixtures and the buildings containing them, necessary for an industrial or manufacturing operation.
3. The buildings, equipment, and fixtures of an institution: the entire plant of a university http://www.thefreedictionary.com/plant
Explanation: A physical plant or mechanical plant refers to the necessary infrastructure used in support of a given facility. The operation of these facilities, or the department of an organization which does so, is called plant operations.
This usually includes air conditioning (both heating and cooling systems) and other mechanical systems. It often also includes the maintenance of other systems, such as plumbing and lighting.
The facility itself may be an office building, a school campus, military base, apartment complex, or the like.
Example sentence(s):
The Physical Plant team is responsible for operations and maintenance of buildings and grounds. We have a full staff of skilled tradespeople and custodians who maintain, repair, and clean campus buildings and associated equipment.
Explanation: physical entity - an entity that has physical existence
entity - that which is perceived or known or inferred to have its own distinct existence (living or nonliving)
Explanation: a. A building or group of buildings for the manufacture of a product; a factory.
b. The equipment, including machinery, tools, instruments, and fixtures and the buildings containing them, necessary for an industrial or manufacturing operation.
3. The buildings, equipment, and fixtures of an institution: the entire plant of a university http://www.thefreedictionary.com/plant
Nadia Ayoub Egypt Local time: 09:54 Works in field Native speaker of: Arabic PRO pts in category: 245
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Explanation: Physical plant or mechanical plant (and where context is given, often just plant) refers to the necessary infrastructure used in support and maintenance of a given facility
The operation of these facilities, or the department of an organization which does so, is called 'plant operations' or 'facility management'. It should not be confused with manufacturing plant. http://www.answers.com/topic/plant-department
Jafar Filfil Bulgaria Local time: 10:54 Specializes in field Native speaker of: Arabic PRO pts in category: 16
The translation workplace 
