GLOSSARY

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SECONDARY DAMAGE

Damage which arises out of primary damage, such as airborne moisture, mildew, corrosion or fire odours.


SELF CONTAINED BREATHING APPARATUS

(SCBA) – An atmosphere-supplying respirator for which the breathing air source is designed to be carried by the user.


SENSIBLE HEAT

The thermal energy that is absorbed by a substance during a change in temperature that occurs without a change in state; see ?enthalpy.?


SENSITISATION

An allergic condition that usually affects the skin or lungs. Once exposure to a substance has caused a reaction, the individual may be sensitized to that substance and further exposure even at low levels may elicit an adverse reaction.


SENSITISER

A substance which, on first exposure, causes little or no reaction in man or test animals, but which, with repeated exposure, may cause a marked response not necessarily limited to the contact site. Skin sensitization is the most common form .


SENTIMENTAL VALUE

The esteem an individual holds for objects because of their history or emotional significance, unrelated their monetary value or replacement cost:


SEPSIS

A toxic condition resulting from the spread of bacteria or their toxins from the point of infection to surfaces from which others may contract them.


SEPTICEMIA

An invasion of the bloodstream by virulent micro organisms from a local point of infection. Blood poisoning.


SEWAGE

The waste and waste water produced by residential and commercial establishments and discharged into sewers.


SEWER

A channel or conduit that carries waste water and storm water runoff (generally from more than one building) from the source to a treatment plant or receiving stream.