SAFEGUARDS

"SAFEGUARDS" is a plural of: safeguard.

Date "SAFEGUARDS" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1808. (references)

Energy

Nuclear Energy & Physics

Public Administration

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Crosswords: SAFEGUARDS

References

• Environmental Safeguards, Inc.: International Competitive Benchmarks and Financial Gap Analysis (reference)

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Books

• Nuclear Safeguards and the International Atomic Energy Agency: Report (reference)

• WTO Disputes: Anti-Dumping, Subsidies & Safeguards (reference)

• Tightening the Reins: Towards a Strengthened International Nuclear Safeguards System (reference)

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Safeguards. Credit: Library of Congress.

Chopping beans in the canning plant at Dania, Florida. Youthful workers are allowed to use dangerous machinery without safeguards. Credit: Library of Congress.

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There are territories, such as South-West Africa and certain of the South Pacific Islands, which, owing to the sparseness of their population, or their small size, or their remoteness from the centres of civilisation, or their geographical contiguity to the territory of the Mandatory, and other circumstances, can be best administered under the laws of the Mandatory as integral portions of its territory, subject to the safeguards above mentioned in the interests of the indigenous population. (reference)

Ultimately, when the essential brotherhood of man is truly embodied and expressed in a world organization with all the necessary practical safeguards to make it effective, these powers would naturally be confided to that world organization. ("Iron Curtain" Speech)

The limitations on the interrogation process required for the protection of the individual's constitutional rights should not cause an undue interference with a proper system of law enforcement, as demonstrated by the procedures of the FBI and the safeguards afforded in other jurisdictions. (reference)

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Health

Understanding the safeguards that protect patients can ease some of these fears. (references)

Therefore, appropriate safeguards for the protection of patients and consumers need to be in place. (references)

In addition to strengthening these safeguards, FDA has significantly increased its oversight of the blood industry. (references)

Children

Suriname

The Government allocates only limited resources to ensure safeguards for the human rights and welfare of children. (references)

Philippines

The family court system expedites juvenile and domestic relations cases and serves to strengthen safeguards against the sale and trafficking of children abroad. (references)

Gabon

Traditional beliefs and practices provided numerous safeguards for children, but children remained the responsibility of the extended family--including aunts, grandmothers, and older siblings. (references)

Civil Liberties

Iran

However, basic legal safeguards for freedom of expression are lacking, and the independent press has been subjected to arbitrary enforcement measures by elements of the Government, notably the judiciary, which see in such debates a threat to their own hold on power. (references)

China

A division chief at the Beijing High People's Court indicated in a December 2000 press interview that the Supreme People's Court might be pressed to issue judicial explanations of constitutional press safeguards to local law enforcement officials as a means to expand press freedoms and protect journalists. (references)

Economic History

Spain

The law regulates specific safeguards for investments. (references)

Human Rights

Vietnam

Constitutional safeguards are significantly lacking. (references)

Tuvalu

Procedural safeguards are based on English common law. (references)

Slovenia

The law also provides safeguards against self-incrimination. (references)

Indigenous People

India

Despite constitutional safeguards, the rights of indigenous groups in the eastern parts of the country often are ignored. (references)

Minorities

Japan

Despite improvements in legal safeguards against discrimination, Korean permanent residents (most of whom were born, raised, and educated in Japan) still were subject to various forms of deeply entrenched societal discrimination. (references)

Canada

The report recommended improving the instruction and quality of French, English, and any third language; that Quebec petition the Federal Government for power to choose all of its immigrants; that safeguards be institutionalized for the anglophone minority; and that a Quebec citizenship be granted. (references)

Political Economy

Hong Kong

It formulates, on its own, monetary and financial policies and safeguards the free operation of business and financial markets. (references)

Bahrain

Most have done so. The Amir also abolished the State Security Court, which held secret trials and provided few procedural safeguards. (references)

Costa Rica

Public security forces generally observe procedural safeguards established by law and the Constitution; however, members of these forces occasionally committed human rights abuses. (references)

Political Rights

Georgia

The OSCE noted that the situation deteriorated during the counting process and that, in general, procedural safeguards were not implemented. (references)

Trade

Canada

Normal precautions in dealing with a first-time customer should be exercised, and safeguards instituted wherever possible, at least until a satisfactory relationship has been established. (references)

Philippines

It is hoped that the substantial administrative delays built into the first version of this regulation is removed since the Philippines will most likely now rely on the newly created safeguards measure. (references)

Women

Ukraine

Apart from the law that prohibits forced sex with a "materially dependent person," which applies to employees, legal safeguards against harassment are inadequate. (references)

Worker Rights

Uganda

Factories generally are sound, but machinery almost always lacks safeguards. (references)

Taiwan

However, in 1998 foreign domestic workers were exempted from the LSL, denying them the right to safeguards provided to citizens. (references)

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Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

Expressions using "SAFEGUARDS": technical safeguards ♦ technological safeguards. Additional references.

Danish

sikkerhedskontrol, kontrolforanstaltninger, kontrol med nukleart materiale. (various references)

Dutch

splijtstofbewaking, safeguards (safeguard), safeguard (safeguard), veiligheidscontrole, controlemaatregelen, beschermingsmechanisme (safeguard), beschermingsconstructie (safeguard). (various references)

Finnish

Ydinalan monivuotinen toimintaohjelma, joka koskee radioaktiivisten materiaalien kuljetusten turvallisuutta sekä ydinmateriaalivalvontaa ja teollisuusyhteistyötä Tacis-ohjelmaan tällä hetkellä osallistuvien maiden ydinlaitosten tiettyjen turvallisuu (Multiannual programme of action in the nuclear sector, relating to the safe transport of radioactive materials and to safeguards and industrial cooperation to promote certain aspects of the safety of nuclear installations in countries currently participating in the Tacis programme, SURE), tekniset suojakeinot (technical safeguards, technological safeguards), laitteistosuojaus (hardware protection, hardware safeguards, hardware-based protection mechanisms), laitteistoon perustuva suojaus (hardware protection, hardware safeguards, hardware-based protection mechanisms), hallinnolliset suojakeinot (administrative safeguards, administrative security measures). (various references)

French

mesures de contrôle, garanties de non-prolifération, garanties, contrôle des matières nucléaires, contrôle de sécurité. (various references)

German

Sicherheitsklauseln. (various references)

Greek 

έλεγχος ασφάλειας, έλεγχος διασφαλίσεων, μέτρα ελέγχου, εγγύηση διασφαλίσεως. (various references)

Italian

salvaguardie, protezioni, salvaguardie, misure di controllo (condition survey, monitoring), controllo di sicurezza (security check). (various references)

Pig Latin

afeguardssay

Portuguese

salvaguardas, salvaguarda (palladium, protection, safe conduct, safeguard, sea-letter). (various references)

Russian 

экономически выгодная мера защиты (cost-effective safeguards). (various references)

Spanish

salvaguardias, control de seguridad. (various references)

Swedish

tekniskt skydd (technical safeguards, technological safeguards), tekniska skyddsåtgärder (technical safeguards, technological safeguards), maskinvarubaserat skydd (hardware protection, hardware safeguards, hardware-based protection mechanisms), hårdvarubaserat skydd (hardware protection, hardware safeguards, hardware-based protection mechanisms), Flerårigt program för åtgärder inom kärnenergisektorn när det gäller säker transport av radioaktivt material samt säkerhetskontroll och industriellt samarbete för att främja vissa aspekter av säkerheten i kärnenergianläggningar i de länder (Multiannual programme of action in the nuclear sector, relating to the safe transport of radioactive materials and to safeguards and industrial cooperation to promote certain aspects of the safety of nuclear installations in countries currently participating in the Tacis programme, SURE), administrativt skydd (administrative safeguards, administrative security measures), administrativa skyddsåtgärder (administrative safeguards, administrative security measures). (various references)

Misspellings

"SAFEGUARDS" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: safegaurd, safegaurds, safguard, sateguard. (additional references)

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Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams

-1 letter: safeguard.

-2 letters: assuaged, desugars, graduses.

-3 letters: agrafes, arguses, assuage, assured, degauss, desugar, grassed, saugers, sausage, sugared.

-4 letters: adages, afeard, agrafe, argued, argues, assure, augers, druses, duress, faders, fadges, farads, feuars, frauds, fudges, fussed, fusser, gassed, gasser, grades, gradus, guards, sarges, sauger, sudser, sugars, surfed, surged, surges, urases, usages.

-5 letters: adage, afars, agars, agers, agues, areas.