Slovene: odstranimo morebitne trde delce

[Gavril]

Hello again,

From a text about exposure of the body to hazardous chemicals:

Pri politju veljajo osnovna pravila [...]:
[...]
- zapustimo mesto nezgode,

- odstranimo obleko in morebitne trde delce (uporabljamo varovalna sredstva),

- zagotovimo osnovne življenjske funkcije,

I'm having trouble grasping what "trde delce" refers to here.

The sources I've checked suggest that trdi delci means "particulate matter" – but I think of particulates as being very small (often invisible), and not easy to simply "remove" (= odstraniti) in an urgent situation.

How would you interpret "trde delce" above?

Hvala,
G.

 

[Irbis]

This is definition of trdni delci (as it seems, trdi delci is sometimes used instead), I hope it helps:
Trdni delci (PM10 in PM2.5)
Perhaps it is meant that by removal of clothes you also get rid of particles, that are stuck to it.

 

[Gavril]

Thanks – so in this case, an accurate translation might be:


"odstranimo obleko in morebitne trde delce"
--->
"remove clothes, and with them, any particulates that are present"


Is this a normal use of "in", to your knowledge, or is there a more precise way of expressing the above meaning?

 

[Irbis]

Not so normal, but occasionally I've seen it this meaning. More clear it would be to write "in s tem".

 

[Gavril]

Thanks.

While we're on this topic: what do you think is meant by "varovalna sredstva" in the quoted sentence ("uporabljamo varovalna sredstva")?

I initially thought it referred to personal protective equipment (masks, etc.), but from what I've been able to tell, the usual term for that is "(osebna) zaščitna oprema".

 

[Irbis]

It seems that osebna varovalna oprema or osebna varovalna sredstva is also used.
Uradni list - Vsebina Uradnega lista
(you can also find varovalna sredstva in text)

 

[Deseret13]

Trdni delci are solid particles or bits or pieces, in your context the size of a glass shard. These should be removed from the burnt skin, I suppose.