Chapter 1: Introduction (3)

……With the rate of cancer in the fire services rapidly increasing, it is no surprise that more states are passing presumptive laws concerning firefighter cancer. As of the end of 2016, 36 states have enacted some form of cancer-presumptive legislation¹.

……One study (Sexton & Reynolds, 2010) showed high levels of Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) in station furniture, while another study (Roberts, 2014) found MRSA in both apparatus bays and in living quarters².

(文字擷取自 P2, Safety and Health Considerations for the Design of Fire and Emergency Medical Services Stations, FEMA)

1. have enacted legislation: enact 為制定、訂定之意，通常用於法制作業； legislation 也是廣義的法制之意；故原文的意思為「…已經制定了相關的法律」。 ↩︎
2. living quarters: 指包含睡覺、飲食等等的居住空間；quarter 常見意思為「四分之一」，這裡指被切割成一塊塊的空間，源自於軍隊群體生活空間的意思。 ↩︎