FACTOID # 147: France is the top destination in the world for tourists, accounting for 11 percent of all tourist arrivals worldwide.
 
 Home   Encyclopedia   Statistics   Countries A-Z   Flags   Maps   Education   Forum   FAQ   About 
 
WHAT'S NEW
RELATED ARTICLES
People who viewed "Leadworker" also viewed:
RECENT ARTICLES
More Recent Articles »
 

FACTS & STATISTICS    Simple view

  1. Select countries to view: (hold down Control key and click to select several)

     

     

    Compare:

     

     

  1. Select fact or statistic: (* = graphable)

     

     

     

  2. (OPTIONAL) Compare to statistic: (both need to be graphable)

     

     

     

  3. View result as:

     

       
(OR) SEARCH ALL encyclopedia, stats & forums:   

Encyclopedia > Leadworker

Smith can refer to a person who practices smithing, to a very common family name or to part of a place name or location.

Contents

Smithing

A smith is a person involved in the shaping of metal objects. The traditional working place for a smith is a forge or smithy. There are many different kinds of smiths:

In pre-industrialized times, a smith was a person of high or special social standing, as he would supply the metal tools needed for efficient farming (especially the plough).


See also Category:Smiths


Family name

Smith is a common family name amongst those of English descent. Moreover, it was often taken by non-English immigrants in order to blend into the majority culture more easily. It is consequently the most common surname in the United States, comprising more than 1% of the population counted during the 1990 census.


Names with disambiguation pages:

The character Agent Smith from the Matrix series also uses the ubiquitous name, as a representative of the entire system of the Matrix.


International use

In other languages cognates to English "smith" tend to be very popular family names too:

  • Schmidt, Schmitt in German
  • Kowalski, Kowal in Polish
  • Ferrari in Italian
  • Kovac in Serbo-Croatian languages

Place names and locations

Smith is a common part of a place name or locations, particularly in the United States of America.

  • Deaf Smith County, Texas
  • Fort Smith, Arkansas
  • Fort Smith, Montana
  • Redbird Smith, Oklahoma
  • Smith Center, Kansas
  • Smith College in Northampton, Massachusetts
  • Smith County, Kansas
  • Smith County, Mississippi
  • Smith County, Tennessee
  • Smith County, Texas
  • Smith Island, Maryland
  • Smith Islands National Park in Queensland, Australia
  • Smith Mills, Massachusetts
  • Smith River in western USA
  • Smith Township, Pennsylvania
  • Smith Valley, Nevada
  • Smith Village, Oklahoma
  • Smiths Station, Alabama

See also:

Other uses of "smith"

Other languages

  • Schmidt – German
  • Haddad – Arabic

  Results from FactBites:
 
Electrical Workers 296-45 (9235 words)
When a hazard exists that is not covered by this chapter, the leadworker and employees are expected, in good faith, to mutually discuss the hazard and agree how to perform the work with the greatest degree of safety.
Leadworkers shall require all employees under their direction or supervision to read this chapter and the provisions contained therein and require every employee subject to this chapter to be able to apply this chapter and any provision of this chapter on a day-to-day basis.
(2) Leadworkers shall inform employees under their supervision or direction of the type and voltage of circuits on or near which the employees are to work.
Staff Report - April 2, 2002 - Agenda Item - 02 (480 words)
The purpose of this report is to request City Council adoption of a resolution establishing the specification for the classification of Sanitation Leadworker CTC No. 0736, as shown in the attachment.
The Sanitation Leadworker will lead and provide the sanitation crews with the functional daily supervision that will relieve these responsibilities from the Sanitation Supervisors and will thereby give them the time needed to deal with their managerial duties.
The salary range for the Sanitation Leadworker was established by comparing the salary relationship between the supervisors and subordinates in the concrete, asphalt, sewer, and street maintenance crews, as well as the comparables in Burbank’s survey cities and their salary relationships between supervisors and subordinates.
  More results at FactBites »


 

COMMENTARY     


Share your thoughts, questions and commentary here
Your name
Your comments
Please enter the 5-letter protection code

Want to know more?
Search encyclopedia, statistics and forums:

 


Lesson Plans | Student Area | Student FAQ | Reviews | Press Releases |  Feeds | Contact
The Wikipedia article included on this page is licensed under the GFDL.
Images may be subject to relevant owners' copyright.
All other elements are (c) copyright NationMaster.com 2003-5. All Rights Reserved.
Usage implies agreement with terms.