safehandover
nounUK /ˌseɪfˈhændəʊvə/
US /ˌseɪfˈhændoʊvər/
A safe handover is when you give something to someone in a careful way so nothing goes wrong.
The nurse did a safehandover of the patient's medicine to the next nurse.
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OTHER MEANINGS
2. The act of passing control of a job or task to another person without losing important information.
The pilot gave a safehandover of the flight plan to the co-pilot.
3. A planned exchange of an object or person where safety rules are followed.
The teacher made a safehandover of the child to their parent at the gate.
4. A formal process of giving responsibility for something valuable to someone else.
The bank manager completed a safehandover of the keys to the new owner.