Glossary entry

German term or phrase:

Absturzeinrichtungen

English translation:

fall protection systems/devices

Added to glossary by Steffen Walter
Sep 11, 2006 11:55
17 yrs ago
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German term

Absturzeinrichtung

German to English Tech/Engineering Engineering (general)
Am Dach:
Absturz- oder Auffangeinrichtungen verwenden, oder mit an festem Punkt angeseilt mit Sicherheits-Geschirren arbeiten.
Proposed translations (English)
4 +2 fall protection systems/devices
4 safety harnesses/nets.

Proposed translations

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33 mins
German term (edited): Absturzeinrichtungen
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fall protection systems/devices

... attached to the roof structure, scaffold etc.

The safety harnesses (Sicherheits-Geschirre) are mentioned as an alternative.
Peer comment(s):

agree Rebecca Garber
1 hr
agree Andrew D
5 hrs
neutral muitoprazer (X) : yes,safety harnesses are fall protection devices,no english speaker would refer to them thus in normal speech.
21 hrs
You seem to have overlooked that the source text refers to two different things: a) "Absturz- oder Auffangeinrichtungen" or b) "Sicherheits-Geschirre". I provided a translation of option a).
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4 mins

safety harnesses/nets.

for anticrash/fall,and to catch workers if they do.Generalised safety term for a generalised concept here.
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