Jan 27, 2023 15:03
1 yr ago
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German term
Selbstsicherung
German to English
Tech/Engineering
Transport / Transportation / Shipping
I'm working on some software relating to railways. The term "Sicherung/Selbstsicherung" comes up in several strings.
It relates to track workers being responsible for their own safety on tracks (see, for example: https://www.bgbau-medien.de/handlungshilfen_gb/daten/dguv/20...
I'm having trouble coming up with a concise way of conveying this in English. Since it relates to software strings, I only have a limited number of characters available - so the shorter the better.
It relates to track workers being responsible for their own safety on tracks (see, for example: https://www.bgbau-medien.de/handlungshilfen_gb/daten/dguv/20...
I'm having trouble coming up with a concise way of conveying this in English. Since it relates to software strings, I only have a limited number of characters available - so the shorter the better.
Proposed translations
(English)
| 4 | Personal Track Safety (PTS) / Individual Working Alone (IWA) |
Lancashireman
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| 3 +2 | self-protection |
Johanna Timm, PhD
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Proposed translations
2 days 3 hrs
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Personal Track Safety (PTS) / Individual Working Alone (IWA)
"Personal track safety (PTS) is the qualification every worker needs before you can work on – or near – any line owned or managed by Network Rail."
https://vgcgroup.co.uk/about/hsqe/pts-personal-track-safety/
"This course is designed to train persons who have been nominated by their line manager/sponsor to enable them to attain the Individual Working Alone (IWA) competence. The IWA competence is required to be held by anyone who is required to work on or near the line on their own."
https://www.hsstraining.com/course/individual-working-alone/
Should work where 'Selbstsicherung' appears as a standalone term in your text.
The headline of your linked article would IMO benefit from rephrasing in EN:
Arbeiten ... unter Selbstsicherung > Working without a site warden
site warden or COSS (controller of site safety)
I'm not sure how a Roadway Worker in California might "use self-protection" against a moving train.
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https://vgcgroup.co.uk/about/hsqe/pts-personal-track-safety/
"This course is designed to train persons who have been nominated by their line manager/sponsor to enable them to attain the Individual Working Alone (IWA) competence. The IWA competence is required to be held by anyone who is required to work on or near the line on their own."
https://www.hsstraining.com/course/individual-working-alone/
Should work where 'Selbstsicherung' appears as a standalone term in your text.
The headline of your linked article would IMO benefit from rephrasing in EN:
Arbeiten ... unter Selbstsicherung > Working without a site warden
site warden or COSS (controller of site safety)
I'm not sure how a Roadway Worker in California might "use self-protection" against a moving train.
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Note added at 9 days (2023-02-06 11:29:02 GMT)
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Thanks for the suggestions - all very helpful. "
+2
3 hrs
Johanna Timm, PhD
Canada
Canada
Native in German
Canada
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Native in: German (Variants: Swiss, Platt / Nieder (Low German), Austrian, Germany) 
Works in: English to German, German to English, German
Related KudoZ points
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60
self-protection
SDTI also notes that its Roadway Worker On-Track Safety Plan (Plan) was approved by the FRA.50 SDTI is confident that if its Plan is followed every time, roadway worker incidents will be eliminated.51 Staff notes that SDTI’s Plan allows for Lone Workers but requires such single workers to be trained, qualified, and specially permitted to use self-protection.
https://docs.cpuc.ca.gov/PublishedDocs/EFILE/RULINGS/113001....
https://docs.cpuc.ca.gov/PublishedDocs/EFILE/RULINGS/113001....
Reference comments
14 mins
Reference:
see
https://www.proz.com/kudoz/german-to-english/construction-ci...
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Note added at 17 minutes (2023-01-27 15:20:17 GMT)
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https://en.langenscheidt.com/german-english/sicherung
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Note added at 17 minutes (2023-01-27 15:20:17 GMT)
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https://en.langenscheidt.com/german-english/sicherung
Note from asker:
| Thanks, but this has nothing to do with the concept of "self-locking" at the link you provided. As I mentioned in my original post, it is more about workers on train lines being responsible for implementing their own safety measures. |
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