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TNO

English translation: TNO = territoires du Nord-Ouest

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French term or phrase:TNO
English translation:TNO = territoires du Nord-Ouest
Entered by: RHELLER

19:09 Mar 26, 2006
French to English translations [PRO]
Tech/Engineering - General / Conversation / Greetings / Letters / TNO (sauvetage/incendies)
French term or phrase: TNO
I think this is an organization that offers safety training (firefighting/mine rescue). Date and place is listed followed by "entraînement hebdomodaire et continu pour répondre aux incendies et urgences en surface et sous terre.

This is what I found but would like some confirmation or correction. Thank you very much :-)

TNO : Toegepast-Natuurwetenschappelijk Onderzoek (Organisation pour la recherche scientifique appliquée)

TNO (The Netherlands Organisation for Applied Scientific Research)
RHELLER
United States
Local time: 15:18
TNO
Explanation:
TNO Safety Solutions Consultants BV (TNO SSC) is a Safety & Reliability Consultant. It is part of The Dutch R&D organization TNO (5000 people). The main focus is to advise the Process Industry about all aspects in relation to 'Life Cycle Safety' of their installations and operations. It includes all important aspects of Safety in a consistent, transparent and 'fit for purpose' way. Most of our consultants have more than 10 years experience in Safety in/for the industry.
The following categories or our services can be distinguished:

(amongst others):

Training
• SSC is the leading training Consultant in The Netherlands in the area of IEC 61508/61511 related topics. Practical workshops are given for SIL Classification and Verification
• Other current training programs are HAZOP and Tripod accident Analysis
Selected response from:

Mark Nathan
France
Local time: 23:18
Grading comment
The client said no. It is "territoires du Nord-Ouest" au Canada. Future searchers will therefore be able to choose between these two options. Thanks anyway Mark.
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TNO


Explanation:
TNO Safety Solutions Consultants BV (TNO SSC) is a Safety & Reliability Consultant. It is part of The Dutch R&D organization TNO (5000 people). The main focus is to advise the Process Industry about all aspects in relation to 'Life Cycle Safety' of their installations and operations. It includes all important aspects of Safety in a consistent, transparent and 'fit for purpose' way. Most of our consultants have more than 10 years experience in Safety in/for the industry.
The following categories or our services can be distinguished:

(amongst others):

Training
• SSC is the leading training Consultant in The Netherlands in the area of IEC 61508/61511 related topics. Practical workshops are given for SIL Classification and Verification
• Other current training programs are HAZOP and Tripod accident Analysis



    Reference: http://www.safety-sc.com/uk/
Mark Nathan
France
Local time: 23:18
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 18
Grading comment
The client said no. It is "territoires du Nord-Ouest" au Canada. Future searchers will therefore be able to choose between these two options. Thanks anyway Mark.

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  sarahl (X): yes! TNO is TNO is TNO :-)
28 mins
agree  IC --
1 day 18 hrs
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