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vernearbeid

English translation: Occupational Health and Safety; Occupational Safety and Health

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Norwegian term or phrase:vernearbeid
English translation:Occupational Health and Safety; Occupational Safety and Health
Entered by: TechLawDC

14:16 Mar 2, 2011
Norwegian to English translations [PRO]
Bus/Financial - Education / Pedagogy
Norwegian term or phrase: vernearbeid
a subject in a videregaaende kurs.
Guess: defense work. (Not: the defense industry.)
TechLawDC
United States
Local time: 11:09
Occupational Health and Safety
Explanation:
"In the UK, Postgraduate courses tend to be split into those that are largely taught and those that are largely research based. Postgraduate Health & Safety master's generally take one or two years to complete whereas Health & Safety PhD's will take at least three years."
Selected response from:

eodd
Local time: 16:09
Grading comment
This is close to what is wanted. I do not think that protection of the Environment is part of the course.
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
4 +2Occupational Health and Safety
eodd
5protective work
Erik Wallace
5health and safety representation
Charles Ek
5safety
brigidm
4safety measures
Dawn Nixon
4HSE management
Lars Erik Hauklien
4preventing injury and illness in the workplace
Hans Wang


Discussion entries: 2





  

Answers


15 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
protective work


Explanation:
Work related to safety issues, this could be ensuring safety on a work site or related to environment, depends on the context.

Often related to HMS, Helse, Miljø, Sikkerhet (environment, health and safety), a system for ensuring safety within a company.

Erik Wallace
Native speaker of: Native in NorwegianNorwegian, Native in EnglishEnglish
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24 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
safety measures


Explanation:
A possible option.


    Reference: http://decentius.hit.uib.no/lexin.html?dict=nny-eng-maxi&ui-...
Dawn Nixon
Norway
Local time: 17:09
Works in field
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 16
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24 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +2
Occupational Health and Safety


Explanation:
"In the UK, Postgraduate courses tend to be split into those that are largely taught and those that are largely research based. Postgraduate Health & Safety master's generally take one or two years to complete whereas Health & Safety PhD's will take at least three years."


    Reference: http://www.whatuni.com/degrees/courses/Postgraduate-list/Hea...
    Reference: http://www.snl.no/vernearbeid
eodd
Local time: 16:09
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 28
Grading comment
This is close to what is wanted. I do not think that protection of the Environment is part of the course.

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  lingo_montreal
1 hr
agree  MyrdahlAcademic
2 hrs
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30 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
health and safety representation


Explanation:
Vernearbeid is the work specified in chapter 6 -- titled "Verneombud" -- in arbeidsmiljøloven. See the first link for the relevant text from the Act. In short, employers are required to provide for the election of a worker representative charged with looking after occupational safety and health.
See the second link for relevant uses of "health and safety representation" in Norway.

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Note added at 56 mins (2011-03-02 15:13:11 GMT)
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Sorry for the bad second link -- it should read http://tinyurl.com/63bjfeg


    Reference: http://www.lovdata.no/cgi-wift/ldles?doc=/all/nl-20050617-06...
    Reference: http://ttp://tinyurl.com/63bjfeg
Charles Ek
United States
Local time: 10:09
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 8
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
HSE management


Explanation:
Context is important here. If it is in the health sector, this is wrong, but if it is a school in the field of industry and construction this can be what you are looking for.

We need some more of your context to give you the right term to use.

Example sentence(s):
  • The main aim of HSE Management is to reduce a company’s risk of litigation.
  • Formålet med vernearbeid er å redusere selskapets risiko for søksmål.

    Reference: http://www.kenyaplex.com/Courses/946-HSE-management-in-the-P...
    Reference: http://www.hsemanagement.com.au/
Lars Erik Hauklien
Norway
Local time: 17:09
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in NorwegianNorwegian, Native in Norwegian (Bokmal)Norwegian (Bokmal)
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
safety


Explanation:
This is the translation of the upper secondary school course name given by Samordna opptak. See link.


    Reference: http://www.samordnaopptak.no/nvb/filer/fag.sql
brigidm
Norway
Local time: 17:09
Works in field
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 22
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2 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
preventing injury and illness in the workplace


Explanation:
The target term would be the concept generally. For the class title in this specific example, I would probably use:

Prevention of occupational illness and injury

or

Prevention of injury and illness in the workplace


    Reference: http://med.stanford.edu/somsafety/iipp/
Hans Wang
Local time: 10:09
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in NorwegianNorwegian
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