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¼ d’heure sécurité

English translation: toolbox safety meeting

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French term or phrase:¼ d’heure sécurité
English translation:toolbox safety meeting
Entered by: Stuart and Aida Nelson

14:37 Mar 19, 2011
French to English translations [PRO]
Social Sciences - Human Resources / HSE at work
French term or phrase: ¼ d’heure sécurité
We have found a number of references to this term in a contract. The sentence quoted below is typical.

Préparer des XXX¼ d’heure sécuritéXXX.

It occurs in a list of provisions to be carried out by certain staff members.

Does anyone know the meaning and implications of this? Any help offered will be gratefully received.
Stuart and Aida Nelson
United Kingdom
Local time: 19:09
toolbox meeting
Explanation:
"Bien préparé, bien organisé, bien suivi, le toolbox meeting ou "quart d’heure sécurité" est l’instrument efficace à portée de tous pour ancrer la démarche de prévention."

http://fr.prevent.be/net/net01.nsf/072c36bb3afc62da80256a9b0...
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Alistair Ian Spearing Ortiz
Spain
Local time: 20:09
Grading comment
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Summary of answers provided
5 +2toolbox meeting
Alistair Ian Spearing Ortiz
4 +2FWIW
Bourth (X)
Summary of reference entries provided
a bit of context
writeaway
SJLD

  

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21 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +2
toolbox meeting


Explanation:
"Bien préparé, bien organisé, bien suivi, le toolbox meeting ou "quart d’heure sécurité" est l’instrument efficace à portée de tous pour ancrer la démarche de prévention."

http://fr.prevent.be/net/net01.nsf/072c36bb3afc62da80256a9b0...

Alistair Ian Spearing Ortiz
Spain
Local time: 20:09
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish, Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 2
Grading comment
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Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
neutral  writeaway: oui, mais. It has to be a toolbox safety meeting, Always be careful when Belgians toss in a bit of English into their docs. Accuracy isn't always present.
13 mins
agree  Tony M: 'toolbox meetings' are by their nature almost always about safety — covering a single, simple point like "wearing a hard hat" just before starting work.
2739 days
agree  Timothy Monk: 'toolbox talk' as well
3706 days
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8 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +2
FWIW


Explanation:
I call this a "15-minute safety session".

Bourth (X)
Local time: 20:09
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 98

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  B D Finch
12 hrs
agree  Tony M
2739 days
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Reference comments


23 mins peer agreement (net): +2
Reference: a bit of context

Reference information:
* Les outils internes

La politique GCC de prévention des accidents de travail s ’appuie sur des outils simples, systématisés sur tous les chantiers.



livret d'accueil

1. Un livret d’accueil est distribué à chaque compagnon ainsi qu’au personnel intérimaire. Il comporte les informations essentielles liées à l’affaire telles qu’une description succincte de l’objet à construire, l’organigramme du chantier et les premières règles élémentaires de sécurité adaptées à l’opération.
2. Le ¼ d’heure sécurité rassemble de façon périodique l’équipe de production du chantier.
Animé par le chef de chantier ou le conducteur de travaux, il constitue un moment d’échanges privilégié.
3. Des audits internes sont pratiqués régulièrement par le Service Prévention-Sécurité. Ils ont pour objectif de s’assurer du respect des règles élémentaires de sécurité et font l’objet d’un reporting immédiat et systématique à la Direction Générale.

Si la situation l’exige, de nouvelles procédures sont écrites et font l’objet d’une information nationale.
http://www.gcc.fr/sites/fr/quisommesnous/engagement/engageme...

writeaway
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 59

Peer comments on this reference comment (and responses from the reference poster)
agree  Travelin Ann: "A noter la mise en place d’un réseau d’animation sécurité, du ¼ d’heure sécurité (qui peut être plus long)..."
3 mins
agree  Tony M
2 hrs
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5 hrs
Reference

Reference information:
http://safetytoolboxtalks.com/

SJLD
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 4

Peer comments on this reference comment (and responses from the reference poster)
neutral  B D Finch: There is always a problem when using in-house or in-group jargon (as this is) in a wider context. Other people frequently use the same term for their own concerns, which might not be about safety at all.
15 hrs
  -> I don't get you - what else would "safety toolbox talks" or another expression with "safety" in it be about?
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