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circulation du poste

English translation: movement of personnel

12:40 Jan 19, 2012
French to English translations [PRO]
Tech/Engineering - Mining & Minerals / Gems / radioactive sources
French term or phrase: circulation du poste
In relation to the transport and use of sealed radioactive sources:

Le transport des sources dans les puits doit se faire avec les precautions exigees pour la circulation du poste. Seul la personne charge de la surveillance peut emprunter la meme cage que les sources.
janisct
Local time: 23:56
English translation:movement of personnel
Explanation:
'poste' in mining etc can refer to the 'shift' or 'team' - I'd be pretty sure

http://books.google.fr/books?id=tgNa8UgQYtkC&pg=PA99&lpg=PA9...

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Note added at 1 day22 hrs (2012-01-21 11:07:35 GMT)
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See this link:
http://www.unep.org/padelia/publications/Comp7Burundipt3.pdf

especially articles 103 and 129. In French, the terms 'poste' and 'personnel' are used to refer to workers in mining. In this UN document we see both terms used, but the articles I refer to show that we are speaking about 'shift', as opposed to 'product' or 'substance'.
Selected response from:

Sean Sheahan
France
Local time: 00:56
Grading comment
I actually used 'travel by shift workers' but your suggesion is equally acceptable
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
5circulation/movement of the item
Vitaliy Rysyuk
4site/facility traffic OR movement within the site/facility
B D Finch
3movement within the post
mimi 254
3movement of personnel
Sean Sheahan


  

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21 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
circulation/movement of the item


Explanation:
as an object/article subject to special precautions and/or treatment

Vitaliy Rysyuk
Ukraine
Local time: 01:56
Native speaker of: Native in UkrainianUkrainian, Native in RussianRussian
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33 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
movement within the post


Explanation:
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mimi 254
Local time: 23:56
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in FrenchFrench
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
site/facility traffic OR movement within the site/facility


Explanation:
Taking into account that it is the "transport des sources dans les puits" that has to comply with the "precautions exigees pour la circulation du poste". These must be safety precautions required for internal site/facility traffic or movement.

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Note added at 2 hrs (2012-01-19 14:42:11 GMT)
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I believe that "poste" in this case is the facility as in the following definition:

"Emplacement réservé, logement affecté à tel ou tel usage. Poste d'équipage : partie d'un bâtiment où est logé l'équipage. Le poste des seconds-maîtres, des malades, des midships… Poste de combat, de manœuvre, d'observation (➙ 1. Vigie), d'appareillage…"
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B D Finch
France
Local time: 00:56
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 47
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34 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
movement of personnel


Explanation:
'poste' in mining etc can refer to the 'shift' or 'team' - I'd be pretty sure

http://books.google.fr/books?id=tgNa8UgQYtkC&pg=PA99&lpg=PA9...

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Note added at 1 day22 hrs (2012-01-21 11:07:35 GMT)
--------------------------------------------------

See this link:
http://www.unep.org/padelia/publications/Comp7Burundipt3.pdf

especially articles 103 and 129. In French, the terms 'poste' and 'personnel' are used to refer to workers in mining. In this UN document we see both terms used, but the articles I refer to show that we are speaking about 'shift', as opposed to 'product' or 'substance'.

Sean Sheahan
France
Local time: 00:56
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 4
Grading comment
I actually used 'travel by shift workers' but your suggesion is equally acceptable
Notes to answerer
Asker: I'm pretty sure you're correct -thanks for this

Asker: I'm pretty sure it means movement of personnel, but Guy's suggestion isperhaps a bit more specific


Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
neutral  B D Finch: How can that fit with this being about the movement of radioactive sources?// "Un poste" can indeed mean a "shift", but why use that word for "personnel"? It would be very odd to apply rules designed for people to radioactive sources.
1 hr
  -> Hi - well the security rules here state that transport/movement of sources be subject to the same precautions as those used for movement of personnel...i.e. highest level
agree  Guy Bray: I would say "travel by shift workers".
2 hrs
  -> thanks Guy
disagree  Vitaliy Rysyuk: What relation does it have to precautions in treatment of hazardous/radioactive substances?
1 day 19 hrs
  -> Hello, see new note above, and my response to B D Finch regarding 'highest level' precautions
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