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BHV-ers

English translation: Emergency response team

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Dutch term or phrase: BHV-ers
English translation:Emergency response team
Entered by: katerina turevich

15:50 May 2, 2012
Dutch to English translations [PRO]
Tech/Engineering - Human Resources
Dutch term or phrase: BHV-ers
Hi everybody,

"Weet u wie de BHV-ers op uw afdeling zijn?"

It's an internal company questionnaire. The immediate context is Safety Regulations. So, supposedly, a 'Safety Manager'.
Anybody can help me with an appropriate term for this?
katerina turevich
Netherlands
Local time: 23:09
Incident response team
Explanation:
Incident response team
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Incident response team
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
An incident response team or emergency response team (ERT) is a group of people who prepare for and respond to any emergency incident, such as a natural disaster or an interruption of business operations. Incident response teams are common in corporations as well as in public service organizations. This team is generally composed of specific members designated before an incident occurs, although under certain circumstances the team may be an ad-hoc group of willing volunteers.Incident response teams are common in corporations as well as in public service organizations. This team is generally composed of specific members designated before an incident occurs, although under certain circumstances the team may be an ad-hoc group of willing volunteers.
Selected response from:

Justine Meredith
Netherlands
Local time: 23:09
Grading comment
Thank you very much everybody!
I choose this answer, because it also mentions "emergency response team" as an alternative, which is what I used in the end. Special thanks to Esther!
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
5 +4Incident response team
Justine Meredith
3 +2company emergency response team
Peter Moor
Summary of reference entries provided
Bedrijfshulpverleners
Esther van der Wal

Discussion entries: 4





  

Answers


9 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +4
Incident response team


Explanation:
Incident response team
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Incident response team
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
An incident response team or emergency response team (ERT) is a group of people who prepare for and respond to any emergency incident, such as a natural disaster or an interruption of business operations. Incident response teams are common in corporations as well as in public service organizations. This team is generally composed of specific members designated before an incident occurs, although under certain circumstances the team may be an ad-hoc group of willing volunteers.Incident response teams are common in corporations as well as in public service organizations. This team is generally composed of specific members designated before an incident occurs, although under certain circumstances the team may be an ad-hoc group of willing volunteers.

Justine Meredith
Netherlands
Local time: 23:09
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 4
Grading comment
Thank you very much everybody!
I choose this answer, because it also mentions "emergency response team" as an alternative, which is what I used in the end. Special thanks to Esther!

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  philgoddard: It would be "members of the incident response team" in this context.
12 mins
agree  Robert Kleemaier
1 hr
agree  David Walker (X)
2 hrs
agree  Petro Ebersöhn (X)
16 hrs
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +2
company emergency response team


Explanation:
From JurLex (partial)
BHV => Company emergency response

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Note added at 1 hr (2012-05-02 17:08:06 GMT)
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Actually, JurLex has an entry for BHV'er => company emergency response team member

Think if you use company emergency response team members, you're on the right path.

Peter Moor
United States
Local time: 17:09
Native speaker of: Native in DutchDutch, Native in EnglishEnglish

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Neil Cross
18 hrs
agree  Marijke Singer
2587 days
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Reference comments


3 mins peer agreement (net): +5
Reference: Bedrijfshulpverleners

Reference information:
BHV-ers zijn bedrijfshulpverleners. Misschien helpt dat je wat.


    Reference: http://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bedrijfshulpverlening
Esther van der Wal
Netherlands
Native speaker of: Native in DutchDutch

Peer comments on this reference comment (and responses from the reference poster)
agree  Ron Willems
1 min
  -> Dank je
agree  philgoddard: First aiders.
2 mins
  -> Dank je
agree  Dr O Luttikhuis
8 mins
  -> Dank je
agree  Caroline de Hartogh BBA: Duidelijk!
20 mins
  -> Dank je, 't is geen vertaling, wel een uitleg :)
agree  Tina Vonhof (X): I have always translated this as (company) emergency response team members.
48 mins
  -> Dank je
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