palista

English translation: flagger

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Spanish term or phrase:palista
English translation:flagger
Entered by: BristolTEc

15:59 Nov 6, 2018
Spanish to English translations [PRO]
Bus/Financial - Transport / Transportation / Shipping / Haulage
Spanish term or phrase: palista
From site rules for haulage drivers from Spain for translation to British English. In a portion on safety, telling drivers what they are obliged to do to comply with safety rules, specifically where there is a risk of becoming trapped by or between objects, with particular mention of forklift trucks:

"No bajar de la cabina en el PPR, salvo que lo indique el palista"
BristolTEc
Ecuador
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flagger
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Catherine Earle
United States
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driver


Explanation:
I think this refers to the driver of vehicles such as "pala mecánica", which can be excavators diggers, JCBs... etc. In this case, it may also refer to the forklift truck driver, especially if the goods being transported are on pallets and have to be loaded/unloaded using forklifts.

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Note added at 1 hr (2018-11-06 17:37:30 GMT)
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"PALISTA
Empresa de obra pública necesita 2 palistas para obras en A Mariña Lucense. Requisitos: 5 años de experiencia demostrable en manejo de pala mixta y/o retroexcavadora. ..."

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Note added at 16 hrs (2018-11-07 08:37:57 GMT)
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A catchall option could be "operator" if we don't know exactly what type of machine operator it refers to (digger, JCB, forklift... etc.).

neilmac
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flagger


Explanation:
See my latest comment.

Catherine Earle
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