parapiedi

English translation: foot guards

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Italian term or phrase:parapiedi
English translation:foot guards
Entered by: KayW

14:32 Nov 25, 2006
Italian to English translations [PRO]
Tech/Engineering - Construction / Civil Engineering
Italian term or phrase: parapiedi
I couldn't find this in my dictionary. How do 'parapiedi' differ from 'parapetti'?
Thanks!
RJCJones
Local time: 21:43
foot guard
Explanation:
See sites.

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Note added at 19 hrs (2006-11-26 09:44:50 GMT)
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footguards
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KayW
Local time: 22:43
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Summary of answers provided
3 +3toe boards
Jean Martin
4foot guard
KayW


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58 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +3
toe boards


Explanation:
I think these are toe boards.

e.g.

Are there adequate guardrails and toe boards or an equivalent standard of protection at every edge from which a person could fall 2 m or more? ...
www.healthandsafety.co.uk/sitesafchecklist.html - 26k - Cached - Similar pages

[PDF] WORKI NG SAFELY WI TH SCAFFOLDI NGFile Format: PDF/Adobe Acrobat - View as HTML
Guardrails and toe boards are also required at stop ends. 2. Falling materials. Scaffolds should be constructed to ensure that materials used during ...
www.gov.im/lib/docs/dlge/enviro/scaffolding.pdf - Similar pages

WORKING AT HEIGHTAs well as toe boards or similar protection at the edge of the platform, the platform itself should be constructed to prevent any object which may be used ...
www.bangor.ac.uk/ohs/safety_pages/inflink/working_at_height... - 26k - Cached - Similar pages


Jean Martin
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agree  Russell Jones
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agree  Gian
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agree  Rosanna Palermo
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foot guard


Explanation:
See sites.

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Note added at 19 hrs (2006-11-26 09:44:50 GMT)
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footguards


    Reference: http://www.websoft-solutions.net/product_p/ft201.htm
    Reference: http://209.227.242.74/Scripts/prodView.asp?idproduct=79
KayW
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