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Norwegian translation: helse- og sikkerhetsretningslinje


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13:21 Oct 22, 2008
English to Norwegian translations [PRO]
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English term or phrase: health and safety policy
Synes helse-og sikkerhetspolitikk høres litt rart ut i denne sammenhengen. Noen bedre?
Ingrid Thorbjørnsrud
Egypt
Local time: 00:19
Norwegian translation:helse- og sikkerhetsretningslinje
Explanation:
Et annet alternativ fra Arbeidstilsynet :o)

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Note added at 19 mins (2008-10-22 13:41:08 GMT)
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eller "...r" :o)
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NO-EN-DE
Norway
Local time: 00:19
Grading comment
Det var denne jeg endte opp med. Takk for hjelpen!
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
4 +3helse- og sikkerhetsregler
Per Bergvall
3 +1helse- og sikkerhetsretningslinje
NO-EN-DE
4HMS-strategi
Vedis Bjørndal
3HMS-policy
Brigid McCauley
2helse- og sikkerhetsforskrifter
Egil Presttun


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6 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +3
helse- og sikkerhetsregler


Explanation:
Ofte kombinert (Helse-, miljø- og sikkerhetsregler) og samlet i en HMS-håndbok.

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Note added at 17 mins (2008-10-22 13:39:09 GMT)
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Og for å svare på det andre spørsmålet: Naturligvis har firmaer en politikk. Den danner gjerne grunnlaget for handlingsreglene.

Per Bergvall
Local time: 00:19
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in NorwegianNorwegian
PRO pts in category: 31
Notes to answerer
Asker: Tror det skal være et litt videre begrep her, ikke ideologi, men du skjønner kanskje hvor jeg vil hen?


Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Svein Hartwig Djaerff: grei nok, men ofte foretrekker jeg retningslinjer istedenfor regler, men du er jo fra Bergen så...
12 mins
  -> Jeg liker egentlig ingen av delene, da de er litt løse i fisken. Regler har unntak, og retningslinjer smaker mer av råd og veiledning. Politikkvarianten er nok en bedre løsning - legg den inn hvis du er enig, så får du støtte fra en eksilbergenser.

agree  Hilde Granlund
2 hrs

agree  alexandratheres
8 hrs
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18 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +1
helse- og sikkerhetsretningslinje


Explanation:
Et annet alternativ fra Arbeidstilsynet :o)

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Note added at 19 mins (2008-10-22 13:41:08 GMT)
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eller "...r" :o)

NO-EN-DE
Norway
Local time: 00:19
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in NorwegianNorwegian
PRO pts in category: 4
Grading comment
Det var denne jeg endte opp med. Takk for hjelpen!

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Svein Hartwig Djaerff: Ja, denne liker jeg enda bedre, den ville jeg ha brukt, selv om forslaget kommer fra en vel etterhvert naturalisert østerriker.
4 mins
  -> Tror ikke det er noen fare for det... ;o)
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44 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
HMS-policy


Explanation:
Usually the term "health and safety" is an abbreviated version of "health, safety and environment", just as in Norway we talk of "helse og miljø" or simply "HMS" when we refer to "helse, miljø og sikkerhet". The use of "policy" does (sadly) seem to be fairly widespread in Norwegian companies - including Statoil, who put a lot of resources into their English-language publications. I therefore have no problem putting this forward for consideration. Otherwise, I agree with the comment about "retningslinjer".

Example sentence(s):
  • Les mer om StatoilHydros HMS-arbeid på www.statoilhydro.com. Der kan du lese om hele konsernets HMS-policy
Brigid McCauley
Local time: 00:19
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 4
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2 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 2/5Answerer confidence 2/5
helse- og sikkerhetsforskrifter


Explanation:
Hvis det passer med sammenhengen.


Egil Presttun
Norway
Local time: 00:19
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PRO pts in category: 12
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6 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
HMS-strategi


Explanation:
Jeg prøver meg på denne løsningen. Har brukt det noen ganger i oversettelser.
Det kommer selvsagt an på sammenhengen.




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Vedis Bjørndal
Local time: 00:19
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