French: arret-pompierEnglish translation: fireman's switch / Fire Brigade/Service isolator or isolating switch 
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| GLOSSARY ENTRY (DERIVED FROM QUESTION BELOW) | | French term or phrase: | arret-pompier | | English translation: | fireman's switch / Fire Brigade/Service isolator or isolating switch | | Entered by: | French2English |
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Tech/Engineering - Engineering (general) / fire safety system | | French term or phrase: arret-pompier | Les coffrets de relayage pour extracteur ou insufflateur de désenfumage font l’objet d’un contrôle spécifique en raison de tous les périphériques environnants, (commande ***arrêt pompier***, clé de réarmement, marche forcée, contrôleur permanent d’isolement, signalisation, alimentation TBT et TBTS, …)
I have just translated a 60-page tender for a maintenance contract on a fire safety system. Whilst I have managed to find most of the specific fire protection industry technical terms, there were a few that escaped me and this was one of them. Can anyone cast any light on this? Many thanks in advance. |
| | | fireman's switch | Explanation:
The French implies that the fire brigade would only ever want to turn OFF the fire venting system. TTBOMK it can be a two-way thing, and the English takes this into consideration.
Contained within a Zintex metal enclosure, Ventpac houses a high airflow centrifugal fan and positive shutoff damper with motor which are both very quiet in operation. ROOM ATMOSPHERE IS EXTRACTED through a louvred grille positioned in the end plate to the outside of the building. The unit is pre-wired to allow actuation from the external system control panel or a FIREMAN'S SWITCH.
http://securitysa.com/news.aspx?pklNewsId=463&pklCategoryID=...
FIREMAN'S SWITCH for Atrium / Stair SMOKE VENT - Open. Position. Fireman's Switch Override for ALL AHU's & Extract Fans -. Off Position ...
www.ucl.ac.uk/efd/maintenance/fire/documents/UCLFire_TN_063...
It is also proposed to convert the existing SMOKE VENT at the head of the common stair to automatic operation activated by the smoke detection system, together with a FIREMANS SWITCH at ground floor level.
http://www.communities.gov.uk/planningandbuilding/buildingre...
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| Note from asker to answererHi Guys, this is great. In fact both answers looked pretty spot-on to me in view of the surrounding context and I had wondered if it were something like this, myself. Your expertise in these technical matters confirms it - thank you so much.
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| fireman's switch
Explanation:
The French implies that the fire brigade would only ever want to turn OFF the fire venting system. TTBOMK it can be a two-way thing, and the English takes this into consideration.
Contained within a Zintex metal enclosure, Ventpac houses a high airflow centrifugal fan and positive shutoff damper with motor which are both very quiet in operation. ROOM ATMOSPHERE IS EXTRACTED through a louvred grille positioned in the end plate to the outside of the building. The unit is pre-wired to allow actuation from the external system control panel or a FIREMAN'S SWITCH.
http://securitysa.com/news.aspx?pklNewsId=463&pklCategoryID=...
FIREMAN'S SWITCH for Atrium / Stair SMOKE VENT - Open. Position. Fireman's Switch Override for ALL AHU's & Extract Fans -. Off Position ...
www.ucl.ac.uk/efd/maintenance/fire/documents/UCLFire_TN_063...
It is also proposed to convert the existing SMOKE VENT at the head of the common stair to automatic operation activated by the smoke detection system, together with a FIREMANS SWITCH at ground floor level.
http://www.communities.gov.uk/planningandbuilding/buildingre...
| Bourth
France
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| Note from asker to answerer| Hi Guys, this is great. In fact both answers looked pretty spot-on to me in view of the surrounding context and I had wondered if it were something like this, myself. Your expertise in these technical matters confirms it - thank you so much. |
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| commande arrêt pompier Fire Brigade isolator / isolating switch
Explanation:
That is what the equivalent switch would be called for things like petrol pumps in a garage, or neon signs on a building (you see them all the time, if you look up — red switches with a loop to operate via a long pole)
However, I don't know if the same applies in this specific context — in this case, it would be to stop a function (smoke extraction) that had presumably only come into operation as a result of a fire. I don't know if one can use the same name for it then.
Note too, of course, that 'Fire Brigade' is very British — I don't know what the equivalent term might be for the Fire Service in the US or elsewhere!
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Note added at 20 mins (2007-10-13 22:02:34 GMT)
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Zero Ghits for these terms makes me worried that I am out-of-date here!
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France
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