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beauftragte

English translation: designated


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German term or phrase:beauftragte
English translation:designated
Entered by: Languageman
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18:26 Feb 28, 2006
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Tech/Engineering - Transport / Transportation / Shipping / Safety precautions for fork-lift trucks
German term or phrase: beauftragte
Health and safety directive for use of fork-lift trucks:
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Technische Anforderungen:
Über nachstehende technische Anforderungen hat sich der direkte Vorgesetzte von **beauftragten Gabelstaplerfahrern** mit Gültigkeit dieser Arbeitsanweisung einmalig beim derzeitigen Bestand von Gabelstaplern zu vergewissern und zu protokollieren.
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Seems to me that "beauftragte" could mean a number of things here (contract drivers, agency drivers, authorised drivers, ...). Anybody have a definite idea what is meant?

TIA, Stephen
Languageman
United Kingdom
Local time: 13:26
designated
Explanation:
I have a feeling this may be translated from English...it might refer to people who are trained/certified/authorized by their company to drive these dangerous tools ;-)
That's how companies can protect themselves from liability - the person has been selected (and it's probably also somewhere in writing)
For US regulations, see link below
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Teresa Reinhardt
United States
Local time: 05:26
Grading comment
Thank you everyone.
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
4 +2designatedTeresa Reinhardt
3appointed
Trudy Peters
3instructed
Sabine Odinga


  

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17 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
beauftragte (
instructed


Explanation:
well, as far as I see it means all the drivers who were instructed to steer the fork lift. Instructed seems to be as multi-meaning as the German beauftragte

Sabine Odinga
Germany
Local time: 14:26
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Native speaker of: Native in GermanGerman
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beauftragte (
appointed


Explanation:
maybe

Trudy Peters
Local time: 08:26
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Native speaker of: Native in GermanGerman, Native in EnglishEnglish
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +2
beauftragte (
designated


Explanation:
I have a feeling this may be translated from English...it might refer to people who are trained/certified/authorized by their company to drive these dangerous tools ;-)
That's how companies can protect themselves from liability - the person has been selected (and it's probably also somewhere in writing)
For US regulations, see link below


    Reference: http://www.osha.gov/SLTC/poweredindustrialtrucks/
Teresa Reinhardt
United States
Local time: 05:26
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in GermanGerman, Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 96
Grading comment
Thank you everyone.
Notes to answerer
Asker: The source text is definitely original German, but you could be right about the term itself - the US does seem to be the breeding ground for this health and safety plague that we face!


Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Trudy Peters: That's what I meant to say! :-)
34 mins
  -> Thanks, Trudy - it's nice to be in good company! ;-)
agree  Textklick: In this context, all three are appropriate IMO, but I'd say this is closest.
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Changes made by editors
Feb 28, 2006 - Changes made by Marcus Malabad:
Term askedbeauftragte (\"beauftragten Gabelstapelfahrern\") => beauftragte


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