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English translation: hazardous loads

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German term or phrase:	kritische Transportgüter
English translation:	hazardous loads
Entered by:	Languageman

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22:42 Feb 28, 2006

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German term or phrase: kritische Transportgüter

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Lastschutzgitter an Gabelträger
Sofern dies nicht zu Sichtbehinderungen führt und nur bei **kritischen Transportgütern**
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Normally "critical cargo" or "critical goods in transit" could fit here (although even then I think it would be usual to state time-critical, safety-critical, ...). Here it is not really stated what is "critical" about the goods, or why they should be described as "Transportgüter" (the context is moving stuff on pallets around a factory, not shipping it as cargo).
Presumably they mean something like "stuff that would really hurt if it fell on top of you", but I'm struggling for words to say that better (assuming it is even a correct interpretation!).

TIA, Stephen

Languageman KudoZ activity Questions: 291 (none open) (4 without valid answers) (17 closed without grading) Answers: 337 United Kingdom
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hazardous loads

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Note added at 18 mins (2006-02-28 23:01:14 GMT)
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Though frankly, "critical loads" + forklift comes in at a very respectable 143 ggl...

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Local time: 13:26

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I think I must have used the word hazard so often elsewhere that this flew right over my head!
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I think I must have used the word hazard so often elsewhere that this flew right over my head!

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