Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Spanish term or phrase:
paleteros viales
English translation:
traffic guards / traffic controllers / flagmen
Added to glossary by
Robert Forstag
Nov 13, 2014 00:39
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Spanish term
United States
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Native in: English
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paleteros viales
Spanish to English
Bus/Financial
Transport / Transportation / Shipping
Mexico / Transportation Services
Not much context to offer, I'm afraid. The term appears in an e-mail header and the e-mail in question includes a table listing expenditures for different kinds of transportation services, but the term isn't repeated.
Any help would be greatly appreciated, and sorry for the lack of CONTEXT!
Any help would be greatly appreciated, and sorry for the lack of CONTEXT!
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| 4 +3 | traffic guards / traffic controllers |
Charles Davis
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| 4 | (construction) flagger |
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traffic guards / traffic controllers
"Paletero: Es la persona encargada del control vehicular e informar al usuario sobre los trabajos en un frente de trabajo inmediato o cuando los vehículos están en carguío o descarguio."
http://ebc.gob.bo/documentacion/TDR_PUBLICACIONES/nuevos/PAL...
"Paletero vial fue atropellado
[...] El hecho se registró a las 9:30 a. m. al frente de la fundación eclesiástica Hogar del Anciano cuando el trabajador se encontraba desviando el tráfico por el carril derecho, ya que dicha empresa adelanta operaciones de señalización en la zona."
http://www.eldiario.com.co/seccion/JUDICIAL/paletero-vial-fu...
"A traffic guard, traffic controller, flagman, or flagger is a person who directs traffic through a construction site or other temporary traffic control zone past an area using gestures, signs or flags."
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Traffic_guard
http://ebc.gob.bo/documentacion/TDR_PUBLICACIONES/nuevos/PAL...
"Paletero vial fue atropellado
[...] El hecho se registró a las 9:30 a. m. al frente de la fundación eclesiástica Hogar del Anciano cuando el trabajador se encontraba desviando el tráfico por el carril derecho, ya que dicha empresa adelanta operaciones de señalización en la zona."
http://www.eldiario.com.co/seccion/JUDICIAL/paletero-vial-fu...
"A traffic guard, traffic controller, flagman, or flagger is a person who directs traffic through a construction site or other temporary traffic control zone past an area using gestures, signs or flags."
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Traffic_guard
Note from asker:
| Thank you, Charles. This is what we would call a "flagman" in the US. It may well apply here. Nice work. :) |
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(construction) flagger
Flaggers must be trained in the principles that are spelled out in the California Code of Regulations - Construction Safety Orders (see the web site below).
A flagger directs traffic for a road construction crew. Flaggers hold a paddle with "Stop" on one side and "Slow" on the other
135 Construction Flagger Jobs available on Indeed.com.
They are the men and women along roads and highways who help traffic keep flowing through a construction zone, despite a shutdown of lanes. Flaggers often ...
The requirements to become a construction flagger vary by region, but you'll generally need to complete a training course and then...
A flagger directs traffic for a road construction crew. Flaggers hold a paddle with "Stop" on one side and "Slow" on the other
135 Construction Flagger Jobs available on Indeed.com.
They are the men and women along roads and highways who help traffic keep flowing through a construction zone, despite a shutdown of lanes. Flaggers often ...
The requirements to become a construction flagger vary by region, but you'll generally need to complete a training course and then...
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