anhuk

English translation: banksman

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Norwegian term or phrase:anhuk
English translation: banksman
Entered by: sans22 (X)

13:08 Sep 19, 2013
Norwegian to English translations [PRO]
Tech/Engineering - Engineering (general)
Norwegian term or phrase: anhuk
Vi tar på oss leder jobber innen riving, og også selve rive jobben. Har du noe som skal rives så kan vi hjelpe deg. Vårt firma innehar alle kurs og kompetanse bevis, slik som Asbestsanering, Stroppe/Anhuk kurs, Lift kurs, Hms kurs, etc. Vi utfører både helriving og innvendig riving i samarbeid med våre underlevrandører.
sans22 (X)
Sweden
Local time: 11:25
banksman
Explanation:
I think banksman and slinger are pretty much interchangeable terms.
http://www.ask.com/question/what-is-a-slinger-banksman
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Banksman
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eodd
Local time: 10:25
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banksman


Explanation:
I think banksman and slinger are pretty much interchangeable terms.
http://www.ask.com/question/what-is-a-slinger-banksman
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Banksman

Example sentence(s):
  • All participants in a lifting operation shall, at all times, know who is the signaller. Participants in lifting operations and their roles can be made known through the wearing of special clothing, such as a reflective vest, hardhat or similar. The
  • signaller can manually guide the empty hook to and from the load or load carrier.

    Reference: http://www.craneandsafety.ie/courses/banksman_slinger_traini...
    Reference: http://www.biks.no/?page=72&show=73
eodd
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Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Michael Ellis: Agree with full confidence. Indeed I would translate the compound Stroppe/Anhuk in the example context as Slinger/Banksman.e
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