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Oct 11, 2011 18:04
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Norwegian term
United States
Your meaning, from your words and mine
Native in: English 
Works in: Norwegian to English, Danish to English, Swedish to English, and 2 more.
SHA
Norwegian to English
Tech/Engineering
Construction / Civil Engineering
I need the standard UK English acronym that is equivalent to that used in Norwegian for "Sikkerhet, helse og arbeidsmiljø". No OSHA inspectors from the U.S. need apply, please. ;-)
Proposed translations
(English)
| 3 +1 | HSE - Health, Safety and Environment |
Christine Andersen
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| 3 | HSE |
Per Bergvall
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Proposed translations
13 mins
Per Bergvall
Norway
Norway
Native in Norwegian
Norway
Automotive, PC, IT: Fast, high quality
Native in: Norwegian
Works in: English to Norwegian, Norwegian to English, German to Norwegian, and 3 more.
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179
HSE
Health, Security and Environment - should be a good few thousand references out there.
+1
14 mins
Christine Andersen
Denmark
Denmark
Native in English
Denmark
the message, not just the words
Native in: English (Variant: UK)
Works in: Danish to English, English
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36
HSE - Health, Safety and Environment
... is what I use, and quite a lot of others.
You do see SHE, but Google picks up many HSE sites if you search with the whole words that way round.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Health,_Safety_and_Environment
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Note added at 46 mins (2011-10-11 18:51:29 GMT)
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It is often called Health, Safety and Welfare - but frequently referred to as HSE anyway!
http://www.hse.gov.uk/search/results.htm?q=health, safety an...
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http://www.icftu.org/focus.asp?Issue=ohse&Language=EN
I think it is because the 'working environment' and the global environment are linked to some extent - control of dangerous chemicals etc. comes under health as much as anywhere, but also under environment.
The local and global environments are certainly frequently referred to in the same breath and the responsibility is assigned to the same staff in many cases.
ISO certification and schemes like that link them closely.
Also because Welfare is associated with the Welfare State and has other connotations.
You always need to explain the abbreviation in full, but it is very widely used and understood.
You do see SHE, but Google picks up many HSE sites if you search with the whole words that way round.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Health,_Safety_and_Environment
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Note added at 46 mins (2011-10-11 18:51:29 GMT)
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It is often called Health, Safety and Welfare - but frequently referred to as HSE anyway!
http://www.hse.gov.uk/search/results.htm?q=health, safety an...
Compare
http://www.icftu.org/focus.asp?Issue=ohse&Language=EN
I think it is because the 'working environment' and the global environment are linked to some extent - control of dangerous chemicals etc. comes under health as much as anywhere, but also under environment.
The local and global environments are certainly frequently referred to in the same breath and the responsibility is assigned to the same staff in many cases.
ISO certification and schemes like that link them closely.
Also because Welfare is associated with the Welfare State and has other connotations.
You always need to explain the abbreviation in full, but it is very widely used and understood.
Note from asker:
| Hi Christine, I had started with this, but the Norwegian term refers specifically to the working environment, whereas in my understanding, the "E" in HSE refers to the external environment. E.g. http://www.slb.com/hse.aspx Can you provide any guidance on that aspect? |
Peer comment(s):
| agree |
Roald Toskedal
: The Norwegian term (acronym) is actually HMS - Helse, miljø og sikkerhet. It may relate to the external as well as the internal enviroment.
12 days
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