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Schadensereignis

English translation: incident

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German term or phrase:Schadensereignis
English translation:incident
Entered by: Ben_ (X)

12:12 Nov 6, 2014
German to English translations [PRO]
Tech/Engineering - Petroleum Eng/Sci
German term or phrase: Schadensereignis
From a text about safety procedures at an oil refinery. One example sentence is "Nachstehend erfolgt eine Gefährdungsabschätzung für die am Standort identifizierten Primärquellen auf Basis der Ursachen für die bekannten Schadensereignisse".

I'm not sure if I could get away with just 'incident', but there has to be a more 'proper' term out there than just 'incident causing damage' or something like that!
Ben_ (X)
United Kingdom
Local time: 10:25
incident
Explanation:
Usually described as an incident (resulting in loss of life/damage to equipment/loss of revenue/discontinuation of work) At least, that's what we always used in the E&P side of the industry (30 years in Exploration & Production as an exploration geophysicist)

Quite rarely, the word "occurrence" was also used (unofficially, in conversation, also balls-up, cock-up, f--k-up)
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Yorkshireman
Germany
Local time: 11:25
Grading comment
I guess the simplest options are sometimes the best!
3 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
3 +8incident
Yorkshireman
4damaging event
Norbert Hohl
3loss event
Michael Martin, MA


  

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11 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
damaging event


Explanation:
http://www.eudict.com/?lang=engger&word=damaging event

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Note added at 14 mins (2014-11-06 12:26:37 GMT)
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See also: http://books.google.com.au/books?id=rg8oAwAAQBAJ&pg=PT88&lpg...

Norbert Hohl
Australia
Local time: 18:55
Native speaker of: German
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25 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +8
incident


Explanation:
Usually described as an incident (resulting in loss of life/damage to equipment/loss of revenue/discontinuation of work) At least, that's what we always used in the E&P side of the industry (30 years in Exploration & Production as an exploration geophysicist)

Quite rarely, the word "occurrence" was also used (unofficially, in conversation, also balls-up, cock-up, f--k-up)

Yorkshireman
Germany
Local time: 11:25
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 3
Grading comment
I guess the simplest options are sometimes the best!

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Lancashireman: Yes, not at all convinced by the eudict eurospeak
2 mins
  -> Ta!
agree  Armorel Young
12 mins
  -> Thanks, Armorel
agree  Jaime Hyland: this is much better than "damaging event", which appears to be no more than a fossilised error.
21 mins
  -> THX, Jaime
agree  Coqueiro
53 mins
  -> I thank you
agree  gangels (X)
1 hr
  -> Thanks
agree  writeaway: usual term used in insurance-speak
5 hrs
  -> Yes, leaves it open as to whether it was an accident , negligence or intentional
agree  Iris Schlagheck-Weber
7 hrs
  -> Thanks, Iris
agree  Harald Moelzer (medical-translator)
19 hrs
  -> Thanks, Harald
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58 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
loss event


Explanation:
Compare with source below:

"Unit HSP8: Develop and implement reactive monitoring systems
for health and safety
This unit is for people with a role which involves:
􀂃 developing and implementing health and safety reactive performance (loss event) monitoring
systems
􀂃 developing and implementing loss event investigation systems and procedures
􀂃 investigating loss events
􀂃 reviewing and responding to health and safety reactive performance monitoring outcomes"
http://www.ocr.org.uk/Images/73240-hsp8-develop-and-implemen...

Michael Martin, MA
United States
Local time: 05:25
Native speaker of: Native in GermanGerman, Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 8
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