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Dutch term or phrase:
kwikverdacht
English translation:
suspected of mercury contamination/that pose a possible mercury risk/are presumably contaminated
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Hello, I am translating a presentation on the necessary safety measures to avoid mercury contamination for workers in the oil and gas industry. The term 'kwikverdacht' keeps appearing, and I can't find the industry term in English. Any help? Thanks
- "Als er wordt gewerkt aan kwikverdachte onderdelen..."
- "Daardoor zijn installatieonderdelen die direct of indirect in contact komen of zijn geweest met het gas ‘kwik-verdacht’."
- "Als er wordt gewerkt aan kwikverdachte onderdelen..."
- "Daardoor zijn installatieonderdelen die direct of indirect in contact komen of zijn geweest met het gas ‘kwik-verdacht’."
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Kitty Brussaard
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suspected of mercury contamination/that pose a possible mercury risk/are presumably contaminated
I am sure whether it makes sense to translate this literally.
May you could decide this case by case.
May you could decide this case by case.
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Comment: "Thank you! I ended up using something similar as there did not seem to be a specific term that fit."
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Barend van Zadelhoff
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mercury-suspected
Seems OK.
During maintenance, modification, abandonment or cleaning activities carried out on a gas treatment facility, and the wells, or pipelines connected to it, mercury contamination must be assumed to be present in all installation components that directly or indirectly (i.e. condensate and glycol) are in contact or have been in contact with the production flow in the low pressure system1. These installation components are by definition suspected of being contaminated with mercury.
Management of Mercury – PDO and contract supervisors who shall be involved in activities with or to mercury-suspected or mercury-contaminated materials should be instructed the risks and hazards of mercury and the measures to take to control the risks. It shall be recommended that a refresher course be repeated at least every 2 years to maintain current awareness.
On facilities known to have or suspected of having mercury contamination in the process streams a map of the facility with known / predicted exposure levels shall be prepared and maintained. This can be achieved in the following manner:
Prior to and when working on mercury-suspected facilities, soils or return materials or confined areas, mercury vapour measurements must be taken to determine the presence of mercury vapour using a calibrated portable Jerome J405 mercury Analyser
https://www.pdo.co.om/hsems/Documents/Specifications/SP-2087...
During maintenance, modification, abandonment or cleaning activities carried out on a gas treatment facility, and the wells, or pipelines connected to it, mercury contamination must be assumed to be present in all installation components that directly or indirectly (i.e. condensate and glycol) are in contact or have been in contact with the production flow in the low pressure system1. These installation components are by definition suspected of being contaminated with mercury.
Management of Mercury – PDO and contract supervisors who shall be involved in activities with or to mercury-suspected or mercury-contaminated materials should be instructed the risks and hazards of mercury and the measures to take to control the risks. It shall be recommended that a refresher course be repeated at least every 2 years to maintain current awareness.
On facilities known to have or suspected of having mercury contamination in the process streams a map of the facility with known / predicted exposure levels shall be prepared and maintained. This can be achieved in the following manner:
Prior to and when working on mercury-suspected facilities, soils or return materials or confined areas, mercury vapour measurements must be taken to determine the presence of mercury vapour using a calibrated portable Jerome J405 mercury Analyser
https://www.pdo.co.om/hsems/Documents/Specifications/SP-2087...
Note from asker:
| This was my first thought too, but in context it did not sound natural or even like the proper technical term. |
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Frank van 't Hoog
: Twee van de drie verantwoordelijken voor het document hebben een Nederlandse/Vlaamse naam. The text could be "Dutch-contamined".
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mercury-contaminated = 300,000 G-hits, so why would 'mercury-suspected' not be OK?
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writeaway
: sounds like Dunglish/life can be so unfair. Sorry but that's not how language works.
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mercury-contaminated = 300,000 G-hits, so why would 'mercury-suspected' not be OK? / Analogically: HIV suspected patients (samples /cases etc.) vs HIV positive patients; site:uk e.g. page 59: https://tinyurl.com/y222q8ys Not so unusual.
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philgoddard
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Sounds a bit like a technical term; you could imagine that people would agree on calling items suspected of being contaminated with mercury 'mercury-suspected'.
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(that) are possibly contaminated with mercury
Ik heb eea opgezocht. Je zou ze allebei evt. iets anders kunnen vertalen:
"When working on parts with possible mercury contamination / that are possibly contaminated with mercury."
"...that are or have been in contact with the gas are possibly contaminated with mercury"
"When working on parts with possible mercury contamination / that are possibly contaminated with mercury."
"...that are or have been in contact with the gas are possibly contaminated with mercury"
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… parts that may be mercury-contaminated / … are potentially mercury-contaminated
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potentially mercury-contaminated parts
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potentially mercury-contaminated parts
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Textpertise
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Thank you, T.! I appreciate this.
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Barend van Zadelhoff
: 'mercury-contaminated' vs 'potentially mercury-contaminated' seems like a useful solution if 'mercury-suspected' is unacceptable.
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Thank you, Barend!
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Tina Vonhof (X)
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Thank you, Tina!
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Ruth Tanner
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Kitty Brussaard
: And these are indeed other good options, too.
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Thank you, Kitty!
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suspected of containing mercury (used as an adjective)
There does not appear to be an industry standard term although there are Hazchem diagrams in use. I suggest you just say suspected of containing mercury if the term is being used as an adjective; otherwise "suspected mercury content". If you know for a fact that the products contain mercury, then "mercury-containing" or "mercury content" would apply.
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Barbara Schmidt, M.A. (X)
: I don't think this is about 'containing' mercury, but rather about 'being contaminated with' mercury.
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You are quite right. I did not read the question carefully enough. This is talking about components of installations and not the gas or oil itself. So yes, you are right.
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that may have been in contact with mercury
this is about parts or components that may inadvertently have come into contact with mercury and have thereby become contaminated in this context.
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Cursus 'Veilig omgaan met kwik'
Deze NOK-C cursus is de interne bedrijfscursus van de Nederlandse Aardoliemaatschappij/Shell en is als zodanig opgenomen in de trainingsmatrix. NAM stelt deze cursus verplicht (iedere 5 jaar) voor de volgende groep medewerkers. Alle medewerkers van zowel NAM als van contractors die werkzaamheden plannen, sturen en/of leiden aan kwik-verdachte onderdelen. Dit betreft werkzaamheden op zowel NAM-lokaties als op de lokatie van de contractors. De cursus dient iedere 5 jaar te worden gevolgd en leidt tot een stempel in het PSL,
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Een installatie onderdeel is 'kwik-verdacht' als er sprake is (geweest) van direct of indirect contact met de productstroom (gas). Maar of het metaal van dat onderdeel ook daadwerkelijk kwik bevat en zo ja, de concentratie waarin, kan enkel door onderzoek worden vastgesteld. Hiertoe worden pluggen uit het metaal geponst die vervolgens in een laboratorium nat-chemisch worden geanalyseerd. Een betrouwbare maar ook dure en tijdrovende methode.
De HXRF (Handheld Rontgenfluoriscentie meter) is een meetinstrument dat ondermeer wordt gebruikt om in-situ zware metalen te meten in de bodem. Charles Odekerken kwam op het idee om de HXRF te gebruiken om in-situ kwik in metaal te meten. Na een eerste test waaruit bleek dat dat inderdaad mogelijk is, is in opdracht van NAM, de HXRF, in samenwerking met GeoConnect, gekalibreerd voor verschillende metaalsoorten. Daarnaast is een meetprotocol opgesteld en een praktijkrichtlijn geschreven.
https://www.charlesodekerken.nl/veiligheid.php
Deze NOK-C cursus is de interne bedrijfscursus van de Nederlandse Aardoliemaatschappij/Shell en is als zodanig opgenomen in de trainingsmatrix. NAM stelt deze cursus verplicht (iedere 5 jaar) voor de volgende groep medewerkers. Alle medewerkers van zowel NAM als van contractors die werkzaamheden plannen, sturen en/of leiden aan kwik-verdachte onderdelen. Dit betreft werkzaamheden op zowel NAM-lokaties als op de lokatie van de contractors. De cursus dient iedere 5 jaar te worden gevolgd en leidt tot een stempel in het PSL,
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Een installatie onderdeel is 'kwik-verdacht' als er sprake is (geweest) van direct of indirect contact met de productstroom (gas). Maar of het metaal van dat onderdeel ook daadwerkelijk kwik bevat en zo ja, de concentratie waarin, kan enkel door onderzoek worden vastgesteld. Hiertoe worden pluggen uit het metaal geponst die vervolgens in een laboratorium nat-chemisch worden geanalyseerd. Een betrouwbare maar ook dure en tijdrovende methode.
De HXRF (Handheld Rontgenfluoriscentie meter) is een meetinstrument dat ondermeer wordt gebruikt om in-situ zware metalen te meten in de bodem. Charles Odekerken kwam op het idee om de HXRF te gebruiken om in-situ kwik in metaal te meten. Na een eerste test waaruit bleek dat dat inderdaad mogelijk is, is in opdracht van NAM, de HXRF, in samenwerking met GeoConnect, gekalibreerd voor verschillende metaalsoorten. Daarnaast is een meetprotocol opgesteld en een praktijkrichtlijn geschreven.
https://www.charlesodekerken.nl/veiligheid.php
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Mercury Exposure
Mercury is a natural component of oil and gas, and may be present at high
concentrations in some formations. When these gas reservoirs are produced and the processed fluids are cooled, liquid mercury can condense within heat exchangers, separators, coolers, valves, and piping. When this equipment (particularly components made from magnesium or aluminum alloys) is taken apart for maintenance or repair, workers can be exposed to mercury vapour.
Work activities that may carry a risk of exposure to mercury in gas processing facilities include:
Vessel cleaning
Welding, grinding, buffing, and polishing
Machining
Pipefitting
Installation and removal of components or infrastructure
Hydro excavating
Electrical work
https://coderedsafety.com/blog/chemicals-hazards-in-the-oil-...
This sheet describes good practice where mercury (metal, inorganic or organic) occurs naturally in crude, condensate or gas streams during production operations. It covers the key points you need to follow to help reduce exposure to an acceptable level, as part of your COSHH assessment.
Hazards
Mercury vapour can condense from gas streams and accumulate on cold surfaces. Steel surfaces can collect mercury. Mercury vaporises easily.
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Design
Where mercury is known or suspected, design vessels and pipework with mercury traps.
Planning
Keep a record/log of known mercury areas.
Label plant and equipment where mercury is known to collect.
http://www.hse.gov.uk/pubns/guidance/oce14.pdf
Mercury is a natural component of oil and gas, and may be present at high
concentrations in some formations. When these gas reservoirs are produced and the processed fluids are cooled, liquid mercury can condense within heat exchangers, separators, coolers, valves, and piping. When this equipment (particularly components made from magnesium or aluminum alloys) is taken apart for maintenance or repair, workers can be exposed to mercury vapour.
Work activities that may carry a risk of exposure to mercury in gas processing facilities include:
Vessel cleaning
Welding, grinding, buffing, and polishing
Machining
Pipefitting
Installation and removal of components or infrastructure
Hydro excavating
Electrical work
https://coderedsafety.com/blog/chemicals-hazards-in-the-oil-...
This sheet describes good practice where mercury (metal, inorganic or organic) occurs naturally in crude, condensate or gas streams during production operations. It covers the key points you need to follow to help reduce exposure to an acceptable level, as part of your COSHH assessment.
Hazards
Mercury vapour can condense from gas streams and accumulate on cold surfaces. Steel surfaces can collect mercury. Mercury vaporises easily.
(...)
Design
Where mercury is known or suspected, design vessels and pipework with mercury traps.
Planning
Keep a record/log of known mercury areas.
Label plant and equipment where mercury is known to collect.
http://www.hse.gov.uk/pubns/guidance/oce14.pdf
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