vertical

English translation: upright position

15:04 Oct 28, 2020
Spanish to English translations [PRO]
Tech/Engineering - Real Estate / health & safety manual
Spanish term or phrase: vertical
This is from a health and safety report for a building.

"Coordinar con la empresa mantenedora que efectúe las revisiones de las BIE's del edificio en tiempo y forma, según establece la normativa actual vigente, y proceder a señalizar su presencia en su misma vertical con señales reglamentarias."

Many thanks for any guidance.
Comunican
United Kingdom
Local time: 06:37
English translation:upright position
Explanation:
Work is done in co-operation (co-ordination) with the maintenance company which carries out reviews and inspections in the building's business technology (research) organization, on time and to standard, in line with the established current (present) routine systems, and proceeding to indicate this in the same upright (vertical) stance or position with regulatory markers (signs or signals).

BTO stands for business, technology, organization

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Note added at 1 day 15 hrs (2020-10-30 06:08:47 GMT)
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A vertical line or position, stance is straight up and down.

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Note added at 6 days (2020-11-03 15:16:44 GMT) Post-grading
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I believe it's a sign-post beside a road to show that roadworks or other ground works beside a street could be taking place somewhere.
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Lisa Rosengard
United Kingdom
Local time: 06:37
Grading comment
Thank you. I went for "vertical surface" in the end (although it almost certainly refers to a "wall", but, without photos attached to the translation, I was unable to tell for sure)
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upright position


Explanation:
Work is done in co-operation (co-ordination) with the maintenance company which carries out reviews and inspections in the building's business technology (research) organization, on time and to standard, in line with the established current (present) routine systems, and proceeding to indicate this in the same upright (vertical) stance or position with regulatory markers (signs or signals).

BTO stands for business, technology, organization

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Note added at 1 day 15 hrs (2020-10-30 06:08:47 GMT)
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A vertical line or position, stance is straight up and down.

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Note added at 6 days (2020-11-03 15:16:44 GMT) Post-grading
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I believe it's a sign-post beside a road to show that roadworks or other ground works beside a street could be taking place somewhere.

Example sentence(s):
  • "Co-ordinar con la empresa mantenedora de las BTOs del edificio en tiempo y forma, según establece la normativa actual vigente, y proceder a señalar su presencia en su mismo vertical con señales reglamentarias."
Lisa Rosengard
United Kingdom
Local time: 06:37
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 7
Grading comment
Thank you. I went for "vertical surface" in the end (although it almost certainly refers to a "wall", but, without photos attached to the translation, I was unable to tell for sure)
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