Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Danish term or phrase:
arbejdsmiljø
English translation:
working environment
Danish term
United Kingdom
Scandinavian translator
Native in: English 
Works in: Danish to English, French to English
arbejdsmiljø
Arbejdsmiljø ved svejsning
arbejdsmiljølovgivningen
udsættelse for asbest i arbejdsmiljøet
arbejdsmiljødirektiverne
arbejdsmiljøforhold, sikkerhed og sundhed
For example, I think arbejdsmiljølovgivningen should be OSH legislation, but Arbejdsmiljø ved svejsning should be Working environment during welding. But should this be consistent throughout?
Thanks!
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Thomas T. Frost
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Adrian MM.
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Mar 26, 2024 11:26: Thomas T. Frost Created KOG entry
Non-PRO (1): Michele Fauble
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Proposed translations
Portugal
‘Very good precision work’ – Comunica.dk
Native in: Danish (Variant: Standard (rigsdansk)) , English (Variants: UK, British)
Works in: Danish to English, English to Danish, French to Danish
working environment
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Michele Fauble
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Hanne Sterndorf
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Christopher Schröder
: It's the easy answer
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Austria
Retd.T&I, Barrister & Austro-Advokat
Native in: English (Variants: British, Scottish)
Works in: Spanish to English, English to Spanish, French to English, and 5 more.
workplace
Otherwise, working environment is 'Dangish' or 'Scandinavish' and does not tie in with my 'grave studies' and practice of UK employment law, either at bad-tempered litigation or arbitration level.
Arbejdsmiljø ved svejsning : turn around > welding vs. soldering at the workplace.
PS I always advise the surfeit of literary translators of Germanic and Slavonic languages to switch to the niche of ship etc. welding and soldering to earn their crust.
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Note added at 7 hrs (2024-03-20 02:28:16 GMT)
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consistency...
IATE: arbejdsmiljø arbejdsklima working atmosphere workplace climate work climate
Welding fume is subject to the Control of Substances Hazardous to Health (COSHH) Regulations
http://ate.europa.eu/search/result/1710900809119/1
http://www.highspeedtraining.co.uk/hub/welding-hazards-in-the-workplace/
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Charles Ek
: Anyone who describes "working environment" as "Danglish" or "Scandinavish" and suggests substituting "workplace" here has no business advising other translators on the matter. https://tinyurl.com/yn6zprmg
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Christopher Schröder
: I agree that we don't normally use working environment in the same way but workplace is not a direct replacement. I'm not sure how linking to hits from Denmark proves something isn't Danglish...
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Thomas T. Frost
: 'Workplace' is simply a place where you work, whereas 'arbejdsmiljø' means 'the physical and psychological conditions in a workplace, e.g. light, ventilation and workload' (ordnet.dk/ddo/ordbog?query=arbejdsmilj%C3%B8). As for Danglish, see the Discussion
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Discussion
EN: 'Under the Treaty, the European Parliament and the Council may, by means of directives, adopt minimum requirements for the encouragement of improvements, in particular of the working environment, to guarantee a better level of protection of the health and safety of workers.'
DA: 'I henhold til traktaten kan Europa-Parlamentet og Rådet ved udstedelse af direktiver vedtage minimumsforskrifter med henblik på forbedring af især arbejdsmiljøet for at sikre et højere niveau for beskyttelse af arbejdstagernes sikkerhed og sundhed.'
On the other hand, in Regulation (EC) No 1338/2008, 'arbejdsmiljø' is the Danish translation of 'health and safety at work'.
Some research in each case, for example at https://eur-lex.europa.eu/advanced-search-form.html?locale=d... would be a good idea. The bilingual view is a great help.
'Working environment' may not be a common expression in UK employment law, but in this case, we're talking about the Danish implementation of EU law, so an accepted English EU term would seem quite acceptable.