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suspended scaffold

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名词

用钢绳悬挂在高楼建筑外的框形工作架，可让工人站在里面进行清洁或维修等工作。

DEFINITION

Noun

A rectangular scaffold suspended by steel ropes along the façade of high-rise buildings, in which workers stand to carry out tasks such as cleaning or maintenance.

由来
  • “吊架” 意译自英语的 “suspended scaffold”。
  • 吊架以电力操作，具有十分严谨的操作守则，以确保工人的安全。相关守则见于工作场所安全与卫生法令（Workplace Safety and Health Act）。
  • 吊架的安全操作措施包括使用时不超出指定的安全重量，通过维修保持吊架的良好状态，及确保使用吊架的员工有受过专业的训练等。
ETYMOLOGY
  • The Mandarin term “吊架” is a paraphrase of the English term “suspended scaffold”.
  • The suspended scaffold is operated electrically according to stringent codes of practice to ensure the safety of workers. The relevant codes can be found in the Workplace Safety and Health Act.
  • Safe operating procedures for suspended scaffolds include not exceeding the specified safety weight when in use, ensuring the scaffold remains serviceable through maintenance, and ensuring that users of the scaffold are professionally trained.

 

例句
根据她提供的照片，其中一名客工当时站在吊架的最左侧，另一名则蹲坐在吊架中间。（《联合早报》，20/2/2022）
SAMPLE SENTENCE
According to the photographs she provided, one of the foreign workers was standing on the far left of the suspended scaffold and the other was squatting in the middle. (Lianhe Zaobao, 20/2/2022)
参考资料
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