ESL Vocabulary and Idioms

Re: high levels of noise

Antonija — Tue, 08 Aug 2006 19:36:04 GMT

Thanks.

Re: high levels of noise

Alan.es — Mon, 07 Aug 2006 16:12:50 GMT

Here :
http://www.osha.gov/SLTC/etools/oilandgas/glossary_of_terms/glossary_of_terms_d.html

Re: high levels of noise

Antonija — Mon, 07 Aug 2006 09:11:08 GMT

Thank you Alan. Where did you find the glossary?

Re: high levels of noise

Alan.es — Sun, 06 Aug 2006 22:31:41 GMT

So having had a look at the glossary of terms used in oil-drilling, I would suggest:

They are exposed to high noise levels of above 100 dB. There is a danger of on-site accidents when the cables or tongs used for holding the drilling string break.

Re: high levels of noise

Alan.es — Sun, 06 Aug 2006 08:32:04 GMT

I think winpoj's suggestion is an improvement but I was waiting for Squeaky to comment. His experience is more directly relevant to on-site drilling operations.

I would assume that the ropes would only be used for changing the drilling 'sticks' but not sure and that would influence the sentence structure. Also I'm unsure whether 'sticks' and 'forks' are the correct terminology.

Re: high levels of noise

Antonija — Sat, 05 Aug 2006 08:36:34 GMT

Thank you Likeguslee.

Winpoj, I don't know. Let's wait and see.

Re: high levels of noise

Winpoj — Fri, 04 Aug 2006 16:31:03 GMT

Hello,

Would it also be possible to say "high noise levels OF above 100dB"?

Re: high levels of noise

Likeguslee — Fri, 04 Aug 2006 08:27:28 GMT

They are exposed to high noise levels above 100 dB. There is a danger of accidents on the job when the ropes or forks holding the drilling sticks break.

high levels of noise

Antonija — Fri, 04 Aug 2006 07:33:38 GMT

Can you please, check the blue parts? Thank you.

They are exposed to high levels of noise, above 100 dB. There is a danger of on-the-job accident/industrial accident in the event/case of breaking of ropes or forks for holding drilling sticks.