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Auslaeufer (here)

English translation: spills / spillages

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German term or phrase:Ausläufer
English translation:spills / spillages
Entered by: Steffen Walter

03:43 Apr 26, 2021
German to English translations [PRO]
Tech/Engineering - Medical: Pharmaceuticals
German term or phrase: Auslaeufer (here)
Eingesandte reklamierte Packungen vom Großhandel werden im Wareneingangsbereich aufgenommen und dort von geschulten Mitarbeitern bewertet.

Auf dem Lieferschein werden die Charge und das Verfalldatum notiert Fälle von beschädigten Faltschachteln oder Glasbruch bzw.Folgeschäden von Bruch oder Ausläufern etc.
Jeff Steffin
Local time: 11:32
spills
Explanation:
Spills of liquids from leaking or broken containers, vials etc. ("auslaufende Flüssigkeiten")

See, for example, https://www.osha.gov/hazardous-drugs/controlling-occex (search for "spills")



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Note added at 2 hrs (2021-04-26 06:19:10 GMT)
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https://firstforsustainability.org/media/factsheet_pharmaceu...
"Spills of liquids in production, leaks in tanks or pipes, and the disposal of liquid waste may contaminate buildings and the ground."
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Steffen Walter
Germany
Local time: 20:32
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Summary of answers provided
3 +7spills
Steffen Walter
1 -1delivery personnel
Brent Sørensen


  

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58 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 1/5Answerer confidence 1/5 peer agreement (net): -1
delivery personnel


Explanation:

If this from Switzerland/Austria, it could be referring to damage by delivery personnel
https://www.dict.cc/?s=Ausläufer

Otherwise, it could be a mangled form of Auslaufen = leakage
https://www.dict.cc/german-english/Schaden durch Auslaufen.h...

Brent Sørensen
Germany
Local time: 20:32
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 36

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
neutral  Steffen Walter: Your first suggestion (personnel) is extremely unlikely given the context of broken glass containers/vials etc.
2 hrs
disagree  Ramey Rieger (X): I think you posted the wrong suggestion. Your freferences may be valid, but the suggestion does not reflect them. Shit happens.
2 hrs
  -> Yeah. I should know better than to answer questions before I’ve had my coffee
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2 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +7
Ausläufer
spills


Explanation:
Spills of liquids from leaking or broken containers, vials etc. ("auslaufende Flüssigkeiten")

See, for example, https://www.osha.gov/hazardous-drugs/controlling-occex (search for "spills")



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Note added at 2 hrs (2021-04-26 06:19:10 GMT)
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https://firstforsustainability.org/media/factsheet_pharmaceu...
"Spills of liquids in production, leaks in tanks or pipes, and the disposal of liquid waste may contaminate buildings and the ground."

Steffen Walter
Germany
Local time: 20:32
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in GermanGerman
PRO pts in category: 186
Grading comment
Selected automatically based on peer agreement.

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Ramey Rieger (X): Got my vote
44 mins
agree  Susanne Schiewe
58 mins
agree  Barbara Schmidt, M.A. (X): agree
2 hrs
agree  Brent Sørensen
4 hrs
agree  writeaway
6 hrs
agree  uyuni: That's what it means in the context given...'Leaks' or 'leakages' do not sound fundamentally wrong, though...//Edit: or even 'spillage': https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/spillage
9 hrs
  -> Yes, "spillage" would be equally possible. See https://www.pharmaguideline.com/2011/07/sop-for-handling-of-...
agree  Cillie Swart: Yeah, makes sense
9 hrs
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