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Blind spot

Term · Industrial and trades · MLC-T-IND-000609

An area around a train or other railway equipment that is not visible to the operator, either directly or through mirrors. These obscured zones pose a hazard to workers and pedestrians on or near the tracks. Operators must be aware of these areas and take precautions, such as sounding a horn, before moving equipment.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-IND-000609
FieldIndustrial and trades
SubjectRail equipment
Synonymsblindside
See alsoBlindside
TranslationsGerman: toter Winkel; Spanish: punto ciego; French: angle mort
Record as JSON
{
  "id": "MLC-T-IND-000609",
  "term": "Blind spot",
  "field": "Industrial and trades",
  "definition": "An area around a train or other railway equipment that is not visible to the operator, either directly or through mirrors. These obscured zones pose a hazard to workers and pedestrians on or near the tracks. Operators must be aware of these areas and take precautions, such as sounding a horn, before moving equipment.",
  "synonyms": [
    "blindside"
  ],
  "subject": "Rail equipment",
  "see_also": [
    "blindside"
  ],
  "translations": {
    "de": "toter Winkel",
    "es": "punto ciego",
    "fr": "angle mort"
  },
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/industrial/blind-spot/"
}

Record 670 of 7,361 in Industrial and trades terminology (MLC-0113). Request the full dataset.