CORE Module 10 Intro to Material Handling Trade Terms (25)

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Similar to an industrial forklift, but designed to be used on rough surfaces. Rough terrain forklifts are characterized by large pneumatic tires, usually with deep treads that allow the vehicle to grab onto the roughest of roads or ground cover without sliding or slipping.

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Rough Terrain Forklift

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A vehicle with a power-operated pronged platform that can be raised and lowered for insertion under a load to be lifted and moved.

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Industrial Forklift

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A knot used to form a loop that neither slips nor jams; sometimes referred to as a rescue knot or the king of knots.

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Bowline

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A knot that consists of two half hitches made in opposite directions; used to temporarily secure a rope to an object.

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Clove Hitch

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A knot tied by passing the working end of a rope around an object, across the standing part of the rope, and then through the resulting loop; often used as an element in forming other knots or added to make other knots more secure.

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Half Hitch

Front

A knot made of two reverse half-knots and typically used to join the ends of two ropes of similar diameters; also called a reef knot.

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Square Knot

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Wheeled carts that are used to transport heavier-weight 55-gallon drums/barrels.

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Drum Carts

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Two-wheeled carts that are used to transport cylinders, or bottles, of compressed gases.

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Cylinder Carts

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To change the form and rearrange the parts of a knot, usually by pulling on specific ends of the knot.

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Capsize

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A person who walks in front of another worker who is carrying or transporting a long load to ensure there is a clear, unobstructed path.

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Spotter