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

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.

• Residential Forklift

• Industrial Forklift

• Rough Terrain Forklift

• Electric Forklift

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

• Residential Forklift

• Industrial Forklift

• Rough Terrain Forklift

• Political Forklift

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

• Clove Hitch

• Half Hitch

• Square Knot

• Bowline

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

• Clove Hitch

• Half Hitch

• Square Knot

• Bowline

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.

• Clove Hitch

• Half Hitch

• Square Knot

• Bowline

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.

• Clove Hitch

• Half Hitch

• Square Knot

• Bowline

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

• Cylinder Carts

• Drum Carts

• Material Carts

• Go Carts

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

• Cylinder Carts

• Drum Carts

• Material Carts

• Drink Carts

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

• Capsize

• Wheelbarrows

• Spotter

• Work Zone

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.

• Capsize

• Wheelbarrows

• Spotter

• Work Zone