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WorksheetsCORE Module 10 Intro to Material Handling Trade Terms (25)
Total questions: 25
Worksheet time: 13mins
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
The area in which a forklift may come in contact with objects or people, either with the rear end or the front forks.
Capsize
Wheelbarrows
Spotter
Work Zone
One- or two-wheeled vehicles with handles at the rear that are used to carry small loads.
Capsize
Wheelbarrows
Spotter
Work Zone
Two-wheeled devices used to transport medium-length pieces of pipe, tubing, or scaffolding; sometimes referred to as a tunnel buggy.
Working Mules
Concrete Mules
Pipe Mules
Stubborn Mules
A wheeled device used when a concrete pour is in a location that a concrete delivery truck or pump cannot reach; sometimes referred to as a Georgia buggy.
Carpenter Mules
Concrete Mules
Pipe Mules
Plumbing Mules
An elevator used to transport materials from floor to floor.
Freight Escalator
Freight Elevator
Drum Dollies
Roller Skids
The end of a rope that is not being knotted.
Working Part
Standing Part
Standing End
Working End
The end of a rope that is being used to tie a knot.
Working Part
Standing Part
Standing End
Working End
The portion of a rope that is between the standing end and the working end.
Working Part
Standing Part
Standing End
Working End
Devices used to lift and move heavy or stacked pallets; also known as a pallet truck.
Pallet Jacks
Roller Skids
Drum Dollies
Hand Trucks
Two-wheeled carts that are used to transport large, heavy loads; also known as a dolly.
Pallet Jacks
Roller Skids
Drum Dollies
Hand Trucks
Wheeled circular platforms or a caddies with a handle that are used to transport lighter-weight 55-gallon drums/barrels.
Pallet Jacks
Roller Skids
Drum Dollies
Hand Trucks
A vehicle similar to a manual wheelbarrow, but powered by an electric or gas motor; also known as a power buggy.
Material Carts
Roller Skids
Pipe Transports
Powered Wheelbarrow
Four-wheeled devices used to transport materials around a job site.
Material Carts
Roller Skids
Pipe Transports
Powered Wheelbarrow
Devices that include a surface table and two, three, or four roller skids. Materials that are to be moved are placed on the table surface and then pushed on the skids.
Material Carts
Roller Skids
Pipe Transports
Powered Wheelbarrow
Wheeled devices similar to a pipe mule, but used to move larger pieces of pipe.
Material Carts
Roller Skids
Pipe Transports
Powered Wheelbarrow
