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2. Derrick - Wikipedia

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   To lift a load, a separate line runs up and over the mast with a hook on its free end, as with a crane. [1] [2] Derricks are especially useful for high-rise rigging, jobs that cover a long period of time, or jobs when the impact to street or pedestrian traffic is a concern. [3] Forms of derricks are commonly found aboard ships and at docking ...

3. Crane (machine) - Wikipedia

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   Crane operators are skilled workers and heavy equipment operators. Key skills that are needed for a crane operator include: An understanding of how to use and maintain machines and tools; Good team working skills; Attention to details; Good spatial awareness. Patience and the ability to stay calm in stressful situations [81]

4. Lifting equipment - Wikipedia

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   The Occupational Safety and Health Administration sets regulations for all equipment. [3] Contractors are forced to uphold usually strict rules to ensure safety of workers. All machinery is required to be developed by a certified engineer, contractors must follow manufacturer procedures, all users be professionally trained before operating equipment, and equipment must be inspected regularl

5. New York City crane collapse – live: Six injured after crane ...

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   Not the first crane accident for city, or equipment owner. 08:45, AP. The crane is owned by the New York Crane & Equipment Corp., one of the city’s most widely used crane providers, officials said.

6. The Manitowoc Company - Wikipedia

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   The Manitowoc Company, Inc. is an American manufacturer which produces cranes and previously produced commercial refrigeration and marine equipment. It was founded in 1902 and, through its wholly owned subsidiaries, designs, manufactures, markets, and supports mobile telescopic cranes, tower cranes, lattice-boom crawler cranes, and boom trucks under the Grove, Manitowoc, National Crane, Potain ...

7. Rigging (material handling) - Wikipedia

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   Rigging comes from rig, to set up or prepare. Rigging is the equipment such as wire rope, turnbuckles, clevis, jacks used with cranes and other lifting equipment [1] in material handling and structure relocation. Rigging systems commonly include shackles, master links and slings, and lifting bags in underwater lifting.