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It may be the entity who first designed the part (that is, the ODA), but today it is also likely to be a designated successor entity, owing to mergers and acquisitions (M&A) activity (e.g., ODA company was bought by CDA company); contract letting (e.g., an Army engineering department ODA turns over the design activity to the prime contractor ...
A spotter is a person used in vehicle maneuvers to assist a driver who may not have a clear view in their direction of travel. [1] [2] They are most commonly used in: Off-road rock crawling; Reversing truck and trailer combinations, such as semitrailers, b-trains and road trains; Placing oversized freight using a forklift
The general term for a professional banksman offshore is a 'rigger' or deck crew. A team of riggers will manage lifting operations. There are specific methods, pieces of equipment, and safety protocol for many different types of loads.
This is a list of acronyms in the Philippines. [1] They are widely used in different sectors of Philippine society. Often acronyms are utilized to shorten the name of an institution or a company.
The Department of Public Works and Highways (Filipino: Kagawaran ng mga Pagawain at Lansangang Bayan), abbreviated as DPWH, is the executive department of the Philippine government solely vested with the mandate to “be the State's engineering and construction arm” and, as such, “tasked to carry out the policy” of the State to “maintain an engineering and construction arm and ...
The Philippine National Construction Corporation (PNCC) is a government-owned and controlled corporation (GOCC) in the Philippines. It is the largest construction company in the Philippines and in Southeast Asia. It is usually tasked with major construction works, especially in the field of infrastructure. The PNCC has extensive operations in ...
Weather spotter, an individual who observes the weather to inform media or others Storm spotter, a weather spotter who observes severe weather events; Aircraft spotter, a hobbyist who tracks and records the movement of aircraft; Bus spotter, a hobbyist who seeks to see all buses in a particular fleet or produced by a particular manufacturer
An example of how houses in the Philippines must not be built: No structural columns, no extruding column steel reinforcements to secure the roof, cracked walls even during construction phase which is indicative of improper construction materials. As the Philippines lies within the Pacific Ring of Fire where earthquakes and eruptions are more ...