Lifting equipment, also known as lifting gear, is a general term for any equipment that can be used to lift and lower loads. Types of lifting equipment...
4 KB (417 words) - 06:23, 5 April 2024
The Lifting Operations and Lifting Equipment Regulations 1998 (LOLER) are set of regulations created under the Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974...
13 KB (1,505 words) - 09:30, 11 August 2024
Rigging (material handling) (category Lifting equipment)
A team of riggers design and install the lifting or rolling equipment needed to raise, roll, slide or lift objects such as heavy machinery, structural...
4 KB (511 words) - 18:57, 5 May 2024
is the maximum safe force that a piece of lifting equipment, lifting device or accessory can exert to lift, suspend, or lower, a given mass without fear...
2 KB (299 words) - 16:09, 11 June 2024
Jack (device) (redirect from Pneumatic lifting bag)
mechanical lifting device used to apply great forces or lift heavy loads. A mechanical jack employs a screw thread for lifting heavy equipment. A hydraulic...
14 KB (1,835 words) - 16:52, 8 June 2024
Look up lifting in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Lifting may refer to: Manual handling of loads Raising objects upwards, for example with lifting equipment...
1 KB (173 words) - 14:37, 2 February 2024
A lifting bag is an item of diving equipment consisting of a robust and air-tight bag with straps, which is used to lift heavy objects underwater by means...
28 KB (3,527 words) - 14:31, 3 July 2024
List of currently active United States military land vehicles (section Material handling/lifting equipment)
Protection Capability Medium Tactical Vehicle Replacement – 7,500 Heavy Equipment Transport System M35 2½ ton cargo truck M939 Truck – 32,000 M970 Family...
15 KB (1,125 words) - 03:55, 14 August 2024
Konecranes (section Industrial Equipment)
Hyvinkää, which specializes in the manufacture and service of cranes and lifting equipment as well as the service of machine tools. Konecranes is one of the...
21 KB (1,825 words) - 05:46, 19 September 2024
The Confined Spaces Regulations 1997 (S.I. 1997/1713) Lifting Operations and Lifting Equipment Regulations 1998 (LOLER) Transport of Dangerous Goods (Safety...
25 KB (1,817 words) - 10:36, 17 March 2024
Powerlifting (redirect from Power Lifting)
competition, lifts may be performed equipped or unequipped (typically referred to as 'classic' or 'raw' lifting in the IPF specifically). Equipment in this...
86 KB (9,134 words) - 13:33, 16 September 2024
Oshkosh Corporation (category Emergency services equipment makers)
and SkyTrak brand telehandlers, wheeled and tracked boom lifts, and other lifting equipment. In November 2022, Oshkosh announced it had entered into a...
25 KB (2,155 words) - 22:10, 17 September 2024
public utility, such as equipment for the production and distribution of gas, electricity and water. A range of supporting equipment for all sectors of the...
19 KB (2,100 words) - 14:45, 9 September 2024
Engineered Lifting Systems & Equipment Inc (ELS) is a Canadian manufacturing company specializing in standard and custom overhead material lifting systems...
5 KB (515 words) - 00:34, 7 March 2022
example, equipment used for lifting (such as fork lifts) are also subject to the requirements of the Lifting Operations and Lifting Equipment Regulations...
4 KB (404 words) - 08:35, 22 July 2024
Aerial work platform (redirect from Lifting platform)
which distinguishes them from permanent access equipment such as elevators. They are designed to lift limited weights — usually less than a ton, although...
16 KB (2,189 words) - 00:33, 26 August 2024
Pallet jack (category Lifting equipment)
to be inserted under a load on a pallet Jack showing how wheels drop, lifting forks and load. The steering tiller and raised hydraulic cylinder are clearly...
6 KB (819 words) - 15:44, 23 February 2024
innovative deck equipment and lifesaving appliances. The company is part of the Palfinger Group, a leading manufacturer of cranes and lifting equipment. Palfinger...
5 KB (481 words) - 10:58, 8 March 2024
Crane (machine) (redirect from Lifting tower)
manufacturing for the assembling of heavy equipment. The first known crane machine was the shaduf, a water-lifting device that was invented in ancient Mesopotamia...
82 KB (10,732 words) - 14:24, 27 September 2024
Weightlifting (redirect from Weight-lifting)
"weightlifting". Other weightlifting sports include stone lifting, powerlifting, kettlebell lifting, and para powerlifting—the weightlifting sport practiced...
16 KB (1,791 words) - 15:20, 18 September 2024
A stair lift is a mechanical device for lifting people, typically those with disabilities, up and down stairs. For sufficiently wide stairs, a rail is...
19 KB (2,726 words) - 04:02, 17 June 2024
the chance of orthopedic injury from lifting patients. Another kind of sling lift, which is called a ceiling lift, can be permanently installed on the...
4 KB (313 words) - 14:08, 18 January 2024
Hoist (device) (category Lifting equipment)
A hoist is a device used for lifting or lowering a load by means of a drum or lift-wheel around which rope or chain wraps. It may be manually operated...
9 KB (1,121 words) - 12:14, 6 December 2023
textile and printing machinery, diesel engines, boilers, lifting equipment, firearms and mining equipment. SACM also produced the first atomic reactor at Marcoule...
6 KB (705 words) - 20:46, 27 September 2024
A lifting hook is a device for grabbing and lifting loads by means of a device such as a hoist or crane. A lifting hook is usually equipped with a safety...
1 KB (128 words) - 07:45, 13 April 2022
multiple connection points for hanging the load. The lifting beams are used in multiple cases: lifting an asymmetrical load. Without a beam, it might be...
3 KB (336 words) - 04:00, 28 September 2024
Active heave compensation (category Lifting equipment)
Active heave compensation (AHC) is a technique used on lifting equipment to reduce the influence of waves upon offshore operations. AHC differs from Passive...
9 KB (975 words) - 23:40, 16 January 2024
Lift chairs, also known as lift recliners or riser armchairs, are chairs that feature a powered lifting mechanism that pushes the entire chair up from...
4 KB (452 words) - 10:34, 11 September 2024
Shear legs (category Lifting equipment)
sailboats for similar tasks. Shear legs are a lifting device related to the gin pole, derrick and tripod (lifting device). Shears are an A-frame of any kind...
4 KB (525 words) - 11:28, 20 September 2024