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material handling

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Concrete Mule Sometimes referred to as a Georgia buggy, a wheeled device used when a concrete pour is in a place that a concrete delivery truck or pump cannot reach.
Fall zone When lifting, the area having a diameter twice the height of the object being lifted.
Freight elevator An elevator used to transport material from floor to floor.
Hand truck Also known as a dolly.
Industrial forklift A vehicle with a power-operated prolonged platform that can be raised and lowered for insertion under a load to be lifted and moved.
Jack Portable device used for raising heavy objects by means of force applied by a lever, screw, or hydraulic press.
Load The quantity of materials able to be carried, transported, or relocated at one time by a machine, vehicle, piece of equipment or person.
Material cart Four-wheeled device used to transport materials around a job site.
Pallet Jack Also known as a pallet truck.
Pipe mule Sometimes referred to as a tunnel buggy, a two wheeled device used to transport medium-length pieces of pipe, tubing, or scaffolding.
Pipe transport Similar to a pipe mule, but used to move larger pieces of pipe.
Powered wheelbarrow Also known as a power buggy, similar to a manual wheel barrow, but powered by an electric or gas motor.
Roller skids A device that includes a surface table and two, three, or four roller skids.
Rough terrain forklift Similar to an industrial forklift, but designed to be used on rough surfaces.
Spotter 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.
Wheelbarrow A one or two wheeled vehicle with handles at the rear, used to carry small loads.
Workzone The area in which a forklift may come into contact with objects or people, either with the rear end of front forks.
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