CORE Module 10 Intro to Material Handling Trade Terms (25)

The end of a rope that is not being knotted.

• Working Part

• Standing Part

• Standing End

• Working End

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

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 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 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

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

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

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

Wheeled carts that are used to transport heavier-weight 55-gallon drums/barrels.

• Cylinder Carts

• Drum Carts

• Material Carts

• Go Carts

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