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Record 1 2000-03-15

English

Subject field(s)
  • Equipment (Oil and Natural Gas Extraction)
DEF

A device normally mounted near the monkeyboard (or safety platform) that affords the derrickman a means of quick exit to the surface in case of emergency.

CONT

The safety slide is usually affixed to a wire line, one end of which is attached to the derrick and the other end to the surface. To exit by the safety slide, the derrickman grasps a handle on the safety slide and rides it down to the ground.

Key term(s)
  • geronimo

French

Domaine(s)
  • Outillage (Extraction du pétrole et du gaz)
DEF

[Dispositif] permettant à l'ouvrier de superstructure de descendre le long de la ligne de haubanage en cas de danger.

Spanish

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