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GANTRY-CRANE OPERATOR [1 record]

Record 1 1987-12-31

English

Subject field(s)
  • Occupation Names (General)
  • Hoisting and Lifting
  • Gantry and Travelling Cranes
DEF

[a person who] operates electrically powered derrick, mounted on pedestal or structure (gantry) which travels along ground tracks to lift and move heavy objects, such as plates, assemblies, and machinery ....

French

Domaine(s)
  • Désignations des emplois (Généralités)
  • Levage
  • Ponts roulants et portiques (Levage)
DEF

Ouvrier procédant au déplacement d'objets lourds au moyen d'appareil de levage tel que portique.

OBS

portique: Appareil de levage à champ d'action parallélépipédique, comportant une ossature horizontale portée par des pieds, ou "palées", se déplaçant au sol sur des rails de roulement parallèles, et sur laquelle se meut l'engin de levage proprement dit.

Spanish

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