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safety platform [2 records]

Record 1 2006-03-01

English

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

The derrickman's working platform.

CONT

As pipe or tubing is run into or out of the hole, the derrickman must handle the top end of the pipe, which may be as high as 90 ft in the derrick or mast. The monkeyboard provides a small platform to raise him to the proper height to be able to handle the top of the pipe.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Outillage (Extraction du pétrole et du gaz)
  • Forage des puits de pétrole
DEF

Plate-forme située aux deux tiers de l'appareil de forage et sur laquelle se tient l'accrocheur.

OBS

Pluriel : des plateformes, des plates-formes.

OBS

plateforme (sing.); plateformes (pl.) : Ces graphies, puisées des Rectifications de l'orthographe recommandées par le Conseil supérieur de la langue française, sont attestées dans le Petit Robert (2004).

Spanish

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Record 2 1986-07-02

English

Subject field(s)
  • Continuous Handling

French

Domaine(s)
  • Manutention continue
OBS

2FORF.l5 chariots élévateur à fourche l06cl.l4.06.74

Spanish

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