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UNSKILLED LABOUR [3 records]

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Record 1 2017-10-25

English

Subject field(s)
  • Labour and Employment
CONT

Labourer. Under general supervision, performs unskilled manual labour. Mainly light duty work in a favourable working environment.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Travail et emploi
CONT

Manœuvre. Sous surveillance, le titulaire du poste s'acquitte de tâches manuelles qui n'exigent pas de qualifications. Il s'agit surtout de travaux légers dans des conditions favorables.

Spanish

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Record 2 2001-09-27

English

Subject field(s)
  • Furnaces and Ovens (Metallurgy)
CONT

The sweat furnace is ubiquitous and useful in aluminum recycling because it provides a cheap means to separate aluminum from waste and other metals (mainly ferrous). But the sweat furnace represents outdated technology and is difficult to control as to the quality of sweated alloy it produces, the energy it wastes and the emissions it releases into the environment.

CONT

Originally conceived for the purpose of separating aluminum from iron, particularly in composite parts and assemblies(eg. an automotive piston), the sweat furnace also separates aluminum from mixed waste, including, dirt, rock, glass, rubber, plastics and other organics. First cost of the furnace is low, it can be operated by unskilled labour and it compacts loose and bulky scrap into a solid "pig" or "sow" for transportation to the secondary smelter.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Fours (Métallurgie)

Spanish

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Record 3 2001-05-31

English

Subject field(s)
  • Milling and Cereal Industries
  • Grain Growing
CONT

Most steel manufacturers supply prefabricated module tank panels for quick on-site erection by relatively unskilled labour. A new concept in steel storages is called the Lipp tank which utilizes a continuous coil of aluminized or galvanized steel rolled upwards into a spiral to form the tank wall. The horizontal connection between the sheets is a double-locked folded seam. Lipp tanks are available in sizes from just under 4 metres to over 21 metres in diameter.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Minoterie et céréales
  • Culture des céréales
CONT

La plupart des manufacturiers fabriquent les réservoirs sous forme de panneaux modulaires préfabriqués pouvant être montés rapidement sur place par des ouvriers relativement peu spécialisés. Le réservoir Lipp est le dernier-né des réservoirs en acier; sa paroi est formée d'un rouleau d'acier galvanisé ou métallisé en volute. Les feuilles de métal sont raccordées horizontalement par des agrafes enclavées. Les réservoirs Lipp sont offerts en plusieurs grandeurs; leur diamètre varie d'un peu moins de 4 mètres à plus de 21 mètres.

Spanish

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