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HALLIGAN TOOL [3 records]

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Record 1 2020-01-07

English

Subject field(s)
  • Hand Tools
  • Fire-Fighting and Rescue Equipment
  • Search and Rescue (Paramilitary)
DEF

A prying tool with a claw at one end and a spike or point at a right angle to a wedge at the other end.

CONT

The Halligan tool/bar [is] used for picking and prying, commonly for forcible entry purposes.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Outillage à main
  • Matériel de secours et de lutte (incendies)
  • Recherche et sauvetage (Paramilitaire)
DEF

Outil-levier dont l'une des extrémités est munie d'un crochet et l'autre extrémité, d'un pic perpendiculaire à une pointe.

Spanish

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Record 2 2012-12-06

English

Subject field(s)
  • Hand Tools
  • Fire-Fighting and Rescue Equipment
CONT

Unlike the pick-head axe, the flat-head axe can be used with other tools to force entry. The flat-head axe is used to strike the other tool, forcing the bit end into a door jam or window sill. The flat-head axe is commonly carried together with a Halligan bar...

OBS

... the flat-head axe is available in either 6- or 8- pound (2.7 kg or 3.6 kg) head weights with either a wooden or fiberglass handle.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Outillage à main
  • Matériel de secours et de lutte (incendies)
CONT

[...] contrairement à la hache d'incendie, la hache à tête plate peut être utilisée de pair avec d'autres outils d'effraction. Ainsi, la hache à tête plate sert à frapper un autre outil, forçant le fer dans le cadre de porte ou l'appui de la fenêtre. La hache à tête plate est généralement utilisée de pair avec l'outil d'Halligan [...]

OBS

[...] la hache à tête plate est munie d'un fer de 2,7 kg (6 lb) ou de 3,6 kg (8 lb) ainsi que d'un manche en bois ou en fibre de verre.

Spanish

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Record 3 2012-12-06

English

Subject field(s)
  • Fire-Fighting and Rescue Equipment
CONT

The roofman's hook can be used as a standard Halligan hook or multipurpose hook. Its wide, flat hooks provide excellent pulling surfaces for all types of materials. The head is big and the tool is heavy, so it does require a little extra effort to get it into a ceiling or wall.

CONT

The roofman’s hook is designed to pry. Doors, windows, bulkhead doors, roof scuttles, shaft hatches, floors, baseboards, hasps, light locks, and all else are no match for it. This tool was designed to be used on a roof.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Matériel de secours et de lutte (incendies)

Spanish

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