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HOISTING POWER [9 records]

Record 1 2016-02-25

English

Subject field(s)
  • Hoisting and Lifting
DEF

Mechanisms for raising and lowering material with intermittent motion while holding the material freely suspended.... The principal components of hoisting machines are : sheaves and pulleys, for the hoisting mechanism; winches and hoists, for the power units; and derricks and cranes, for the structural elements.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Levage
OBS

Levage sur chariot par dispositif suspendu.

OBS

Levage par équipement rigide.

OBS

[Dans ce type d'appareil] le dispositif de prélèvement des charges est suspendu de manière souple à un câble (ou une chaîne) de levage (...) c'est le cas des appareils suivants: grue fixe ou mobile, pont, poutre-roulante, portique, potence fixe ou sur véhicule (...)

Spanish

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Record 2 2012-06-05

English

Subject field(s)
  • Hoisting and Lifting
  • Metrology and Units of Measure
DEF

The capacity of the hoisting mechanism on a hoisting machine.

Key term(s)
  • hoisting capacity

French

Domaine(s)
  • Levage
  • Unités de mesure et métrologie
DEF

Force maximale d'utilisation exprimée en décanewtons pour laquelle est conçu le dispositif de levage du pont roulant.

OBS

force portante : terme normalisé par l'AFNOR.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Levantamiento de cargas
  • Metrología y unidades de medida
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Record 3 2001-06-28

English

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

A type of portable servicing or workover rig that is self-propelled, utilizing power from the hoisting engines.

OBS

The driver’s cab and steering wheel are mounted on the same end as the mast support; thus the unit can be driven straight ahead to reach the wellhead.

French

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

Spanish

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Record 4 1998-12-03

English

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

A portable servicing or workover rig that is self-propelled, using the hoisting engines for motive power. The driver's cab is mounted on the end opposite the mast support; thus, the unit must be backed up to the wellhead.

OBS

See carrier rig.

French

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

Spanish

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Record 5 1996-10-09

English

Subject field(s)
  • Elevators
CONT

Canada(Labour) Safety Code... In these Regulations,... "manlift" means(a) a manually controlled passenger hoisting and lowering mechanism that is equipped with a car or platform, the floor area of which does not exceed nine square feet and that moves in guides in a substantially vertical direction under electrical or manual power or power provided by a system of counter-weights, and(b) a mechanism having a power driven endless belt that revolves around fixed pulleys at the top and bottom limits of its travel to which mechanism are attached steps or platforms and handholds for lifting or lowering persons in a substantially vertical direction.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Ascenseurs et monte-charge
CONT

Le présent code ne vise pas (...) les monte-hommes, à contrepoids ou à chaîne sans fin; (...)

OBS

Monte-hommes : terme et exemple tirés de la norme CSA no. 2-25F de la Canadian Standards Association, 1978, p. 7.

OBS

Bien que le Code canadien du travail (sécurité) traduise "manlift" par "pater-noster", il s'agit en fait de deux notions différentes, Voir la fiche consacrée à ce dernier terme.

Spanish

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Record 6 1995-11-10

English

Subject field(s)
  • Elevators
OBS

Manlift : a) a manually controlled passenger hoisting and lowering mechanism that is equipped with a car or platform, the floor area of which does not exceed nine square feet and that moves in guides in a substantially vertical direction under electrical or manual power or power provided by a system of counter-weights... b) a mechanism having a power driven endless belt that revolves around fixed pulleys at the top and bottom limits of its travel to which mechanism are attached steps or platforms and handholds for lifting or lowering persons in a substantially vertical direction.

Key term(s)
  • counterweight manlift

French

Domaine(s)
  • Ascenseurs et monte-charge
CONT

Le présent code ne vise pas [...) les monte-hommes, à contrepoids ou à chaîne sans fin; [...)

Spanish

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Record 7 1993-10-18

English

Subject field(s)
  • Pleasure Boating and Yachting
  • Outfitting of Ships
DEF

Loose end of the tackle, to which the power is applied in hoisting.

CONT

When a tackle is in use, one end of the fall (rope) is made fast and called the standing end; the other is hauled upon and called the running end ... [or] the fall. Where a tackle is applied to a halyard ..., that part of the rope ... hauled upon [is called] the fall. (A Dictionary of Sea Terms, 1985, p. 298).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Yachting et navigation de plaisance
  • Armement et gréement
DEF

Extrémité du filin d'un palan sur lequel on tire. (Albatros, Encyclopédie de la mer, 1978, p. 257).

CONT

L'une des extrémités du cordage est fixée au ringot de l'une des deux poulies, on l'appelle dormant; l'autre extrémité, le garant est libre [...] c'est lui qui supporte l'effort exercé sur le palan.

Spanish

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Record 8 1989-02-28

English

Subject field(s)
  • Construction Site Equipment
DEF

A wide variety of relatively heavy machines which perform specific construction(or demolition) functions under power. The power plant... is commonly an integral part of an individual machine, although in some cases it is contained in a separate prime mover, for example, a towed wagon or roller. It is customary to classify construction machines in accordance with their functions such as hoisting, excavating, hauling, grading, paving, drilling, or pile driving.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Matériel de chantier
CONT

En site neuf, on procède dans un premier temps au décapage de la terre végétale impropre à la construction et à son stockage - de préférence sur le chantier - pour sa réutilisation ultérieure en aménagement d'espaces verts. L'opération suivante consiste à régler la surface du terrain au niveau choisi, en procédant par déblai ou remblai, à l'aide d'engins de chantier à grand rendement : niveleuses, bouteurs, décapeuses classiques ou à élévateurs, qui défoncent, rechargent, évacuent les déblais avec la précision, la puissance et la vitesse nécessaires.

Spanish

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Record 9 1976-06-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • Space Centres

French

Domaine(s)
  • Centres spatiaux

Spanish

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