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OPERATEUR GRUE [2 records]

Record 1 - external organization data 2023-04-12

English

Subject field(s)
  • Compartment - National Occupational Classification (NOC)

French

Domaine(s)
  • Tiroir – Classification nationale des professions (CNP)

Spanish

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Record 2 2017-10-25

English

Subject field(s)
  • Occupation Names (General)
  • Hoisting and Lifting
  • Cranes (Hoisting and Lifting)
OBS

The characteristic feature of any jib crane is the jib (American: boom), an arm which enables the load to be raised or lowered at some distance from the centre-line of the crane.

OBS

The term "crane" is a generic that covers at least three broad categories of hoisting machines: jib cranes (in French "grues et potences"), overhead cranes (in French "ponts roulants"), and "gantry cranes" (in French "portiques").

French

Domaine(s)
  • Désignations des emplois (Généralités)
  • Levage
  • Grues (Levage)
DEF

Ouvrier ou mécanicien qui manœuvre une grue.

CONT

La plupart du temps, le grutier est chargé de participer au montage et au démontage de la grue, à son entretien, à la vérification de sa bonne marche et, éventuellement, à son dépannage.

OBS

[...] une grue se compose d'un châssis, d'une flèche et d'un treuil. [...] Cette flèche doit être relevée ou abaissée pour faire varier l'angle ou la portée.

Spanish

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