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2. Rigging (material handling) - Wikipedia

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   Rigging is the equipment such as wire rope, turnbuckles, clevis, jacks used with cranes and other lifting equipment [1] in material handling and structure relocation. Rigging systems commonly include shackles, master links and slings, and lifting bags in underwater lifting.

3. Shoulder dolly - Wikipedia

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   Moving personnel moving a piano using a trolley and carrying harnesses attached to hip belts. A trolley and carrying moving straps used to move a grand piano over a stair. A shoulder dolly, also known as moving straps, lifting straps, furniture moving straps, and similar names, is a lifting strap and harness used in transport and logistics which allows moving personnel to distribute the load ...

4. Lifting hook - Wikipedia

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   A lifting hook with a safety latch. A lifting hook is a device for grabbing and lifting loads by means of a device such as a hoist or crane.A lifting hook is usually equipped with a safety latch to prevent the disengagement of the lifting wire rope sling, chain or rope to which the load is attached.

5. Block and tackle - Wikipedia

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   The mechanical advantage is 2, requiring a force of only 50 N to lift the load. A block and tackle is characterized by the use of a single continuous rope to transmit a tension force around one or more pulleys to lift or move a load. Its mechanical advantage is the number of parts of the rope that act on the load. The mechanical advantage of a ...

6. Lifting equipment - Wikipedia

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   Lifting equipment, also known as lifting gear, is a general term for any equipment that can be used to lift and lower loads. [1] Types of lifting equipment include heavy machinery such as the patient lift , overhead cranes , forklifts , jacks , building cradles, and passenger lifts, and can also include smaller accessories such as chains ...

7. Lifting bag - Wikipedia

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   Lift bags are used to bring the load up in stages: a long chain or sling is used to connect the load to a lift bag just below the surface, which is filled to break out the load and lift it until the bag reaches the surface, then a second bag is used to bring the load up further. This procedure continues until the load has been raised sufficiently.