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2. Rigger (industry) - Wikipedia

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   A rigger at work on Douglas Dam, Tennessee, June 1942. A rigger or slinger is a skilled tradesperson who specializes in the assistance of manual mechanical advantage device comprising pulley, block and tackle or motorised such as a crane or derrick or chain hoists (chain fall) or capstan winch.

3. Rigging (material handling) - Wikipedia

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   A team of riggers design and install the lifting or rolling equipment needed to raise, roll, slide or lift objects such as heavy machinery, structural components, building materials, or large-scale fixtures with a crane, hoist or block and tackle. Rigging comes from rig, to set up or prepare.

4. Key grip - Wikipedia

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   Key grip working on set. A key grip is a senior role on movie sets, [1] involved with a wide variety of behind-the-scenes tasks. The key grip supervises grip crews who support camera and lighting technicians; assesses what equipment is necessary for each shooting location; coordinates the transportation of this equipment and its set up; and arranges the general movement and positioning of the ...

5. Roughneck - Wikipedia

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   The floor hand works primarily on the rig floor where he is the one actually operating the tongs, iron roughneck, tugger, and catwalk, and doing pretty much any other job that is asked of him. Roustabout (lease hand): On bigger rigs and offshore rigs, a roustabout does most of the painting and cleaning so roughnecks can take care of other work.

6. Stagehand - Wikipedia

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   Riggers are in charge of the things that hang. This may include building structures that are tens of stories high. This may include building structures that are tens of stories high. They use safety gear similar to that used for mountain climbing.

7. Grip (occupation) - Wikipedia

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   For example, starting from a full stop, still position, the camera dolly must smoothly move up to the desired speed to capture the shot and then ease equally smoothly back to a complete stop. Flag – A Duvetyne-covered metal frame used to shield certain areas from unwanted light or to create shadow areas on the set.

8. Aircrew survival equipmentman - Wikipedia

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   The original title of the rating was parachute rigger. The rating title was changed to its present title of aircrew survival equipmentman in December, 1965. The reason for changing the title from parachute rigger to aircrew survival equipmentman was to provide a more realistic description of the types of duties performed by PRs.

9. Rigger (entertainment) - Wikipedia

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   A rigger is one who works on ropes, booms, lifts, hoists and the like for a stage production, film, or television show. The term "rigger" originally referred to a person who attended to the rigging of a sailing ship. In the age of sail, trading followed seasonal patterns with ships leaving port at set times of the year to make the most of winds.