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2. Rigger (industry) - Wikipedia

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   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. Rigger (entertainment) - Wikipedia

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   In the theater and film industry, a wire rigger is a worker in the special effects/stunts film crew who "flies" actors.They are responsible for rigging special harnesses to attached wires which in turn are run through a series of "blocks" to a control area where a wire rigger raises, lowers or traverses an actor wearing the harness, which is then used to make the actor "fly" or to throw the ...

4. 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.

5. Banksman - Wikipedia

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   A team of riggers will manage lifting operations. There are specific methods, pieces of equipment, and safety protocol for many different types of loads. Offshore, on rigs or vessels, most equipment and materials will arrive on location, transferred by boat utilising a crane, therefore banksmen play an important role in the marine and offshore ...

6. 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.

7. 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 ...

8. Roughneck - Wikipedia

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   The Edmonton Oilers of the National Hockey League used to use an oil rigging roughneck with an ice hockey stick as one of their secondary logos. The roughneck, as a symbol of hard work and fortitude, was the inspiration for the Calgary Roughnecks lacrosse team, as well as the Tulsa Roughnecks of the North American Soccer League, the Tulsa Roughnecks of the United Soccer Leagues, and the Tulsa ...

9. Alan Griffiths - Wikipedia

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   He left home at the age of 14 and entered the workforce as a scaffolder and rigger. [3] Griffiths subsequently worked in a variety of jobs before entering politics, including as a taxi driver, political adviser and lawyer. [4] At one point he worked as a powder monkey in the South Australian desert [5] Griffiths showed early entrepreneurial flair.