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Railway brake. A traditional clasp brake: the cast iron brake shoe (brown) is pushed against the running surface (tyre) of the wheel (red), and is operated by the levers (grey) on the left. A railway brake is a type of brake used on the cars of railway trains to enable deceleration, control acceleration (downhill) or to keep them immobile when ...
Lock manipulation is a damage-free, combination-based method. A well known surreptitious bypass technique, it requires knowledge of the device and well developed touch, along with the senses of sight and possibly sound. While manipulation of combination locks is usually performed on Group 2 locks, many Group 1 locks are also susceptible.
Construction site safety. Construction site safety is an aspect of construction -related activities concerned with protecting construction site workers and others from death, injury, disease or other health-related risks. Construction is an often hazardous, predominantly land-based activity where site workers may be exposed to various risks ...
e. Rock-climbing equipment varies with the specific type of climbing that is undertaken. Bouldering needs the least equipment outside of climbing shoes, climbing chalk and optional crash pads. Sport climbing adds ropes, harnesses, belay devices, and quickdraws to clip into pre-drilled bolts. Traditional climbing adds the need to carry a "rack ...
Stab-Lok. Stab-Lok is a brand name of electrical circuit breakers that were manufactured primarily by Federal Pacific Electric between 1950-1980. [1] [2] In June 1980, Reliance Electric, which had purchased FPE, reported to the United States Consumer Product Safety Commission that "many FPE circuit breakers did not fully comply with ...
A toolbox could refer to several types of storage to hold tools. It could mean a small portable box that can carry a few tools to a project location or a large storage system set on casters. Modern toolboxes are predominantly metal or plastic. Wood was the material of choice for toolboxes built beginning in the early 19th century.
The National Safeman's Organization ( NSO) is one of North America's largest trade associations of safe and vault technicians. It provides technical training in safe-cracking at periodic "Penetration Parties" and offers three levels of certification: The organization was formed in the fall of 1992 between National Publishing and safe expert ...
A job safety analysis ( JSA) is a procedure that helps integrate accepted safety and health principles and practices into a particular task or job operation. The goal of a JSA is to identify potential hazards of a specific role and recommend procedures to control or prevent these hazards. Other terms often used to describe this procedure are ...