banksman การใช้
- This was to improve visibility at close-range, particularly when being marshalled by a banksman standing nearby.
- A banksman may also control the movements of an excavator, by carefully monitoring the bucket for any obstructions or underground services.
- A banksman may also be responsible for directing the movement and loading / unloading of lorries, or directing the movement of other plant.
- At the time of the 1881 census, the only individual of this name living near Chesterfield was a colliery banksman aged 26 born in Shelsfield Kent.
- A lever may also be fitted to this type of mechanism to which a long trip rope can be attached which, when pulled by a banksman, releases the catches in the mechanism and allows the grab to open in mid air ( e . g . above a lorry or a hopper ).