Vocabulary and

dialogue of the
Construction cranes
{Student:
GUZMÁN PERALTA, JORGE ALBERTO

Cranes
What is crane?
A
A crane
crane is
is a
a machine
machine designed
designed
to
to raise
raise and
and distribute
distribute loads
loads in
in
space
space suspended
suspended from
from a
a hook.
hook.

There
There isis a
a great
great variety
variety of
of
cranes,
cranes, designed
designed according
according to
to
the
the action
action that
that they’re
they’re going
going to
to
develop.
develop.
Tower crane
A
A type
type of
of detachable
detachable metal
metal structure
structure crane
crane powered
powered byby
electric
electric current
current specially
specially designed
designed toto work
work as
as a
a tool
tool in
in
construction.
construction. The
The tower
tower crane
crane is
is used
used mainly
mainly in
in the
the
construction
construction ofof buildings.
buildings.
 Prohibited
operations
• Use the lifting elements to
remove loads attached to the
floor or walls, as well as any
other operation extraneous to
the load handling.
• Elevate loads higher than those
indicated in the specifications of
the crane, taking into account
the conditions of use.
 Dialogue
A:
A: Hi,
Hi, how
how are
are you?
you?
B:
B: Well, here supervising the
Well, here supervising the operation
operation of
of the
the tower
tower crane.
crane.
A:
A: It's an interesting topic, should one have enough experience to
It's an interesting topic, should one have enough experience to operate
operate
these machines?
these machines?
B:
B: If
If only
only a a crane
crane operator
operator cancan handle
handle them,
them, hehe knows
knows the
the prohibited
prohibited
operations to avoid accidents.
operations to avoid accidents.
A:
A: Sure,
Sure, safety
safety first
first and
and foremost.
foremost. How
How much
much height
height does
does the
the crane
crane
have?
have?
B:
B: It’s
It’s ten
ten meters
meters high
high and
and It’s
It’s the
the second
second time
time it’s
it’s being
being used.
used.
A: Is it the only crane your company
A: Is it the only crane your company has? has?
B.
B. No,
No, we we have
have enough
enough cranes,
cranes, a a telescopic
telescopic crane
crane and
and aa self-deploying
self-deploying
crane.
crane.
A:
A: Does
Does the the telescopic
telescopic crane
crane use
use hydraulic
hydraulic system?
system?
B:
B: Yes, these types of systems are used in rescue operations.
Yes, these types of systems are used in rescue operations.