Construction and Maintenance Work

Photos depicting construction activities and maintenance tasks at height, showcasing workers on scaffolding, cranes, and equipment in urban settings, with a focus on teamwork and safety.

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Technician working photovoltaic solar panel array construction, Furnace Creek, Death Valley National Park, California
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Construction workers wearing safety harnesses and tethered lines assist with the installation of the second half of the B-level work platforms, B north, for NASAs Space Launch System (SLS) rocket, high up in the Vehicle Assembly Building (VAB) at NASAs Kennedy Space Center in Florida. They are securing the large bolts that hold the platform securely in place on the north side of High Bay 3. The B platforms are the ninth of 10 levels of work platforms that will surround and provide access to the SLS rocket and Orion spacecraft for Exploration Mission 1. The Ground Systems Development and Operations Program is overseeing upgrades and modifications to VAB High Bay 3, including installation of the new work platforms, to prepare for NASAs Journey to Mars.
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Carpenter working at construction site on sunny day
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CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - Inside the Vehicle Assembly Building, or VAB, at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, NASA and contractor workers monitor the progress as the 175-ton crane is being lowered from Level 16 down to the transfer aisle floor. Upgrades to the crane's 45-year-old controls will be performed in order to improve reliability, precision and safety. The Ground Systems Development and Operations Program is overseeing upgrades and modifications to the VAB. The crane will be upgraded so that it can support lifting needs for NASA and other exploration vehicles, including the agency's Space Launch System and Orion spacecraft.
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Nautical Shipyard. Consorzio Cantieristica Minore Veneziana. Giudecca. Venice. Veneto. Italy. Europe.
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Worker at the port of Kangerlussuaq, Greenalnd.
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Visit of Secretary Gale Norton to northeastern Utah for tours; inspections of oil and gas development projects, uintaite mining operations, and surrounding environments; and discussions with Utah field staff of the Bureau of Land Management
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Photographs from 100m high Wind Turbines in Germany.
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Cement Polishers
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During the topping out ceremony, members of NAVFAC Southwest, Naval Base Coronado leadership, tenant commands VRM-30 and VRM-50, and Harper Construction Company Inc. were given the opportunity to sign a beam and shoot photos with the truss at ground level, and then was crane lifted into place.
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The motor vessel Tiglax is essential to managing the Alaska Maritime National Wildlife Refuge and collecting information on related marine resources. It is used mainly to transport Service personnel, equipment, and supplies between work sites throughout. Subjects: Alaska Maritime National Wildlife Refuge; AMNWR; Coastal environments; Islands; Marine birds; work of the refuge; Scenics. . 1998 - 2011.
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The buckets of fertilized eggs are transported in this cart. Subjects: Fish hatcheries; Fisheries management; Fishes; Employees (USFWS); Biologists (USFWS); Work of the Service. Location: Washington. Fish and Wildlife Service Site: SPRING CREEK NATIONAL FISH HATCHERY.
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Worker cleaning large glass roof over swimming pool Male worker washing large expanse of glass roof over swimming pool with hose pipe Copyright: xZoonar.com/StevexHeapx 13204497
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Technicians installing a photovoltaic power plant, Hamburg, Germany
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Low angle view of a man standing on a staircase of a smoke stack at a power plant
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Pile of many prefabricated steel wire mesh background for pouring reinforcement concrete floor in construction site
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People inflate balloons with a gas torch and a large-capacity gasoline industrial fan by tilting the transport basket to the side.. The process of inflating balloons with a gasoline fan and a gas burner.
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A Female Construction Worker on a job site wearing a hard hat. Global Construction
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Ed Flinn, director of Advance Manufacturing at Rock Island Arsenal-Joint Manufacturing and Technology Center, stands where the Jointless Hull Large Format Tool will be installed at RIA-JMTC. Rock Island Arsenal-Joint Manufacturing and Technology Center is a vertically integrated manufacturer capable of taking raw metal and pliable materials and creating a finished product in one location. RIA-JMTC is dedicated to providing readiness to warfighters through its sixteen major production capabilities and is the U.S. Army Center of Excellence for both castings and advance manufacturing. It is located on Rock Island Arsenal in Illinois.
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Well bought construction workers building house
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The F60 overburden conveyor bridge visitor mine is located on Bergheider See near the village of Lichterfeld in the district of Elbe-Elster in southern Brandenburg. The F60 overburden conveyor bridge on display here was used from 1991 to 1992 in the Klettwitz-Nord open-cast lignite mine near Klettwitz
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KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- The worker on the lower left applies the red paint to the chevron while the worker on the right fills in the blue field to the NASA logo they are painting on the Vehicle Assembly Building (VAB). When finished, the logo, also known as the "meatball," will measure 110 feet by 132 feet, or about 12,300 square feet. Workers, suspended on platforms from the top of the 525-foot-high VAB, are using rollers and brushes to do the painting. The entire fleet of orbiters is also receiving the addition of the NASA logo on their wings and sidewalls. In addition to the logo, the American flag is being repainted on the other side of the VAB. The flag spans an area 209 feet by 110 feet, or about 23, 437 square feet. Each stripe is 9 feet wide and each star is 6 feet in diameter. The painting honors NASAs 40th anniversary on Oct. 1 and is expected to be complete in mid-September
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KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- The worker on the lower left applies the red paint to the chevron while the worker on the right fills in the blue field to the NASA logo they are painting on the Vehicle Assembly Building (VAB). When finished, the logo, also known as the "meatball," will measure 110 feet by 132 feet, or about 12,300 square feet. Workers, suspended on platforms from the top of the 525-foot-high VAB, are using rollers and brushes to do the painting. The entire fleet of orbiters is also receiving the addition of the NASA logo on their wings and sidewalls. In addition to the logo, the American flag is being repainted on the other side of the VAB. The flag spans an area 209 feet by 110 feet, or about 23, 437 square feet. Each stripe is 9 feet wide and each star is 6 feet in diameter. The painting honors NASAs 40th anniversary on Oct. 1 and is expected to be complete in mid-September
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electronic; WOE6. Descriptive Note: Workers at the Creston National Fish Hatchery, Kalispell, Montana are loading trout into a large tank truck for stocking to nearby lakes. Photo taken: July 23, 2002/Robert Pos, Fishery Biologist (electronic image). Subjects: Resource management; Fishes; Fisheries management; Fisheries management. Location: Montana. Fish and Wildlife Service Site: CRESTON NATIONAL FISH HATCHERY. . 1998 - 2011.