| What He Does
The Laborer must have a common knowledge of all work performed by building trades people for he or she is the tender or backbone of the industry. The Laborer is called upon to operate and maintain power tools such as the power grinder, chipper, tamping machine, concrete vibrator, chipping hammer, pavement breaker, jackhammer, crawler drills, welding, cutting, and burning, burning bar, power curber, laser beam, laser tracking level, laser beacon, hydraulic shoring, sod cutter, power buggy, shy genie, trenching machine, asphalt screed, demolition and the use of explosives, cribbing and sheeting, traffic control, all aspects of concrete and asphalt construction, etc.
Working Conditions
The Laborer is required to work under undesirable and sometimes hazardous conditions such as extreme heights, and also depths hundreds of feet underground on subways, tunnels, and storage reservoirs. He or she must be in good physical condition to perform the work of the trade, take pride in performance, realize their responsibilities to fellow workers and employer, and have a broad knowledge of safety to protect themselves and co-workers. Persons wishing to enter this trade should have some knowledge of general math, mechanical drawing, blueprint reading, welding, cutting, and burning. He or she must accept working outside, sometimes under unpleasant weather conditions. |
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