United States
9120- ELEMENTARY CONSTRUCTION OCCUPATIONS
Job Title:
ELEMENTARY CONSTRUCTION OCCUPATIONS
Alternate Titles:
Electrician?s mate (building construction),Ground worker (building construction),Hod carrier,Labourer (building construction)
Job Description:
Job holders in this unit group perform a variety of general labouring and construction duties to assist building, civil engineering and related trades workers in the performance of their tasks.
Education:
No academic qualifications are required. Training is typically provided on-the-job. NVQs/SVQs in a variety of construction and craft occupations are available at Levels 1, 2 and 3.
Refer The S/NVQ framework for more details
NS-SEC:
The simplified NS-SEC analytic class for this code is 7
The simplified NS-SEC operational category for this code is 13.4
Refer The National Statistics Socio-economic Classification for more details
Tasks:
- conveys blocks, bricks, stone, mortar, roofing, felt, slates, wood and other building materials to the work area;
- assists with the erection of ladders, scaffolding and work platforms, the rigging of cradles of hoisting equipment and the attaching of slings, hooks and guide ropes;
- mixes mortar, grouting material, cement screed, and plaster, prepares adhesive, primer and paints and similar construction material, and undertakes basic decorating, painting, plumbing and other maintenance and repair tasks;
- cleans equipment and tools, clears work area and otherwise assists building and woodworking trades workers as directed;
- performs general labouring tasks such as digging trenches and foundations, removing wall coverings, and preparing surfaces by cleaning, sanding, filling, etc.;
- covers ceilings, floors, walls and exposed surfaces of boilers, pipes and plant with insulating material;
- heats and breaks up blocks of asphalt, bitumen or tar, stirs melting mixture, adds aggregate if required, pours mixture into buckets;
- measures and fixes timber and other structures to support excavations, cables or other rail, signal and telecommunications equipment;
- excavates, constructs and maintains land drainage systems and prepares graves for burial;
- operates, cleans and lubricates valves and sluices, removes weeds, dead animals and other debris from waterways and carries out minor repairs to banks and footbridges;
- helps diver into and out of diving suit, maintains communication with submerged diver and checks equipment and time spent under water.
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