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Bricklayers & Allied Trades
Scope of Work
Bricklayers do heavy lifting combined with precise positioning of components. The work involves the placement of a wide variety of brick, masonry.
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Scope of Work
Carpenters: Carpenters measure, saw, level, and nail wood and other building materials. But they do more than that. They also install tile.
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Cement Masons & Plasterers
Scope of Work
Cement masons smooth and finish the surfaces of poured concrete floors, walls, sidewalks, and curbs, using hand and power tools. Plasterers typically.
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Iron Workers
Scope of Work
Iron Workers erect structural steel and precast concrete as well as place reinforcing steel bars and cables in concrete construction. They move,.
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Laborers
Scope of Work
Construction Craft Laborers are members of the Laborers International Union of North America. They are skilled construction workers who work in one.
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Operating Engineers
Scope of Work
Operating Engineers operate and maintain heavy and portable construction equipment. They are the men and women who run bulldozers and scrapers on.
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Heat and Frost Insulators
Scope of Work
Heat and frost insulators apply insulation materials to plumbing, air-handling, heating, cooling and refrigeration systems; piping equipment and pressure vessels; and walls,.
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Boilermakers
Scope of Work
Assemble boilers, tanks, vats and pressure vessels according to blueprint specifications, using power tools and handtools. The duties of the boilermaker include welding,.
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Electricians
Scope of Work
The work of Electrical Construction Workers (Inside Wiremen) can be divided into broad categories such as new construction, remodeling, maintenance, and repair..
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Elevator Constructors
Scope of Work
Elevator constructors handle the installation, repair, and maintenance of elevators, escalators, moving walks, dumbwaiters, manlifts, all types of handicap lifts.
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Painters & Glaziers
Scope of Work
Work includes indoor and outdoor work, brush/roller/spray, with most work being more than 10' off the ground (towers, tall buildings, etc.). Painters.
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Plumbers & Pipefitters
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Responsible for the installation of water line systems to kitchens, bathrooms, lavatories, etc., in residential, commercial and industrial buildings. Also.
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Roofers
Scope of Work
Roofers specialize in putting roofs on buildings and other structures to make them waterproof and weatherproof. They apply composition shingles, tile, slate.
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Sheet Metal Workers
Scope of Work
Fabricates and installs ducts used in heating, ventilating, and air conditioning (HVAC) systems. In addition, fabricates and installs other products such as.
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Sprinkler Fitters
Scope of Work
Work consists of installation of fire suppression systems of all types, wet and dry, CO2, foam, etc.
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