in on-the-job training and related instruction.
Skilled Construction Craft Laborer
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Work Process Content
On the Job Training
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Site Preparation, Cleanup and Security
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400
Use and understand basic blueprint symbols and views
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25
Recognize, secure and maintain job site safety
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500
Identify and work safely around potential or identified environmental hazards
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25
Erect, dismantle, maintain, and work from scaffolds or lifts
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100
Operate and maintain trade-related equipment, hand and power tools
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430
Identify, estimate, move, supply, stock, and store materials
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500
Use appropriate hand signals
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25
Building Construction (Each apprentice must complete anywhere from 1 – 8 of these concentrations.)
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250
1. Mixing, placement, and vibration of concrete. Removing and cleaning forms. Curing of concrete. 2. Pipelaying for any utility piping. 3. Hoisting trade-related materials and tools, using such equipment as slings, well wheel pulleys, chain falls. Rigging of cranes from the “hook down”. 4. Cutting and burning (where appropriate). 5. Traffic control/flagging. (not to exceed 200 hours) 6. Trenching and excavating (excluding operation of heavy equipment). 7. Assisting with grade setting/checking. 8. Clearing, bucking and falling. 9. Site preparation/cleanup and security (excluding operation of heavy equipment). 10.Assisting with laying out and staking. 11.Erecting, dismantling and maintaining scaffold. 12.Identifying, inspecting, using and maintaining all tools specific to this concentration. 13.Installing erosion control systems (excluding operation of heavy equipment). 14.Loading materials for transport; transporting and stocking materials. 15.Operating aerial lift.
Heavy/Highway and Utility Construction (Each apprentice must complete anywhere from 1 – 8 of these concentrations.)
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250
1. Mixing, placing, vibrating concrete. Removing and cleaning forms. Curing concrete. 2. Cutting and coring concrete (where appropriate). 3. Pipelaying for any utility piping. 4. Hoisting trade-related materials and tools using such equipment as slings, well wheel pulleys, chain falls. Rigging of cranes from the “hook down” 5. Traffic control/flagging (not to exceed 200 hours). 6. Trenching and excavating (excluding operation of heavy equipment). 7. Assisting with grade setting/checking. 8. Assisting with laying out and staking. 9. Site preparation/cleanup and security (excluding operation of heavy equipment). 10.Drilling, using air-track drill or jackhammer. 11.Preparing base, raking, placing, and compacting asphalt using appropriate tools and equipment (excluding operation of heavy equipment). 12.Building railroad beds and all related bridges and tunnels; installing tracks (excluding operation of heavy equipment). 13.Erecting, dismantling, and maintaining scaffold 14.Identifying, inspecting, using and maintaining all tools specific to this concentration. 15.Installing erosion control systems (excluding operation of heavy equipment). 16.Loading materials for transport; transporting and stocking materials. 17.Operating aerial lift. 18.Site/roadside remediation (excluding operation of heavy equipment).
Masonry Tending (Each apprentice must complete anywhere from 1 – 8 of these concentrations.)
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250
1. Erecting/dismantling and maintaining scaffold. 2. Estimating, stocking, and maintaining supply areas. 3. Identifying, inspecting, using, and maintaining tools specific to this concentration. 4. Loading materials for transport; transporting and stocking materials. 5. Operating aerial lift. 6. Mason tending/ Plasterer tending: a. Bracing walls. b. Mixing mortar or plaster, including colored versions. c. Estimating and stocking masonry units. d. Cutting masonry units. e. Supplying, stocking and dispensing mortar, plaster, block/brick, reinforcing materials, other trade-related materials. f. Operating and maintaining plaster or grout pump. g. Layout and cleaning of plaster or grout pump. h. Fireproofing Operations (if in keeping with area practice). i. Tending application of exterior insulation finish systems, such as Dryvit system. j. Tending interior plaster restoration operations 7. Cleaning masonry walls, using scaffold/personnel lift, bucket, hose (if in keeping with area practice). Removing algae stains and efflorescence from masonry walls.
Demolition and Deconstruction (Each apprentice must complete anywhere from 1 – 8 of these concentrations.)
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250
1. Identifying and working safely around potential environmental hazards. 2. Erecting/dismantling and maintaining scaffold. 3. Cutting and burning (where appropriate). 4. Hoisting trade-related materials and tools using such equipment as slings, well wheel pulleys, chain falls. Rigging of cranes from the “hook down”. 5. Trenching and excavating (excluding operation of heavy equipment). 6. Operating aerial lift. 7. Site preparation/cleanup and security (excluding operation of heavy equipment). 8. Identifying, inspecting, using and maintaining all tools specific to this concentration. 9. Conducting fire watch (excluding mechanical heaters). 10.Cutting concrete using such equipment as saws, highpressure water jet, or burning wand, where appropriate. 11.Handling and managing demolition debris (recycling, reuse, disposal). Palletizing and tagging for reuse.
Pipeline (Each apprentice must complete anywhere from 1 – 8 of these concentrations.)
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250
1. Hoisting trade-related materials and tools using such equipment as slings, well wheel pulleys, chain falls. 2. Rigging of cranes from the “hook down.” 3. Trenching and excavating (excluding operation of heavy equipment). 4. Site preparation/cleanup and security (excluding operation of heavy equipment). 5. Identifying, inspecting, using and maintaining all tools specific to this concentration. 6. Assisting with grade setting/checking. 7. Assisting with laying out and staking. 8. Clearing and maintaining right-of-way (excluding operation of heavy equipment). 9. Locating underground utilities by reading plans and specifications, using metal scope, potholing (daylighting). 10.Laying out/erecting/maintaining/dismantling temporary protective fencing. 11.Loading and unloading pipe. 12.Filling and placing sandbags manually. 13.Loading, unloading, and placing skids (wooden beams on which piping will sit). 14.Installing erosion control systems (excluding operation of heavy equipment). 15.Preparing pipe surface by cleaning with rag, wire brush, wire wheel, or sandblasting using regular compressor. 16.Applying pipe coating using appropriate methods. 17.Inspecting pipe visually and using a “holiday” detector. 18.Patching pipe. 19.Installing pipe coating protection, using appropriate methods 20.Preventing pipe corrosion by attaching cathodic protection. 21.Assisting operators or techs with “pigging” pipe. 22.Remediating right-of-way (excluding operation of heavy equipment).
Tunneling (Each apprentice must complete anywhere from 1 – 8 of these concentrations.)
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250
1. Drilling using air tracks, jack legs, jack hammers, assisting with operation of tunnel boring machines. 2. Identifying, inspecting, using and maintaining all tools specific to the concentration. 3. Hoisting trade-related materials and tools using such equipment as slings, well wheel 4. pulleys, chain falls. Rigging of cranes from the “hook down”. 5. Operating and maintaining concrete pump. 6. Installing services such as: track laying, conveyors, vents, water, compressed air pipes, etc.. 7. Installing tunnel supports (steel ribs, mesh, rock bolts) manually, including drilling and tying mesh. 8. Grouting shaft and tunnel, using grout pumps, where appropriate. 9. Applying shotcrete/gunite (if in keeping with area practice). 10.Cutting and burning (where appropriate).
Environmental Remediation (Each apprentice must complete anywhere from 1 – 8 of these concentrations.)
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250
1. Abating asbestos. 2. Remediating hazardous waste. 3. Abating lead. 4. Remediating microbial contamination including mold, fungi, bacteria. 5. Performing radiation protection and handling radioactive materials; including screening off appropriate areas, decontaminating, abating, and moving of materials. 6. Assisting in restoration of water/fire-damaged structures. (Asbestos, lead, and hazardous waste awareness should be prerequisites). 7. Erecting/dismantling and maintaining scaffold. 8. Identifying, inspecting, using and maintaining all tools specific to this concentration. 9. Operating aerial lift.
Landscaping (Each apprentice must complete anywhere from 1 – 8 of these concentrations.)
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250
1. Rimming and pruning hedges, trees and shrubs. 2. Seeding and sodding lawns. 3. Installing irrigation systems. 4. Installing or working with other trades to install retaining walls (excluding wooden forms). 5. Applying fertilizers and pesticides, both those used traditionally and newer alternative “green” products. 6. Planting and maintaining flowers and ground covers. 7. Installing, or working with other trades to install all kinds of fences. Installing and maintaining planters. Constructing, maintaining, and installing playgrounds, and fountains. Assisting in the installation of gazebos. 8. Maintaining and repairing small gas engines. 9. Identifying, inspecting, using and maintaining all tools specific to this concentration. 10.Controlling traffic/flagging (not to exceed 200 hours). 11.Operating landscape equipment related to the occupation, such as: power buggies, seed spreaders, hydroseeders (excluding driving). (Excluding operation of heavy equipment).
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Core Skills
1. OSHA 10-hour Construction Safety and Health 2. Hazard Communication/Right-to-Know 3. Fall Protection 4. Scaffold User 5. Confined Space Awareness 6. First Aid/CPR – minimum 6.5 hours every 3 years 7. Craft Orientation a. Introduction to the General Construction Industry (if available) b. Building a Career as a Laborer (if available) c. Good Work Habits d. Productivity e. Growth Areas in Construction Employment (if available) 8. General Laborer Skills: a. Work and Role of a Laborer (if available) b. Jobsite Safety c. Measurement d. Basic Construction Math e. Safe Hand and Power Tool Operation f. Identification and Handling of Materials 9. Blueprint Reading a. Basics of Reading and Interpreting b. Symbols c. Line Conventions d. Views 10.Signaling methods: hand, traffic, flagging 11.Sexual Harassment Prevention Training – must comply with section 201-g of the Labor Law
Building Construction Concentration
1. Scaffold Builder 2. Aerial Lift 3. Hoisting and Rigging 4. Fire Watch 5. Cutting and Burning 6. Concrete 7. Pipe Laying 8. Line and Grade
Heavy/highway and Utility Construction Concentration
1. Aerial Lift 2. Hoisting and Rigging 3. Concrete 4. Pipe Laying 5. Line and Grade 6. Asphalt 7. Traffic Control 8. Drilling 9. Scaffold Builder
Masonry Tending Concentration
1. Scaffold Builder 2. Aerial Lift 3. Mason/Bricklayer/Plasterer Tending
Demolition and Deconstruction Concentration
1. Scaffold Builder 2. Aerial Lift 3. Hoisting and Rigging 4. Demolition/Deconstruction 5. Fire Watch 6. Cutting and Burning
Pipeline Concentration
1. Hoisting and Rigging 2. Line and Grade 3. Pipeline
Tunneling Concentration
1. Hoisting and Rigging 2. Fire Watch 3. Cutting and Burning 4. Shotcrete 5. Tunnel Worker 6. Drilling
Environmental Remediation Concentration
1. Aerial Lift 2. Asbestos Worker – successful completion of a course approved by the New York State Department of Health for “Asbestos Handler (Worker)” and obtaining, and keeping current, an “Asbestos Handler (Worker)” Certificate from the New York State Department of Labor 3. HAZWOPER – 40-hour Certification and successful completion of annual refresher course 4. Microbial Remediation 5. Lead Abatement Worker – 16 hours – approved by the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
Landscaping Concentration
1. Landscaping 2. Landscape Equipment Operation 3. Brick Paver Installation (if in keeping with area practice) 4. Retaining Wall Installation 5. Irrigation Installation