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  2. Pipelayer - Wikipedia

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    Pipelayers hanging a pipe on the wall of the Church Avenue station of the New York City Subway. A pipelayer (or pipe-layer or drain layer) is a skilled tradesman who lays pipe, such as for storm sewers, sanitary sewers, drains, and water mains. [1] Pipelayers may grade (i.e., level) trenches and culverts, position pipe, or seal joints. [1]

  3. Pipefitter - Wikipedia

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    Pipe layers operate the backhoes and trenching machinery that dig the trenches to accommodate the placement of sanitary sewer pipes and stormwater sewer drainpipes. They use surveyor’s equipment to ensure the trenches have the proper slope and install the pieces of pipe in the trenches, joining the ends with cement, glue, or welding equipment.

  4. List of construction trades - Wikipedia

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    The following is a list of trades in construction. Bell hanger installs mechanical and electrical bell systems; Boilermaker, works in nuclear, oil and gas industry, shipyards, refineries, and chemical plants, on boilers, pressure vessels, and similar equipment. Carpenter, a craftsperson who performs carpentry, building mainly with wood. [1]

  5. Laborer - Wikipedia

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    A laborer (or labourer) is a person who works in manual labor typed within the construction industry. There is a generic factory laborer which is defined separately as a factory worker. Laborers are in a working class of wage-earners in which their only possession of significant material value is their labor. Industries employing laborers ...

  6. Construction worker - Wikipedia

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    In 2008, a Human Rights Watch report described unsafe and unfair working conditions in China and a failure on the part of the government to enforce labor standards in the construction industry. [15] The International Labour Organization (ILO) estimated that, at the end of 2006, 90% of the 40 million construction workers in China were migrant ...

  7. Piping and plumbing fitting - Wikipedia

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    The bodies of fittings for pipe and tubing are often the same base material as the pipe or tubing connected: copper, steel, PVC, CPVC, or ABS. Any material permitted by the plumbing, health, or building code (as applicable) may be used, but it must be compatible with the other materials in the system, the fluids being transported, and the ...

  8. Glossary of oilfield jargon - Wikipedia

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    Catwalk: Elevated platform used for sliding pipe up to the rig floor. Chainhand (also motorman): An experienced laborer capable of maintaining most parts of the rig. The chainhand is in charge of throwing the chain to make up or break down pipe stands during tripping pipe. They are also responsible for maintaining the motors on the drilling rig

  9. Pipe-laying ship - Wikipedia

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    These vessels are capable of laying pipe on the ocean floor in addition to their primary job. Examples of dual activity pipelayers include barges, modified bulk carriers, modified drillships, and semi-immersible laying vessels, among others. [1] A number of national oil companies own and operate pipe laying barges for offshore oil projects.