Construction Lingo
Carpenter nickname.....
What is Chippy.
How many feet can you be off the ground before you need to wear fall protection?
What is 6 ft.
This smooth faced hammer is the tool of choice for what kind of work?
What is a finish hammer for finish carpentry.
Ivan worked for what union name and local number?
What is the Laborers local 737 LiUNA.
What do you call drawings/blueprints that are modified as you are working?
What are AS Builts.
A construction worker who receives two checks is said to be what....
What is Construction Rich
Daily Double: When performing work that may cause sparks to fly you need one of these to be signed off before you start any work.
What is a Hot Work Permit.
This powdery tool helps you when marking layout. Give both names for this tool.
What is a chalk box and snap line.
Debbie worked at _________ the longest during her career.
What is Google.
If you are in a union and want to know what age you can retire with full benefits the phrase used to formulate the answer is:
A: 30 and out
B: 52 and out
C: 80 and out
D: 40 plus 40 and out
What is C: 80 and out.
A heavy hammer used to pound metal steaks into the ground is sometimes referred to as a ..
What is a Beater.
Name 5 hazard identifications you might write down on a JHA and how you would mitigate each of those hazards.
What is: Slips Trips and Falls, Caught between, Awkward body positioning, Heavy lifting, Congested work area. But there are many more....
**Instructor can determine if the second answer for the mitigation of the hazard is correct, since there are various ways or reasons for a hazard.**
This handy tool is perfect size for working in the field, unlike the shop size version. Used for making material such as rebar or conduit and small pipe the correct size.
What is a Portaband saw.
Daily Double:
What was the name of the type of specialized work Moe did while working at the tunnel as this kind of tradesworker.
What is Compressed Air work as an Apprentice Laborer.
Must have both answers to be correct. Hyperbaric work could be accepted as well.
__________ are the hydraulic arms/legs that are extended or lowered from a crane or piece of equipment to help stabilize and widen the base of a machine to dissipate weight of machine and spread out the pressure applied to the ground when lifting heavy loads.
What are Outriggers.
If you hear someone on the radio call your name and they want to know where you are they would say....
What is (Name) what's your 20?
Give the correct name and nickname of the device that you attach to your D ring of your harness that has a cable that moves in and out as you move to work. Don't move too suddenly or it will jerk you backwards. If you fall it will stop with in 3 ft of distance and its nickname is from a child's toy.
What is a Retractable and yoyo.
If I had only 1 20 foot I beam and I needed 2 10 footers, what tool would I use to do that?
What is an oxygen/acetylene cutting torch set up.
What part of Susan's trade does she most enjoy working?
Hint... You might've done some of it in her workshop
What is running and bending electrical conduit.
People use this term for someone who decides to leave the job suddenly in mid shift can earn a bad rep if they do this.
What is they Drag up.
Daily Double:
At what heights do the top rail, mid rail need to be built at to meet OSHA standards?
How high does a toe board need to be to meet OSHA standards?
What is the top rail at least 42 inches + or - 3 inches above the walking/working surface.
Mid rail should be halfway between the top rail and the surface 21 inches + or -
Toe boards must be a minimum of 3.5 inches high.
This tool is often called by its brand name in the field. What are the names of the different names of the motor configurations of this tool? I am looking for the actual name of the tool and the corded and battery version names.
What is a circular saw.
Electric version is a worm drive.
Battery version is a sidewinder.