Building Construction Labourers

Building construction labourers perform routine tasks in connection with building construction and demolition work. Tasks include - (a) cleaning used building bricks and doing other simple work on demolition sites; (b) mixing, pouring and spreading materials such as concrete, plaster and mortar; (c) digging and filling holes and trenches using hand-held tools; (d) spreading sand, soil, gravel and similar materials; (e) loading and unloading construction materials, excavated material and equipment and transporting them around construction sites using wheelbarrows, hods and hand trucks; (f) cleaning work sites and removing obstructions. Examples of the occupations classified here: - Bricklayer’s assistant - Construction labourer (building work) - Demolition labourer - Hod carrier Some related occupations classified elsewhere: - House builder - 7111 - Bricklayer - 7112 - Building wrecker - 7119.