scaffolders
Temporary structure assemblers
Scaffolders are workers who erect and dismantle scaffolding—the temporary metal framework that allows construction workers to reach high areas of buildings.
The job requires physical strength, comfort with heights, and knowledge of safety regulations.
The scaffolders arrived at dawn to set up the platforms before the bricklayers started.
Those who raise structures
- riggersThose who install cables
- platformsElevated flat surfaces
- laddersStructures for ascending
- tubesHollow cylindrical containers
couplers · planks · poles · hoisting · climbing · rigging · bracing · steelwork
Temporary structural support
- proppingSupporting with aid
- underpinningFoundational support beneath
- bracingRefreshingly keen or stimulating
- buttressArchitectural wall reinforcement
stabilize · reinforce · shore · brace · trusses · girders · beams · framework
Straps controlling an animal
- hardhatProtective construction headwear
- lanyardWearable cord for items
- lifelineEssential connection to safety
- anchor pointsFixed locations for attachment
safety netting · guardrails · steel-toed boots · PPE · inspection · OSHA · regulations · certification
Working team aboard
- teamworkJoint effort toward shared aim
- laborersWorkers doing physical tasks
- apprenticeLearner bound to employer
- journeymanQualified trade worker
foreman · union · trade · guild · skilled · manual · coordination · timetable
Extremely tall urban buildings
- towersTall vertical structures
- elevatedRaised above usual level
- altitudeMeasured height above reference
- skylineUrban profile against atmosphere
facade · glazing · renovation · suspended · hoists · cranes · steelworkers · ironworkers
erectors
Those who raise structures
tubes · couplers · planks · poles · hoisting · climbing · rigging · bracing · steelwork · contractors
shoring
Temporary structural support
- proppingSupporting with aid
- underpinningFoundational support beneath
- bracingRefreshingly keen or stimulating
buttress · stabilize · reinforce · shore · brace · trusses · girders · beams · framework · cantilever
harness
Straps controlling an animal
- hardhatProtective construction headwear
- lanyardWearable cord for items
- lifelineEssential connection to safety
anchor points · safety netting · guardrails · steel-toed boots · PPE · inspection · OSHA · regulations · certification · risk assessment
crew
Working team aboard
- teamworkJoint effort toward shared aim
- laborersWorkers doing physical tasks
- apprenticeLearner bound to employer
journeyman · foreman · union · trade · guild · skilled · manual · coordination · timetable · deadline
skyscrapers
Extremely tall urban buildings
- towersTall vertical structures
- elevatedRaised above usual level
- altitudeMeasured height above reference
skyline · facade · glazing · renovation · suspended · hoists · cranes · steelworkers · ironworkers · urban
- tradesmenwelders, machinists, carpenters, plumbers, electricians
- constructionconstruction site, building site, hammer, building, beam
- laborerslaborers, day laborer, day labourer, day laborers, manual worker
scaffolderstunnelers
Those who excavate passages
miners · excavators · groundworkers · roofers · bricklayers